Sarah (Jones) Loyd (abt. 1759 - 1821)

Born about 1759 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Lewis Loyd — married 11 Nov 1793 in Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1821 at about age 62 in Broughton by Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Born circa 1759, Manchester, Lancashire, England, the daughter of John Jones and Sarah Mottershead. Baptised 05 Oct 1759, Manchester, Lancashire.^[1]

Sarah married the Lewis Loyd, 11 Nov 1793, Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Lewis had been a dissenting Minister in Manchester, but on his marriage to Sarah, her brothers convinced him to join their banking business. The couple moved to London, where Lewis built the family banking business in to a large concern.
Children:

• Samuel Jones Loyd (1796 - 1883)
  

And possibly

• Sarah Matilda (1809 - ?)
• Elizabeth Grace (1812 - 1829)

She was known as a lady highly esteemed by all who knew her, for the sweetness of her temper, the soundness of her understanding, and the goodness of her heart.

After a short illness, whilst on a visit to her brother William, Sarah died on the 1 Oct 1821, at Broughton, Hall, near Manchester. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

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Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWXS-T5Z : 11 December 2014), Sarah Jones, 05 Oct 1759, Baptism; citing p. 142, Manchester, Lancashire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1H3-XXH : 7 December 2017), Sarah Jones in entry for Lewis Loyd, 08 Nov 1793; citing , , Cheshire Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1H3-XXW : 7 December 2017), Sarah Jones in entry for Lewis Loyd, 08 Nov 1793; citing , , Cheshire Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV6Q-L51 : 13 March 2020), Sarah Jones in entry for Lewis Loyd, 1793.
5. ↑ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Yorkshire Gazette, 13 Oct. 1821, p. 3. British Library Newspapers.
   Died – On the 1st inst., after a short illness, at her brother’s house, at Broughton, near Manchester, where she was on a visit, Mrs Loyd, the wife of Lewis Loyd, Esq., of Lothbury, London, banker.”
6. ↑ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3324995/3324998/13/%22Lewis%20Loyd%22
   The Cambrian, 13 Oct 1821, page 3
   On the 1st inst. after a short illness, at her brother’s house at Broughton, near Manchester, where she was on a visit, Mrs. Loyd, the wife of Lewis Loyd, Esq. of Lothbury, London, banker: a lady highly esteemed by all who knew her, for the sweetness of her temper, the soundness of her understanding, and the goodness of her heart.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3B3-S52 : 11 December 2014), Sarah Lloyd, 01 Oct 1821, Death; citing p. 53, Manchester, Lancashire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.