Sarah Clark was born in 1838 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of William Clark and Hester Britton.[1] Sarah was baptised on 25 February 1838 in Bitton, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England.[2]
In the 1841 census Sarah (age 3) was living with her parents & siblings in Honey Hill, Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.[3]
6 Jun 1841: Bitton, Gloucestershire
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Clark
M
25
Gloucestershire
Hester Clark
F
25
Gloucestershire
Sarah Clark
F
3
Gloucestershire
William Clark
M
1
Gloucestershire
In the 1851 census Sarah (age 13) was the daughter of William Clark in Warmley Hill, Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland, Somerset, England. She was a scholar and her father was a pin pointer.[4]
30 Mar 1851: Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland, Somerset
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Clark
Head
Married
M
53
Pin Pointer
Siston, Gloucestershire
Hester Clark
Wife
Married
F
36
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Sarah Clark
Daughter
Unmarried
F
13
Scholar
Bitton, Gloucestershire
William Clark
Son
M
11
Scholar
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Hannah Clark
Daughter
F
8
Scholar
Bitton, Gloucestershire
In the 1861 census Sarah (age 23) was the unmarried daughter of WIlliam Clark New Chilton, Kingswood, Gloucestershire. She was a pin maker and her father was a farm labourer. She lived with her parents, 6 siblings and Joseph Britton, her maternal grandfather.[5]
7 Apr 1861: Somerset
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Clark
Head
Married
M
45
Farm Labourer
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Hester Clark
Wife
Married
F
46
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Sarah Clark
Daughter
Unmarried
F
23
Pin Maker
Bitton, Gloucestershire
William Clark
Son
Unmarried
M
21
Groom
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Hannah Clark
Daughter
Unmarried
F
13
Pin Maker
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Thomas Clark
Son
Unmarried
M
16
Plasterer...
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Samuel Clark
Son
Unmarried
M
14
Groom
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Joseph Clark
Son
M
9
Scholar
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Adelaid B Clark
Daughter
F
4
Scholar
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Joseph Britton
Widowed
M
72
...Painter
Bitton, Gloucestershire
Sarah (age 31), daughter of William Clark, married George Palmer Britton (born about 1842 in Bitton; son of Joseph Britton and Johanna (Palmer) Britton), her cousin, on 22 November 1869 in Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England. George was a coach painter & several years younger than her. George's father Joseph was her mother Hester's brother.[6][7] They had 4 children before her death.
In the 1871 census Sarah (age 33) was the wife of George Britton, coach painter, in Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England. Their son Samuel was 1 month old.[12]
2 Apr 1871: Kingswood, Gloucestershire
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
George Britton
Head
M
29
Coach Painter
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Britton
Wife
F
33
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Samuel Britton
Son
M
1/12
St George, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Britton's death (age 39) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1877 in the Barton Regis district.[13]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 November 2023)
Clark, Sarah (Mother's maiden name: Britton). GRO Reference: 1838 Jan-Feb-Mar in Keynsham Volume 11 Page 112.
↑Baptism:
"Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913"
Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: Gdr/V1/381 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5066 #12605693 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Sarah Clarke baptism on 25 Feb 1838, child of William Clarke & Esther Clarke, in Bitton, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England.
↑1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: M7M7-HBV (accessed 24 November 2023) FindMyPast Image
Sarah Clark (3) in Bitton in Keynsham registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in Gloucestershire.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland, Somerset, England, p. 5; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: SGPQ-SGQ (accessed 24 November 2023) FindMyPast Image
Sarah Clark (13), unmarried daughter, Scholar, in household of William Clark (53) in Bitton Hamlet Of Oldland in Keynsham registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Bitton, Gloucestershire.
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: M7J7-1LD (accessed 24 November 2023) FindMyPast Image
Sarah Clark (23), unmarried daughter, Pin Maker, in household of Sarah Clark (23) in Somerset, England, United Kingdom in Keynsham registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Bitton, Gloucestershire.
↑Marriage
"England Marriages, 1538–1973"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007567381; FHL microfilm: 1596925; Record number: 1813168
FamilySearch Record: NFYN-Y5R (accessed 24 November 2023)
Sarah Clark (31) marriage to George Britton (28) on 22 Nov 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
↑Marriage:
"England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004242339; Image number: 00014; Record number: 25; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: XTQM-7LC (accessed 24 November 2023)
Sarah Clark marriage to George Britton on 22 Nov 1869 in Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, England.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 November 2023)
Britton, Samuel (Mother's maiden name: Clark). GRO Reference: 1871 Jan-Feb-Mar in Clifton Volume 06A Page 107.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 November 2023)
Britton, George (Mother's maiden name: Clark). GRO Reference: 1875 Apr-May-Jun in Clifton Volume 06A Page 101.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 November 2023)
Britton, Adelaide (Mother's maiden name: Clark). GRO Reference: 1873 Jul-Aug-Sep in Clifton Volume 06A Page 91.
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 24 November 2023)
Britton, Hester (Mother's maiden name: Clark). GRO Reference: 1876 Jul-Aug-Sep in Clifton Volume 06A Page 119.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2554; Folio: 70; Page: 27; GSU roll: 835264; ED, institution, or vessel: 19; Household schedule number: 140 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #1163846 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Sarah Britton (33), wife, in household of George Britton (19) in Kingswood in Clifton registration district in Gloucestershire, England. Born in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing Death, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2J2R-ZF4 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Sarah Britton death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1877 in Barton Regis (age 39).
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