Sarah Allen

1799-1893

Sarah was born on the 29^th December 1799, she was baptised on the 7^th February 1800, in Devizes, Wiltshire, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Jordan (nee Goodman) who were married on the 29^th November 1791 at St John, Devizes (Sarah was from Bishops Cannings)

Sarah’s siblings were:

John, born 5^th March 1797, baptised 10^th March 1797

George Nelson, born 28^th August 1798, baptised 17^th October 1798

Sarah married William Allen on the 23^rd October 1820, at St Mary, Speen, Berkshire.

(William was baptised on the 10^th March 1799, in Speen Berkshire, the son of Thomas (a Millwright) and Mary Allen. In 1815 William (16) was living in West Mills Newbury, with his father Thomas (46) a Millwright, his mother Mary (50) and his siblings, Charles (12), George (11), Charlotte (6) and Mary (3)).

William and Sarah had the following children:

Eliza, baptised 18^th January 1824, at St Nicolas, Newbury

George, baptised 16^th July1826, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Mary Ann, baptised 22^nd February 1829, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Charles, born c1831

Henry, born c1835

Sarah, born c1838

Emily, born 1840

Alfred, 1842

The 1841 census records William (40), as a Millwright, living in Northcroft Lane, Newbury with Sarah (40) and their children, Eliza (15), George (14), Mary Ann (12), Charles (10), Henry (6), Sarah (3) and Emily (1).

William died aged 49 in 1848 and was buried on the 30^th December at St Nicolas, Newbury

The 1851 census records Sarah (51), Charles (19), a Miller, Henry (16), a Painer, Sarah (14), Emily (11), Alfred (8) and a lodger, Frederic Walker (21) a Painer, living in Northcroft Lane.

In 1861 Sarah (61) was recorded as a Fundholder, living in Northbrook Street, Newbury, with Alfred (18), a Plumber and Glazier and a boarder, Eli Burgess (11).

The 1871 census records Sarah (71) living alone at 2 Kimber’s Almshouses Newbury.

The 1881 census also records Sarah (81) living alone at 2 Kimber’s Almshouses.

By 1891 her daughter Sarah (53) a Housekeeper, and Mary Ann Dearden (62), living on her own means, were living with Sarah (91), at 2 Kimber’s Almshouses.

Sarah died aged 93 on the 14^th May 1893. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 17^th May.

Her daughter Sarah died aged 79 on the 28^th March 1917 and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with her mother Sarah on the 31^st March.

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