Well, I’ve really come to a full-stop on this one!  It turns out that the Elizabeth Sarah I was interested in (wife of Henry Simmons) was another person entirely – as evidenced by the birth certificate of one of their children.  So, Henry is removed from the family tree and I am none the wiser about my Elizabeth Sarah.  I have not been able to find any record of her beyond the 1871 census, not in deaths or marriages or later censuses – so that is the task now – to find this elusive lady!

I will postpone contacting the owner of the Ancestry.com family tree until I have some correct information I can offer.