Sarah (Brain) Twamley (1839 - 1870)

Born 1839 in Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Twamley) Twombley — married 14 Apr 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Died 27 Feb 1870 at about age 31 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah Brain was born in 1839 and christened on 10 Mar 1839 at Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire, England. She was the daughter of John Brain and Mary White.^[1][2]

In the 1841 census, Sarah was age 2 living at Stretton on Fosse, Warwickshire with her father John Brain (27), mother Mary Brain (25), brothers Richard Brain (5), John Brain (1). Also her cousin Daniel White (15).^[3]

In the 1851 census, Sarah was age 12 living at Quary Hill, Polesworth, Warwickshire with her father John Brain (37), mother Mary Brain (34), sister Ann Brain (7), brothers John Brain (11), George Brain (9), Richard Brain (4), William Brain (2), Robert Brain (0).^[4]

Sarah Brain married Thomas Twamley (also spelled Twomley and other variations) on 14 Apr 1858 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.^[5] They had six known children: Mary Twamley (1858–1858), Jesse Twombley (b. 1860), Thomas Twamley (1862–1863), Sarah Ann Twamley (b. 1865), Miriam Twamley (b. 1866), Thomas Twamley (b. 1869).

In the 1861 census, Sarah was age 22 living at Watling Street Road, Wilnecote, Warwickshire with her husband Thomas Twamley (26), son Jesse Twamley (0).^[6]

Sarah was admitted to Warwick Asylum on 23 Jul 1869. She died there on 27 Feb 1870 age 30.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Birth Registration. BRAIN, SARAH; Mother's Maiden Surname: WHITE; GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in SHIPSTON ON STOUR UNION Volume 11 Page 364
2. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH61-Z9F : 8 December 2017), Sarah Brain, 10 Mar 1839; from parish registers of the Church of England, database and images, citing Christening, Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire, England, Warwick County Record Office, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBT-1FG : 13 December 2017), Sarah Brain in household of John Brain, Stretton On Fosse, Warwickshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZ1-MCV : 27 October 2017), Sarah Brain in household of John Brain, Polesworth, Warwickshire, England; citing Polesworth, Warwickshire, England, p. 6, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDG-92D4 : 17 March 2018), Thomas Twomley and Sarah Brain, 14 Apr 1858; Marriage; citing Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. , Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 919,789.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HT-GSB : 12 December 2017), Sarah Sweales in household of Thomas Sweales, Wilnecote, Staffordshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Note: Surname incorrectly transcribed as Sweales instead of Twamley
7. ↑ UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1912. Ancestry.com. From The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Commissioners in Lunacy, 1845–1913. Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, Series MH 94; Piece: 21
8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JNR-MPN : 31 December 2014), Sarah Twamley, 1870; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in WARWICK Volume 06D Page 350