Sarah was born in 1845 in Chilson, Oxfordshire[1]. She was the daughter of George and Emilia. Her baptism took place in Shorthampton, Oxfordshire on 5th February 1845[2]. Her father stated on the register that he was a labourer and that the family were living in Chilson at the time.
Marriage
Richard Westbury and Sarah Hands were married after banns in Shipton on Cherwell, Oxfordshire on 7th November 1863[3]. They were bachelor and spinster and both living in Shipton on Cherwell at the time. Richard was of full age, working as a labourer and the son of William Westbury who was a shepherd. Sarah was 19 and the daughter of George Hands who was a labourer. They each signed their own name on the register and the witnesses to the marriage were John Westbury and Ann Howse[4].
↑ Shorthampton Baptism Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR238_ACC6078_6 Sharing Link to Baptism Register image on Ancestry
↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1863 D Quarter in Woodstock Volume 03A Page 1077 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
↑ Shipton on Cherwell Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR235/1/R3/3 Sharing Link to Marriage Register image on Ancestry
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 5 Class: RG11; Piece: 1513; Folio: 80; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341365 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 5 Class: RG12; Piece: 1174; Folio: 64; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6096284 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, ED 5 Class: RG13; Piece: 1393; Folio: 58; Page: 4 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
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