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Surname Saturday – Broad (England)

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The only person in my family tree with this surname is Ann Broad.

My ancestral line is

1. Lois V. Whimpey

2. Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009)
3.Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990)

4. John Ernest Whimpey (1884-1960)
5. Ivy May Harley (1890-1959)

8. Joseph Whimpey (1848-1919)
9. Sarah Jane Sharp (1853-1906)

16. Henry Sharp (1826-1892)
17. Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd (1828-1902)

32. William Sharp (1795-1866)
33. Sarah Rose Crossley (1804-1868)

64. John Sharp (1770-?)
65. Anna Maria Chatterton (1773-?)

128. David Sharp (ca. 1740-?)
129. Ann Broad (ca. 1740-?) Not much is known about Ann. She was born about 1740, probably in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. No baptism record has yet been found for her.  She married David Sharp on 17 July 1769 at All Saints’ church, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

Sharp Broad banns
Ancestry.com, “West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812,” database and images, ancestry.com.au (http://home.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 11 Jul 2015); Banns entry for David Sharp and Ann Broad 16 July 1769; West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D3/25; New Reference Number: WDP3/3/3.
Sharp Broad marriage
Ancestry.com, “West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812,” database and images, ancestry.com.au (http://home.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 11 Jul 2015); marriage entry for David Sharp and Ann Broad 17 July 1769; West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D3/25; New Reference Number: WDP3/3/3

David and Ann had two children:

  1. John Sharp christened 7 May 1770 at All Saints, Wakefield
  2. Jenney Sharp christened 11 April 1772 at All Saints, Wakefield

No burial record has yet been found for Ann.