Birth: 1725 Carlton, Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Father: James Dawson 1692-1743
Mother: Mary Walker 1699-1732
Christening: 2 March 1725 St Oswald, Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 4 June 1750 St Oswald, Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: John Holmes (Holms) 1725-1777
Death: April 1804 Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: 5 April 1804 Guiseley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
John Holmes (Holms) 1751
James Holmes (Holms, Homes) 1754-a1798
William Holmes (Holms) 1759
Christening of Sarah Dawson in the IGI on 2 March 1725 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, father James Dawson.
Similar information is in Guiseley Baptisms 1720-1739 adding her father was a yeoman of Carlton.
There is an entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the baptism of Sarah Dawson on 2 March 1725 in Harewood, father's name James Dawson. "1725 Baptised at the Parish Church 1725 [...] March 2 Sarah Dau of James Dawson of Carlton Yeom". Although it does not say which parish, an earlier entry on the opposite page states "June 30 The Reverend Mr Henry Wickham was inducted to the Rectory of Guiseley". There is also another entry for Sarah Dawson on 29 April 1726 in the parish of Guiseley and Horsforth, father Wm Dawson. However although the earlier pages refer to Horsforth this is in a completely different hand. Also there is an entry for Sarah Dawson on 29 April 1726 at Leeds Parish Church, father William Dawson, but the entry on this page is clearly for Hunslet.
Marriage of Sarah Dawson and John Holmes in the IGI on 4 June 1750 in Guiseley, Yorkshire.
The same information is in Guiseley Marriages 1720-1754.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Sarah Dawson and John Holmes married on 4 June 1750 in Harewood. "Marriages at the Parish Church of Guiseley 1750 [...] June 4 John Holmes Sarah Dawson by Banns".
The three children were christened in Horsforth surname Holmes - but no mother's name is given.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the burial of Sarah Holmes on 5 April 1804 in Guiseley and Horsforth. However the entry reads "April 5 Sarah Holmes widow of John Holmes Clothier 1804" while in all the entries he is stated to be a labourer including his burial in 1777.
Guiseley is about 9 miles NW of Leeds. Horsforth is a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley which is about 4 miles SE. Carlton must refer to Carlton Lane about 1 mile NE of Guiseley, and not the area SE of Leeds. Harewood is 8 miles north of Leeds on A61. I do not understand why the Ancestry databases state Harewood - I assume the pages have been shuffled, but it may be that a copy of the entries was sent to Harewood.
Sarah Dawson was Felicity's fifth great grandmother.
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