Sarah Hannah SAULL

[annette.busb]

Hi I am looking for information on my great great grandmother as above. She married my great great grandfather Joseph Sanders. He was a cooper and lived in Chiswick. I believe she was born in Hackney about 1824. Their son, William Joseph Sanders was my great grandfather
Regards
Annette Busby
Coromandel
New Zealand

[John Slaughter]

It looks as though Sarah Hannah Saull married as Hannah Saul for in the GRO marriage indexes there is a marriage between a Hannah Saul and Joseph Sanders in the June 1849 quarter in the St James Westminster registration district. Is this the correct marriage and do you have a copy of the certificate?

A Sarah Hannah Saull was baptised on 24 October 1824 at St Matthew, Bethnal Green, London to William and Hannah Saull. I have taken this information from the IGI and the entry also records that Sarah Hannah was born on 7 September 1824. It is possible that they also had other children and possibly may be the parents of a William James Saull baptised on 11 March 1827 at St James Westminster.

Do you have any further information that may help to identify what became of William and Hannah?

[annette.busb]

Thanks John, for this useful further information on the parents of Sarah. I read on this site that members of the Saull family often worked as coopers. is it likely to be coincidence that Sarah's husband, Joseph Sanders, was also a cooper?
Also, can anyone advise if any of these London branches of the Saull family were Jewish?
Much appreciated
Annette

[John Slaughter]

Annette

I think it is quite likely that the father of Sarah was a cooper. Most of the Saulls originated from the Byfield area of Northamptonshire and a large proportion of these were coopers. If you were to obtain the marriage certificate I mentioned this should show both the name of Sarah's father and his occupation.

As regards a Jewish connection I have only ever found one Saul family that appeared to be of Jewish descent. I think it is the name leads people to this assumption.

John

[annette.busb]

Thanks John - I will follow up with the marriage certificate
Regards
Annette