Sarah (Holman) Wood (1822 - 1875)

Born 28 Dec 1822 in St. Margaret next Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Pitt — married 21 Jan 1852 in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George Wood — married 31 Mar 1863 in Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1875 at age 52 in The Old Sun, Rosherville, Northfleet, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

Sarah (Holman) Wood was born in Kent, England.

Sarah Holman was born on the 28th December 1822 in Rochester,^[1] Kent, England, United Kingdom and christened on the 5th March 1823.^[2] Sarah was the daughter of William Holman and Mary Skinner.

Sarah Holman can be found on the 1841 Census in a household at Cliffe, Kent, England.^{[3] [4]}

Sarah first lived with William Pitt, as the 1851 Census shows, and where he refers to Sarah as his wife,^[5] before marrying him in Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom on the 21st of January 1852.^[6][7]

Here are William and Sarah in the 1861 census.^[8]

Sarah then married George Wood in Holborn, Middlesex, England, on the 31st of March 1863,^[9] after William Pitt passed away in 1862. Here are George and Sarah on the 1871 census.^[10]

Sarah Wood passed away at Northfleet, Kent, England, in 1875.^[11] Henry Abbott was present at Sarah's death.

Headstone

Sarah is buried here in Northfleet with William Pitt, Inscription no 449

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rochester, Kent," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rochester,_Kent&oldid=858313800 (accessed September 18, 2018).
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N62Z-2JW : 10 February 2018, Sarah Holman, 28 Dec 1822); citing item 4 p 163, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,469,483.
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cliffe, Kent," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cliffe,_Kent&oldid=856362307 (accessed September 18, 2018).
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ27-ZYX : 12 December 2017), Sarah Holman in household of Petter Grow, St Lawrence, Kent, 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.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLM-4GD : 8 November 2017), Sarah Pitt in household of William Pitt, Northfleet, Kent, England; citing Northfleet, Kent, England, p. 2, 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.
6. ↑ England, KENT - Marriage Certificate > 21 Jan 1852; Place: Parish Church; Milton next Gravesend, Kent; William Pitt & Sarah Holman > Reg No: 8491383/4; Registration District: Gravesend and Milton; General Register Office, England; Certified copy in the personal files of David Urquhart
7. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJGS-ZWP : 10 February 2018), Wm Pitt and Sarah Holman, 21 Jan 1852; citing Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent, England, reference 117, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 992,512.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-4PMY : 13 December 2017), Sarah Pitt in household of William Pitt, , Kent, 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.
9. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJQJ-MHP : 10 February 2018), George Wood and Sarah Pitt, 31 Mar 1863; citing St. Andrew Holborn, Middlesex, England, reference it 52 p 105 no 209, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374,381.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFX6-TDS : 11 December 2017), George Wood, 1871.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J25-PSH : 31 December 2014), Sarah Wood, 1875; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, North Aylesford, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

See Also:

• pg 163 of Rochester Kent Baptisms.

Certified Death

• Kent Archaeology.