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Does anyone have access to Massachusetts Town and Vital records? looking for information about Sarah Ollippe born 1779, don`t know where, died 1840 in Cheshire, spouse was William Caldwell,

A tree on Ancestry says she was born 1779 in Frodsham, Cheshire.

Hi, have seen that one, also a death for her in Frodsham Cheshire on 26th Dec. 1840, have searched her surname which I thought was unusual but no luck
Josephine

There is a link to MTV records for William Caldwell as well

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Name: Betsy Caldwell Family Tree
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 30 Nov 1806
Christening Place: FRODSHAM,CHESHIRE,ENGLAND
Father's Name: William Caldwell
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00973-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0823624 IT 4

Is this William in 1841?

1841 England Census
about William Caldwell Name: William Caldwell
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Where born: Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Frodsham
Hundred: Eddisbury (Second Division)
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Frodsham
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 97
Book: 7
Folio: 40
Page Number: 8
Household Members: Name Age
William Caldwell 50
Eliza Caldwell 30
John Caldwell 35
John Cooper 5

There's also a Betsy Caldwell, 35, with them and an Ann Sharp, 15.

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sara
child:Ellen Caldwell
NameEllen Caldwell 1808
Date28 Jul 1808Christening
PlaceFRODSHAM,CHESHIRE,ENGLAND
NameWilliam Caldwell
NameSarah

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sarah
child:Francis Caldwell 1810

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sarah
child:John Caldwell 1803

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sarah
child:William Caldwell 1805

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sarah 1812
child:Sarah Caldwell

William Caldwell
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
spouse:Sarah
child:Joseph Caldwell 1802

Hi, as far as I know, my William died in 1848 at the age of 71
William born 1777 and Sarah born 1779 had a daughter Betsy in 1806, died 1842,
Joseph Caldwell 1802 - 1878 at the bottom of your message was my great, great, great grandad
A lot of information regarding the Caldwells can be found on gravestones in Frodsham Cheshire
still not sure as to why there is a reference made to Massachusetts Town and Vital records

where did you see this reference Josephine?

ancestry

I think the surname could be a mistranscription of Olliffe.

There are several records on Ancestry for people supposedly called Ollippe, but when you look at the images, it's clear the name should be Olliffe.

However, this theory hasn't helped me find her birth!

Re Massachusetts, when you're searching for someone on Ancestry, and put in Cheshire as the place, the drop-down list of options includes "Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA".
Maybe someone has confused the two Cheshires???

Ancestry is also notorious for feeding you duff results!

I think you have solved the mystery for me....the only doubts I have is that I cannot find a marriage for William and Sarah, or birth for Sarah. I know that the Caldwells had connections with the sea, hence me questionning the Massachusettes hint, there are some exact matches for Sarah Ollippe for passports/travelling so I will try and pursue these
thanks

Very new to this as you most probably realise, do you think I should do more research using Genes instead of ancestry to back up what i have found?

I wouldn't say so - GR records tend to be more accurately transcribed, but their collections aren't as broad as Ancestry's.
What I would say is that it shows you should always check the original images against the transcriptions.
If you're expecting mistranscriptions may occur, then your search strategy should allow for that, like start with the idea it's not mistranscribed, and when you don't find your target, then try things like searching e.g., for a child of known age with their parents just using forenames, and maybe a county to cut down on hits, and checking all the hits, etc.

Hi Josephine, when you say you're getting exact matches in passports/travel is this what you're seeing?

73 exact matches in the Passport Applications 1851 - 1903

You can also get duff results on here as the start date for those records is after she died! Basically, which site you use depends on what you're researching as they all have their strengths and weaknesses. I have Ancestry Worldwide because many of my lot scattered themselves all over the place.

I've took a look on worldwide collections and I'm afraid no exact matches coming up for her.