CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoInferred from baptism
Bapt PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoOr 5 May 1793 (Bishop’s transcript, so less reliable)
Census Date6 Jun 1841 [551]
Census PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoLarkhill Lane, Nobottle Grove Hundred
Census Date31 Mar 1851 [4424]
Census PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoLiving next door to son, John.
Census Date7 Apr 1861 [5948]
Census PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoLark Hill Lane
Census Date2 Apr 1871 [5949]
Census PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoMain St.
Death Date22 Jul 1872 [4688]
Death PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoAge 79
Burial Date26 Jul 1872 [5066]
Burial PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
Alt.SpellingSarah MAINE [5526]
OccupationLacemaker [551]
OccupationSchool Mistress [4424]
FatherTubal Cain MAIN (ca1760-1835)
MotherMary WATTS (~1765-1826)
Misc. Notes
A witness to Sarah’s marriage was Elizabeth MAIN, possibly her sister. [4695]
Records show that a John STARMER, son of a John and Sarah STARMER, of Harpole, was baptised, first, on 21-APR-1826 and inexplicably again on 30-JAN-1828, at Harpole, and was buried 14-JAN-1840, at the age of 13. [4419], [4426], [4420] This conficts with the fact that Sarah’s 2nd child was John, who appears to have been still alive in 1851. [4423] It turns out there was another John STARMER of Harpole who, on 21-DEC-1820, married a Sarah FROST [479], [5954]. So it is possible they are the parents of the John who died young. There is therefore some confusion as to the distribution of children between the two John & Sarah STARMER couples. But I would conclude that the boy who died in 1840 was the son of Sarah FROST. And that Elijah (b.1814), John (b.1817) and Martha (b.1819), must have been the children of Sarah MAIN. This leaves in question, Sarah, William, Esther, Mary, Eli and Ann. Eli lived very close to John (b.1817) in 1851, so that is in favor of him being the son of Sarah MAIN. The Sarah STARMER, widow, age 58, living next door to John (b.1817) in 1851, is almost certainly Sarah MAIN, and thus her birth year is circa 1793. Eli lived in the same family with Esther and Mary in 1841, so that suggests they also belong to Sarah MAIN.
Further confusion arises because it looks like Sarah MAIN and Sarah FROST were of nearly the same age?
There was a Sarah FROST, baptized 4-NOV-1787 in Harpole, dau. of John & Elizabeth FROST.
therefore of the right age to have married the John STARMER who was baptized 8 Nov 1787, Harpole.
son of Wm. & Ann STARMER.
Several Sarah FROSTs born/baptized in the range 1787-1795.
A Sarah STARMER, age 79, was buried in Harpole, 26-JUL-1872, but could be either of the Sarahs.
A BMD index entry corresponding to this gives the same age and shows the death was registered in Northampton registration district, Sep 1872 Qtr., Vol. 3b, p. 63 (index page 267). ===> This certificate has been obtained and appears to be the correct one based on location of death, age at death and the statement “Widow of John Starmer, Shoemaker.” [4688]
A Sarah STARMER, age 34, was buried in Harpole, 28-JUN-1827, thus also born in 1793. [4496] Perhaps this was Sarah FROST?
Another Sarah STARMER, unknown age, died in 1859 (registered in March quarter), Northampton vol. 3b, p.41.
Also, 1851, Dec. Qtr., Northampton vol. 15, p.214.
Also, 1862, Dec. Qtr., Northampton vol. 3b, p.56.
The 1871 census appears to show her living with her daughter Esther and son-in-law William SMITH, in Harpole. Now she is 78. So this now suggests the 1872 death is the right one.
Records show that a John STARMER, son of a John and Sarah STARMER, of Harpole, was baptised, first, on 21-APR-1826 and inexplicably again on 30-JAN-1828, at Harpole, and was buried 14-JAN-1840, at the age of 13. [4419], [4426], [4420] This conficts with the fact that Sarah’s 2nd child was John, who appears to have been still alive in 1851. [4423] It turns out there was another John STARMER of Harpole who, on 21-DEC-1820, married a Sarah FROST [479], [5954]. So it is possible they are the parents of the John who died young. There is therefore some confusion as to the distribution of children between the two John & Sarah STARMER couples. But I would conclude that the boy who died in 1840 was the son of Sarah FROST. And that Elijah (b.1814), John (b.1817) and Martha (b.1819), must have been the children of Sarah MAIN. This leaves in question, Sarah, William, Esther, Mary, Eli and Ann. Eli lived very close to John (b.1817) in 1851, so that is in favor of him being the son of Sarah MAIN. The Sarah STARMER, widow, age 58, living next door to John (b.1817) in 1851, is almost certainly Sarah MAIN, and thus her birth year is circa 1793. Eli lived in the same family with Esther and Mary in 1841, so that suggests they also belong to Sarah MAIN.
Further confusion arises because it looks like Sarah MAIN and Sarah FROST were of nearly the same age?
There was a Sarah FROST, baptized 4-NOV-1787 in Harpole, dau. of John & Elizabeth FROST.
therefore of the right age to have married the John STARMER who was baptized 8 Nov 1787, Harpole.
son of Wm. & Ann STARMER.
Several Sarah FROSTs born/baptized in the range 1787-1795.
