Sarah Ann Sowerby1

#27812, (circa 1843 - )
Father*James Sowerby3 (c 1812 - b 1861)
Mother*Ruth Elizabeth Smith2 (c 1811 - )

Family

Robert Hartnett b. 1842, d. c 1873
Children 1.William Charles Hartnett8 (c 1868 - )
 2.James Alexander Hartnett9 (c 1871 - )
 3.George Alexander Hartnett10 (c 1872 - 1873)
Sarah Ann Sowerby was also known as Sorbey (or Sorby.)2 
She was a witness Without birth records, unable to positively identify the children of James and Ruth. Inconsistent names and ages in census records. Martha is a witness at the marriage of Sarah Ann; Sarah Ann, Mary Ruth and Mary Jane are living with James and Ruth in 1851; Mary and Martha are living with Elizabeth in 1861; Annie Hartnett is living with Ruth and Mary in 1881; Mary R is living with Ruth in 1891 with Ruth Elizabeth Smith and James Sowerby.4 
Her married name was Hartnett. 
Birth*circa 1843She was born circa 1843 at New BrunswickG.2 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of James Sowerby and Ruth Elizabeth Smith, as Sarah Ann, age 10.3 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Ruth Elizabeth Smith, age 18, b. NB.5 
Marriage*19 October 1867She married Robert Hartnett, son of William Hartnett and Eleanora Butler, on 19 October 1867 at St. Andrew's Church, Shediac, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
1871She and Robert Hartnett appeared on the census of 1871 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
23 April 1881She appeared on the census of 23 April 1881 in the household of Ruth Elizabeth Smith, as Annie Hartnet, age 41, b. NB, wid., Methodist.7 

Citations

  1. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland > 1857-1875 > img. 204/322. Volume C, p. 327, Lic. No. 6434. Robert Heartnett [sic] and Sarah Ann Sowerby [sic], both of Shediac par., marr. 19 Oct 1837 by James P Sheraton B.A., rector of St. Andrew's Church, Shediac; witn. James Walton and Martha Sowerby.
  2. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). James Sowerby (39), b. NB, English descent, farmer; Ruth (39), b. NB, English descent.
  4. [S520] VWH.
  5. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Elizabeth (50), b. NB, wid. washer, Methodist.
  6. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Robert Harnit [sic] (27), b. NB, stage driver, Irish descent, Catholic; Ann (28), English descent, Church of England.
  7. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Ruth Sorby (57), wid., Church of England.
  8. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 122, B-1, img. 72/426. William Charles Hartnett, son of Robert Hartnett and Sarah Ann Sorby of Shediac Par., bapt. 1 Jan 1869, age 4 mos., by P Bradley; sponsors Robert Mahony and Helen Hartnett.
  9. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 192, B-51, img. 102/426. James Alexander Hartnett, son of Robert Hartnett and Sarah Ann Sorby, bapt. 26 Jun 1871, age 4 mos., by P Bradley; sponsors Frederique Burk and Johanna Hartnett.
  10. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 230, S-8, img. 121/426. George Alexander Hartnett, son of Robert Hartnett and Sarah Ann Sorby, d. 5 Mar 1873, age 5 and ½ months; bur. 6 Mar 1873, rites by P Bradley, win. John Hartnett and John [illegible].