Author talk:Constance Albuera Saunderson

It turns out Constance is an uncommon name, so the only "Miss Constance Sanderson" (as her name is reported to be recorded in OAW account books) I find in the public records is Constance Albuera Saunderson, born 1833, daughter of Colonel Hardress Robert Saunderson of Northbrook House, Hants., and Lady Maria Ann Saunderson; recorded in 1851 at St. George Hanover Square; on July 3, 1860 (i.e. just after the two account entries as "Miss") married Charles Edward Radclyffe; died March 13, 1915. There are no mentions online of any literary activities by Constance Albuera, and no clues in the two ghost stories which would point to an author, so the only reason for thinking of her as the Once a Week author is by exclusion. @Billinghurst:, do you have any other thoughts? Levana Taylor (talk) 03:33, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

P.S. Whether Constance Albuera Saunderson Radclyffe produced any works of art herself or not, after her death her husband and children commissioned stained glass window in her memory, insipid in subject but very pretty in colors and composition, see here Levana Taylor (talk) 03:48, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

FreeBMD shows zero BMD records for "Constance Sanderson" prior to 1871. For Saunderson I do find

Marriages Sep 1860
Radclyffe Charles Edward St Geo Han Sq 1a 397<
SAUNDERSON Constance Albuera St Geo Han Sq 1a 397.

Birth registration started in July 1837. So it would seem quite reasonable what you propose. I will do a full records check later. — billinghurst sDrewth 05:15, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

@Levana Taylor: To me it seems perfectly reasonable to identify the writer as this person. Right age demographic, right social status, and their stopping with her marriage, and zero other candidates to choose. Sanderson v Saunderson is neither here nor their for interpretation of handwriting, especially where you would be working with people not working with the primary letter. — billinghurst sDrewth 21:19, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Probate

• Calendar of the Grants ...

Name: Constance Albuera Radclyffe
Death Date: 13 Mar 1915
Death Place: Little Park, Wickham, Hampshire, England
Probate Date: 21 Apr 1915
Probate Registry: London, England

Census

• 1851 England

Name: Constance A Saunderson
Age: 17
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Hardress R Saunderson
Mother's name: Maria A Saunderson
Gender: Female
Where born: Southampton; East Meon
Civil Parish: St George Hanover Square
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Sub-registration district: May Fair
ED, institution, or vessel: 06
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 79
Piece: 1476
Folio: 127
Page Number: 29
Household Members:
Name Age
Hardress R Saunderson 60
Maria A Saunderson 51
Cecelia S C Saunderson 23
Frances R Saunderson 22
Constance A Saunderson 17
Florence V Saunderson 12
Maria A Saunderson 24
Jane Parker 63
Eliza Hales 24
Mary Lock 26
Mary Hale 22
Mary Haylock 26
Desiree Henny 25
Louis Fontaine 40
Prosper Brunengarde 35
Adle Brunengarde 34

• 1861 England

Name: Constance A Radcliffe
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: 1833
Relation: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's name: Charles E Radcliffe
Gender: Female
Where born: Dordean, Hampshire, England
Civil Parish: Alverstoke
Ecclesiastical parish: Alverstoke
Registration district: Alverstoke
Sub-registration district: Alverstoke
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 219
Piece: 645
Folio: 74
Page Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles E Radcliffe 59
Laura M Radcliffe 50
Charles E Radcliffe 27
Constance A Radcliffe 28
Elizabeth S Gablver 55
William Palmer 44
Philadelphia Palmer 46
Philadelphia A Palmer 15
Thomas Palmer 12
John Box 19
Ann Vick 33
Mary Barnett 26
Jane Oakshott 17

Baptism

• England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Name: Constance Albura Saundersen
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 27 Jan 1833
Baptism Place: Froxfield, Hampshire, England
Father: Hardress Robert Saundersen
Mother: Lady Maria Ann Saundersen
FHL Film Number: 1596132
Reference ID: item 4 p 50