Sarah Glascott

Other Events:

• Baptism: 28 Feb 1790, St. John's, Newfoundland

Notes:

Birth:
No birth record was located for Sarah, but it is quite possible she was born at Ferryland, Newfoundland, the home settlement of her mother, Susannah.

In the 1851 England Census, Sarah's age was recorded as 61 and her place of birth is quite clearly shown as Newfoundland. However in the 1861 England Census, her place of birth was "dittoed" as Kingstown, Ireland, the place of birth noted after her husband's name. It appears that this was the Kingstown, Co. Dublin that was renamed Dún Laoghaire about 1920.


Baptism:
Sarah's family surname appears to be have been interpreted as Glascol in her baptism entry transcribed into the Dept. of Public Health and Welfare (DPHW) registers. These records were transcribed from the original registers in the 1940s. There is a possibility that name in the original could have been spelt Glascot, but the DPHW transcriber could not see, or failed to notice the cross of the letter t. Of course, Glascot was a variation of the surname Glascott sometime used along with several other variant spellings.

There were three other Ferryland children baptised on the same day as Sarah. This could indicate that these baptisms were performed at Ferryland by a visiting clergyman or the families traveled together to St. John's to have their children baptised. As opposed to the requirement of timely baptisms under the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican baptisms were often left for long intervals after births, even years in some cases. Therefore I am inclined to believe the former scenario since the end of February was a less than ideal time of the year for sea travel with women and children.

Buried:
Gravesite Details Age: 80 years. "Death date" is burial date.

Sarah married Thomas Hasler 14 Sep 1814, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Thomas was born Abt 1793, Knockmullen, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland; died Abt 4 Mar 1874, West Derby District, Lancashire, England; was buried Abt 6 Mar 1874, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet]