Sarah (Hopkins) Davies
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Sarah (Hopkins) Davies (1793 - 1874)

Sarah Davies formerly Hopkins
Born in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Swansea, Walesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 10 Oct 1813 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 81 in Gorseinon, Llangyfelach, Swansea, Walesmap
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Biography

Sarah Hopkins.

Born 8 February 1793. Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales.

Christening 12 February 1793. Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales. [1]

Died 2 October 1874 in Gorseinon, Llangyfelach, Swansea, Wales. [2]

Marriage

Sarah Hopkins married John David on 10 October 1813 in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales. [3]

Note

This marriage register for Llangyfelach Parish shows John David yeoman and Sarah Hopkins spinster--both of this parish. Married with parents consent on the tenth of October 1813. Witnesses were John Hopkin (possibly Sarah's older brother) and Rees David (possibly John's father or a brother).
This marriage record shows that John Davies (David changed to Davies when patronymics went away) was a yeoman and married Sarah Hopkin.

Residence

1841. Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales. [4]

1851. Llangafelach Penderry Higher, Glamorganshire, Wales. [5]

Note

Provided by Lana Archibald:

Note: Baptism work was also done for Sarah Hopkin and her six children (Ann, Mary, Rachel, Sarah, Margaret adn John Jr.) in 19 Jan 1892 by Evan and Ann (Davies) JENKINS and John JENKINS and Emma JAMES.
A record of this family, sent to me by Ella E. Allbritton of Lakewoord, California, shows Sarah Hopkins having a mother named Rachel Mary JOHN and father William HOPKINs.
Mrs. Charles Langley of Pleasant Grove, Utah sent me a xerox copy of the death certificate for Sarah Davies which listed her age as 83 years at time of death 2 October 1874 in Gorsynon, Llangafelach, Glamorganshire. She died at the home of Evan Walters (her daughter's home). Cause of death was listed as "decay of nature." Xerox copy of death certificate in my possession (Enclosure #90). Death certificate was in the registration district of Swansea.
Richard Jenkins was the registrar.
The town of Gorseinon is written as Gorsynon, Gorsenon and Corseinon on different records; Gorseinon is the correct spelling.

Correspondence Letter from Amelia Davies Walters to sister Ann Davies Jenkins and Evan Jenkins in Utah: [6]

Morriston October 19, 1874 Dear Brother, and Sister, Nephews and Nieces:

I hope you will pardon me for my very long silence but I thought I had better wait a little for I saw a change about to take place.
Our Poor Dear Old Mother breathed her last about 2 past 10 o'clock on Friday morning October 2nd, 1874. This is the date. She was sensible to the last moment of life. She thanked the Lord her time was come to go to rest fro her labour with Dear Father. She wished many times to be laid in his grave, for she was a great sufferer, for about 5 years and a half and quite blind 12 years to this same month. So you may judge her life was a great burden especially since the death of my poor Dear Father.
Only Ruth was with her of her own children. They did not send to fetch either of us three or we would have gone, but I know she would like to talk to us for she was very anxious about you, although in a foreign country.
She was in great trouble, a letter from you, and about writing to you and saying if she could write herself it would be done in time, and very sorry that Anne is not well and now I can say Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord for they rest from their labour.
Now all the old people are gone, every head of Families. My Poor Dear Mother was the last, only David and Sara Biddow, they are left being a bit the younger, not much. Ruth and her Husband are going to stay Here. They have one little girl her name is Anne 2 years old last March. They wish to be kindly remembered to you.
Margaret have no child, never had one, her Husband is rather poorly and in a bad way. I don't think he can be long. He bleeds very much though the nose. He seems to be fast going home. I think he is prepared for it. He is much older than Maggie.
Oh, if I could see you. I have a great deal to tell you, more than I can write to you. My little girl is 13 in November and my little boy 4 next March, and he sings a great deal about America, and asks questions about you.
Charlotte and her Husband & Family sends their kind love to you. John and the children join me in kind love to you. If we never meet on earth, I hope to meet in Heaven.
I conclude hoping you are well. We remain your Affectionate Brother and Sister John and Amelia Walters.
Mrs. John Walters
Duke Street
Morriston
Near Swansea
Glamorganshire
Write to me as soon as convenient.

Sources

  1. "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCY2-KCV : 10 February 2018), Sarah Hopkins, 12 Feb 1793, Baptism; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/33247409?p=11949464&returnLabel=John%20Davies%20(MGT8-S2C)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2FMGT8-S2C%2Fmemories&from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=MCNY-9NR
  3. "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF41-NS2 : 5 December 2014), John David and Sarah Hopkins, 1813; Marriage, citing Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, Glamorgan Family History Society, Cardiff.
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7WQ-QXQ : 25 May 2019), Sarah Davies in household of John Davies, Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; 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:SG8J-F1Y : 8 November 2019), Sarah David in household of John David, Llangafelach Penderry Higher, Glamorganshire, Wales; citing Llangafelach Penderry Higher, Glamorganshire, Wales, p. 7, 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. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~archibald/genealogy/Letter_1874.html
  • WikiTree profile Hopkins-2487 created through the import of Jenkins Lineage.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Lana Archibald. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lana and others.

Baptism/Christening Extractions by friend of Bruce Hansen. (Handwritten extractions done by a Welsh friend of Bruce Hansen's.)

Xerox copy in possession of Lana Archibald Address: Garland, Utah Address 1: Garland, Utah





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