Sarah Ann (Downing) Grimsley (abt. 1848 - 1896)

Born about 1848 in Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Robert Grimsley — married 1889 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Died 1896 at about age 48 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1848.

She married Robert Grimsley, twice widowed with about six children, in 1889. He was 27 years her senior.^[1]

In the census of 1891 they were lodging with the May family in Russell Street, Brighton, Sussex, England. She was 43 years of age, her husband was 70.

Occupation: Servant Cook

Sarah passed away in 1896 at the age of 48.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D6Q-277 : accessed 15 March 2016), Robert Grimsley, 1889; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
2. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JBK-1N4 : accessed 15 March 2016), Sarah Ann Grimsley, 1896; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"

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Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4DSC-WZM : accessed 15 March 2016), Sarah Ann Grimsley in household of William May, Brighton, Sussex, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"