A Sarah STARMER, age 79, was buried in Harpole, 26-JUL-1872, but could be either of the Sarahs.
A BMD index entry corresponding to this gives the same age and shows the death was registered in Northampton registration district, Sep 1872 Qtr., Vol. 3b, p. 63 (index page 267). ===> This certificate has been obtained and appears to be the correct one based on location of death, age at death and the statement “Widow of John Starmer, Shoemaker.” [4688]
A Sarah STARMER, age 34, was buried in Harpole, 28-JUN-1827, thus also born in 1793. [4496] Perhaps this was Sarah FROST?
Another Sarah STARMER, unknown age, died in 1859 (registered in March quarter), Northampton vol. 3b, p.41.
Also, 1851, Dec. Qtr., Northampton vol. 15, p.214.
Also, 1862, Dec. Qtr., Northampton vol. 3b, p.56.
The 1871 census appears to show her living with her daughter Esther and son-in-law William SMITH, in Harpole. Now she is 78. So this now suggests the 1872 death is the right one.
Spouses
1John STARMER 
[100], [4695], [8133], [8137], GGG Grandfather
[100], [4695], [8133], [8137], GGG GrandfatherBirth PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
Bapt PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
MemoChurch: Doddridge Memorial Congregational Chapel
Death PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
MemoWas absent from 1841 census (Sarah is head of household). BMD index & burial records give his age at death as 44.
Burial Date20 Aug 1835 [4421]
Burial PlaceHarpole, Northamptonshire, England
OccupationCordwainer [4497]
FatherThomas STARMER (1761-1837)
MotherMartha MELLOWS (ca1755-1811)
Misc. Notes
Note that an Elizabeth ROLFE was a witness to the birth of 2 of John’s children: Elijah and Esther. [4392] [4388]
Since Sarah MAIN’s sister, Ann, married Richard ROLFE, that further supports the claim that their mother was Sarah MAIN (listed as Sarah STARMER on the birth record). [5528]
John’s will was written on 14 May 1835 and was probated 24 Sep 1835. [4497]
Since Sarah MAIN’s sister, Ann, married Richard ROLFE, that further supports the claim that their mother was Sarah MAIN (listed as Sarah STARMER on the birth record). [5528]
John’s will was written on 14 May 1835 and was probated 24 Sep 1835. [4497]
Research
In May 1831 there was a John STARMER, shoemaker, on Castle St., Northampton.
“UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 1831 page 45.
Since his son, John, was also in the shoe/boot trade, this could be the son; it is not clear why only one of the John Starmers were listed.
There was also a George and a William STARMER, also shoemakers.
Possible match in FreeBMD Deaths, Mar Quarter 1840, Northampton District, Vol. XV, p.253. [462] This assumes he died after civil registration started in 1837. However, data from Chris Woods suggests that John died in 1835. Also, the only burial entry for a John STARMER in 1840 in Northamptonshire, is for a 13-year-old boy. Thus it is likely that the 1840 BMD entry is for the boy. (Ancestry.com: “Northamptonshire, England, Burials, 1813-1912”)
Another John STARMER also of Harpole and also with wife Sarah, was a servant in 1826 when son John was baptized 21 Apr 1826, Harpole (bishops transcripts).
Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
On 1 Jul 1799, Duty paid for Apprentice’s Indentures for a John STARMER as a cordwainer in Kislingbury; this John Starmer would only have been 8 years old.
UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811
“John STARMER + Sarah” marriages:
John STARMER + Sarah MAIN = 1813
John STARMER + Sarah FROST = 1820
John STARMER + Sarah COOPER = 1827
Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912
A Laborer/Servant, John STARMER and wife Sarah, had a son, John, baptized first on 21 Apr 1826 and again on 30 Jan 1828 (the 2nd record explicitly states that the earlier entry is the same child).
“UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893” 1831 page 45.
Since his son, John, was also in the shoe/boot trade, this could be the son; it is not clear why only one of the John Starmers were listed.
There was also a George and a William STARMER, also shoemakers.
Possible match in FreeBMD Deaths, Mar Quarter 1840, Northampton District, Vol. XV, p.253. [462] This assumes he died after civil registration started in 1837. However, data from Chris Woods suggests that John died in 1835. Also, the only burial entry for a John STARMER in 1840 in Northamptonshire, is for a 13-year-old boy. Thus it is likely that the 1840 BMD entry is for the boy. (Ancestry.com: “Northamptonshire, England, Burials, 1813-1912”)
Another John STARMER also of Harpole and also with wife Sarah, was a servant in 1826 when son John was baptized 21 Apr 1826, Harpole (bishops transcripts).
Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
On 1 Jul 1799, Duty paid for Apprentice’s Indentures for a John STARMER as a cordwainer in Kislingbury; this John Starmer would only have been 8 years old.
UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811
“John STARMER + Sarah” marriages:
John STARMER + Sarah MAIN = 1813
John STARMER + Sarah FROST = 1820
John STARMER + Sarah COOPER = 1827
Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912
A Laborer/Servant, John STARMER and wife Sarah, had a son, John, baptized first on 21 Apr 1826 and again on 30 Jan 1828 (the 2nd record explicitly states that the earlier entry is the same child).