Sarah (Matthews) Smith (1839 - 1897)

Born 1839 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Isaac Baker Smith — married 7 Apr 1861 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1897 at about age 58 in Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Sarah Matthews was born in 1839 at Oxford in Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of William Matthews and his wife Elizabeth, born Elizabeth Honour. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

In 1851 Sarah Matthews was living in Cross Keys Yard off Queen Street in Oxford with her parents William and Elizabeth and their other children. Her age was given as 11, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840. Her birthplace was given as Oxford, Oxfordshire. She was at school. ^[2]

At the time of the 1861 census [7 April 1861; see next paragraph] Sarah was still living in Cross Keys Yard off Queen Street with her parents and their other children. Her age was given as 21, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840. Her birthplace was given as Oxford. She was a dressmaker. ^[3]

Isaac Smith, a labourer, of Cross Keys Yard, son of Richard Smith, labourer; and Sarah Matthews, a dressmaker, of Cross Keys Yard, daughter of William Matthews, stone mason; were married at St Peter le Bailey parish church in Oxford on 7 April 1861. ^[4]

In 1871 Sarah Smith was living in Broken Hayes in Oxford with her husband Isaac and their children. Her age was given as 31, implying a birth date in 1839 or 1840. Her birthplace was given as Oxford. ^[5]

Isaac and Sarah Smith arrived in New Zealand of the ship Ballochmyle, 1874^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 18 April 2021: MATTHEWS, SARAH; GRO Reference: 1839 Oct-Dec Quarter in OXFORD registration district; Volume 16 Page 81; mother's maiden name: HONOUR
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1851 census (St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/1728; folio 476: Ancestry Record uki1851 #4126346
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} England and Wales 1861 census (St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 9/894; folio 103v: Ancestry Record uki1861 #18249357
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Oxfordshire History Centre: St Peter le Bailey parish register, reference PAR214/1/R3/6: Ancestry Record OxfordshireParishMarriages #926450
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} England and Wales 1871 census (St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 10/1438; folio 110v: Ancestry Record uki1871 #13122032
6. ↑ Passenger List: https://web.archive.org/web/20031103222752/http://www.geocities.com/nz_candy/generallsts/sballochmyle.htm
7. ↑ Book: A short history of Isaac and Sarah Smith of the ship Ballochmyle, 1874 - https://natlib-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=NLNZ&docid=NLNZ_ALMA21254120370002836&context=L&search_scope=NLNZ