Sarah Hopson

c1834-1861

 Sarah was born in Lambourn, Berkshire, she was baptised (as Sarah Ann Hobson) on the 12^th October 1834 the daughter of William and Harriet Hobson (nee Bowsher) who were married on the 18^th August 1834 in Lambourn Berkshire.

Her father: William Hopson was baptised on the 28^th July 1811 in Lambourn the son of Thomas and Martha (nee Holmes) who were married on the 15th April 1811 in Lambourn, Berkshire (surname recorded as Hobson)

Her mother: Harriet was baptised on the 18^th February 1816 in Lambourn the daughter of Charles and Phillipina Bowsher (nee Bailey) who were married on the 18^th April 1811 in Lambourn

William and Harriet also had the following children:

William Hobson baptised 7^th August 1836 in Lambourn (died as William Hopson aged 1+ buried 17^th February 1838 at St Mary Greenham)

Harriet born c1838

William born c1840 (died aged 1+ as William Henry, buried 22^nd August 1841 at St Mary Greenham)

Sarah’s mother died aged 24 in 1841 she was buried on the 18^th April at St Mary Greenham

The 1841 census records Sarah (7) living in White’s Yard, Greenham Street, Thatcham, Berkshire with her father William, a Bricklayer and her siblings Harriet (3) and William (1). (Surname recorded as Hopier on ancestry)

On the 13^th April 1842 Sarah’s father was found guilty of stealing iron, the property of Mr Tasker, he was sentenced to six months hard labour. He died aged 31 three months later and was buried on the 12^th July at St Laurence Reading.

The 1851 census records Sarah (18) working as a House Servant in Goose Green, Lambourn, for Orchard Hedden (49), a Farmer(recorded as Orehan on ancestry) and his wife Elizabeth (50). Sarah’s sister Harriett (15) was recorded in the Hungerford Workhouse.

Sarah died aged 27 in 1861 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th March.

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