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: After 1759
John Holmes (Holms) 1751-a1796
James Holms (Holmes, Homes) 1754-1840
William Holmes (Holms) 1759-a1795
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 at Guiseley, St Oswald, 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".
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.
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.
Sarah Dawson was Felicity's fifth great grandmother.
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