Ruth CERRINGTON and William DODD

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MarkCDodd
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I am trying to find out if she was a Widow when she died or her husband, William Dodd, was still alive.

Ruth and William married in Kinnsersley in 1777.

I have found out recently that the information provided by SFHS and included in the National Burial Index is not as detailed as the records kept by SFHS. i.e. The National Burial Index does not mention marital status.

So, Ruth Dodd, nee Cherrington, was buried on the 7th June 1826 according to the register of St John The Baptist at Great Bolas.

Are there any more details recorded?

Is the William Dodd buried 17th September 1820, St John The Baptist, Great Bolas, her husband?

If so, he is a lot older than Ruth which does not match up with most trees.

I have a feeling this William Dodd must be related to Thomas Dodd who married Mary Harper in Kinnersley in 1775.

Other possible family members are the John Harper and Elizabeth Cherrington who married in Kinnersley in 1778.

MarkCDodd
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Any help with this?

Martyn Freeth
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Apologies for having overlooked this query until now.

The new form of pre-printed register of burials that was introduced as from 1.1.1813 left no column for marital status or for any "free form" comment; and the vast benefit of now having ages recorded is in part counterbalanced by the lack of "widow" etc, or the parentage of a deceased child. The former registers were very much in such form as the incumbent or clerk wished, and of course we sometimes have gems of additional information. But very rarely ages.

One's own experience has been that often the only way to determine whether an adult female burial after 1812 (and before civil registration) was of a spinster, wife or widow is by wholesale analysis of family groups in the parish and even wider afield. Even then one can fail.

As regards the SFHS Burials Index my understanding is that it contains all info in the register, though descriptions of rank or status are by way of standard abbreviations. You may note that for pre 1813 such info as might be added in the register such as "wife of" or "child of", are included in the Index.

Cannot assist with your particular problem. Have, by the way, mention your and Gena's names to a new acquaintance who is a Dodd of Tibberton orininally.

Michael J Hulme
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Hello Mark

Unfortunately when the National Burials Index was conceived it was decided that some details would be omitted so that researchers would need to go back to the originating indexer or the original source material to obtain these details. This applies to the whole of the National Burials Index.

The Shropshire Burials Index supplied by Shropshire FHS does not suffer from this restriction. All the information in the original source is included in the index on the CD.

Mike

 

MarkCDodd
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We did the same in Australia but we marked such records so the user knew other information was available. The NBI reords do not indicate the existence of more information.

Joe Barry (not verified)

One's own experience has been that often the only way to determine whether an adult female burial after 1812 (and before civil registration) was of a spinster, wife or widow is by wholesale analysis of family groups in the parish and even wider afield. Even then one can fail.

As regards the SFHS Burials Index my understanding is that it contains all info in the register, though descriptions of rank or status are by way of standard abbreviations. You may note that for pre 1813 such info as might be added in the register such as "wife of" or "child of", are included in the Index.