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I'd say it was woth the £7 gamble to see who registered the death

I found this on family relatives: Deaths Sarah Needham Age 54 Nottm Vol 7b Page 494 March 1915. Not sure that you would class 54 as young though but I cannot see another Sarah Needham born 1861 living in Nottm. Do you think this could be her?

Thanks for this as I hadn't found them in 1891 yet. At least it establishes that she was in England and used the name Sarah.

Here they are in 1891.........incase it helps ! Newsham, Frank abt 1890 Radford, Nottinghamshire, England Son Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, James abt 1855 Duffield, Derbyshire, England Head Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, James abt 1884 Woolwich, London, England Son Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, Mary abt 1885 Burton on Tront, Staffordshire, England Daughter Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, Sarah abt 1861 Malta Wife Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, Sarah abt 1882 Malta Daughter Radford Nottinghamshire Newsham, Thomas abt 1887 Radford, Nottinghamshire, England Son Radford Nottinghamshire

I thought not that young really. Mind you they thought she was called Sarah X something from Gozo. She was Serafina Scicluna (which can be spelt with an X) from Tarxien. She married James in Valletta in 1881 - he was in the Royal Artillery over there. No mention from the family about him re-marrying just that Sarah born 1882 had to look after the family.

cant find them 1891 to see what she was calling herself then even. when you say she died young - how young? if she was born in 1861 and had a son in 1895 she didnt die very young - UNLESS he remarried?

If he states he is married not widower ,did she perhaps go back to Malta Shirley

I am trying to find the death for Serfina Needham born in Malta approx 1861. Here is the rest of the family in 1901: Frank Needham abt 1889 Radford; Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England Son Nottingham Nottinghamshire Henry Needham abt 1892 Radford; Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England Son Nottingham Nottinghamshire James Needham abt 1855 Duffield Head Nottingham Nottinghamshire Joseph Needham abt 1895 Radford; Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England Son Nottingham Nottinghamshire Mary Needham abt 1885 Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England Daughter Nottingham Nottinghamshire Sarah Needham abt 1883 Malta Daughter Nottingham Nottinghamshire Thomas Needham abt 1886 Radford; Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England Son Nottingham Nottinghamshire Source information: RG13/3183 Registration district: Nottingham Sub-registration district: Nottingham North West ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Folio: 6 Page: 4 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 16 Family legend was that she died young of a broken heart as she could never settle here from Malta however as yet I have not found her death registration on 1837 or Family Relatives. However the family thought that she was called Sarah of which there are quite a few. Looking at the above census image James is married but not widowed so am I looking for her after 1901? Many Thanks

cant see any Serfina /Seraphina Needham on ancestry at all

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