Sarah (Jackson) Johnson (abt. 1820 - aft. 1900)

Wife of Robert Johnson — married 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died after 21 Mar 1900 after about age 80 in Sheffield, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England. [uncertain]

Biography

Sarah (Jackson) Johnson was born in Yorkshire, England.

Birth

Sarah was born in Tickhill, Yourshire, England in 1820^[1][2][3]

Married

Name Robert Johnson

Name Sarah Jackson

Marriage Date 1841

Marriage Place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Event Type Marriage

Registration District Sheffield

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1841^[4]

They had tree sons:

1. Charles Johnson (1847)^[5]
2. Thomas Johnson (1849) ^[6]
3. George Johnson (1851)^[7]

Residence

1851 - Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England^[8]

1861 - Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.^[1]

1871 - Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire (West Riding), England^[2]

1881 - Ashdell Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, Yorkshire West Riding, England^[3]

1851 Census

On the 30th of March 1851 Sarah is shown as being aged 31, she is living with her husband and two young sons in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. Her husband Robert is shown in this census as working as an Ag Labourer,^[8]

Robert	Johnson	Head	Male	30	Ag Labourer	Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah	Johnson	Wife	Female	31		Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Charles	Johnson	Son	Male	4		Scrooby, Nottinghamshire
Thomas	Johnson	Son	Male	2		Scrooby, Nottinghamshire

Note - Thomas does not appear in later census records, probably died young.

1861Census

Sarah Johnson aged 41 years is living in Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. Her husband's occupation is given as Steel Melter^[1]

First Name	Surname	Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Robert	Johnson	Head	Male	46	Steel Melter	Gringley On The Hill, Nottinghamshire
Sarah	Johnson	Wife	Female	41		Tickhill, Yorkshire
Charles	Johnson	Son	Male	14		Scrooby, Yorkshire

1871 Census

In the census record taken on the 2nd of April 1871, Sarah is shown as living with her husband, two sons and a boarder in ^[2]

First Name	Surname	Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Robert	Johnson	Head	Male	56	Labourer	Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah	Johnson	Wife	Female	51		Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Charles	Johnson	Son	Male	24	Iron Roller	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire
George	Johnson	Son	Male	20	Iron Roller	Scrooby, Nottinghamshire
James	Neale	Boarder	Male	23	Locomotive Draughtsman	Westham, Essex

1881 Census

Sarah Johnson was living with her husband and a lodger Albert Langridge at Ashdell Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England. The record gives her age as 61 years^[3]

First Name	Surname	Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Robert	Johnson	Head	Male	66	Bronzing Labourer (Brass & C)	Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah	Johnson	Wife	Female	61		Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Albert H	Langridge	Lodger	Male	23	Surgeons Assistant	Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

1891 Census

Robert Johnson is now 76 years old, he is living with his wife Sarah aged 71 and a couple of lodgers in Sheffield, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England.

First Name	Surname	Status	Gender	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Robert	Johnson	Head	Male	6		Gringley, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah	Johnson	Wife	Female	71		Tickhill, Yorkshire, England
Harold W D	Fielding	Lodger	Male	31
Harry B	Bridgett	Lodger	Male	25

Death

She died in 1900, aged 80 years, and is buried in the Sheffield General Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. The memorial page notes she was a widow.^[9]

Research Notes

need citation for 1891 census

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7L1-41M : 3 March 2021), Sarah Johnson in household of Robert Johnson, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBCR-RJJ : 30 September 2019), Sarah Johnson in entry for Robert Johnson, 1871.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-D74C : 11 December 2017), Sarah Johnson in household of Robert Johnson, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 4634/41, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,300.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D44-FPM : 13 December 2014), Robert Johnson, 1841; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1841, quarter 2, vol. 22, p. 429, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ JOHNSON, CHARLES (Mothers maiden name JACKSON ) GRO Reference: 1847 D Quarter in DOWNHAM UNION Volume 13 Page 68
6. ↑ JOHNSON, THOMAS (Mothers maiden name JACKSON ) GRO Reference: 1848 D Quarter in SHARDLOW UNION Volume 19 Page 522
7. ↑ JOHNSON, GEORGE (Mothers maiden name JACKSON ) GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in SHARDLOW UNION Volume 19 Page 65
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6N-4DT : 9 November 2019), Sarah Johnson in household of Robert Johnson, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; citing Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, p. 3, 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.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sarah Johnson (1820–21 Mar 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #220646406, citing Sheffield General Cemetery, Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .

Acknowledgement

This profile was created using the data in the 1881 census which mentions Albert H Langridge Janet (Langridge) Wild