Sarah Anne (Stanier) Bowers (1864 - 1918)

Born 13 May 1864 in Wolstanton, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Daughter of John Stanier and Emma (Davies) Stanier

Wife of William Bowers — married 2 Aug 1885 (to 10 Dec 1896) in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Wife of Henry Clay Gillam — married 22 Nov 1902 in Trenton, NJ, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1918 at age 53 in Trenton, NJ

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Biography

Sarah Annie is the daughter of John Stanier & Emma Davies of Wolstanton, Yorkshire, England. Sarah Annie married William Bowers on 2 Aug 1885 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Sarah Annie came to the US in 1893 with her family and settled in Trenton, NJ. William died in 1896. Sarah Annie married Henry Clay Gillam 22 Nov 1902 in Trenton, NJ. They had two children, Laura & Henry Clay, Jr.

Birth: May 13, 1864 Wolstanton Staffordshire, England Death: Jun. 4, 1918 Trenton Mercer County New Jersey, USA

Sarah Ann/Annie is daughter of John Stanier/Stanyer and Emma Davies. Her father was a potters printer who died in 1881. Sarah began working in pottery at young age to help her widowed mother support her 3 living siblings.

Sarah married William Bowers, August 2, 1885, St. Margaret Church, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. William came to US in 1893 to work in Trenton potteries and live near his two sisters there.

Sarah followed in 1894 with her four children, having lost a daughter Sarah Emma in 1888. One more child, Ernest, was born in Trenton NJ in 1895. Sadly, she was widowed in 1896 and some of her children had to be sent to other relatives and foster families for care, two in Delaware. Eventually all reunited and lived in NJ except for son Frederick Percy who remained in Delaware.

Sarah married Henry Gillam November 22, 1902 and they had two children, Laura and Henry. For many years they resided at Perrine St building of Provisions Co. that made Taylor Pork Roll where Henry worked as a butcher most of his life.

Trenton Evening Times, 5 June 1918 obituary:

GILLAM--In this city, on the 4th inst., Sarah, wife of Henry Gillam, in the 54th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from her husband's residence, No 20 Perrine Avenue, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

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Sources

• 1871 England Census

Sarah Ann Stainer [Sarah Ann Stanier or Stanyer] Age: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Relation: Daughter (Child) Father's name: John Stainer Mother's name: Emma Stainer Gender: Female Where born: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Wolstanton Ecclesiastical parish: Wolstanton Town: Wolstanton County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Wolstanton Sub-registration district: Wolstanton ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Household schedule number: 115 Piece: 2838 Folio: 16 Page Number: 24 Household Members: Name Age John Stainer 42 Emma Stainer 45 Frederic Stainer 22 Emma Stainer 14 William Stainer 9 Sarah Ann Stainer 6 Mary Stainer 4 Save Cancel Source Citation Class: RG10; Piece: 2838; Folio: 16; Page: 24; GSU roll: 836375 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

• 1881 England Census

Name: Sarah A. Stanier Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Relationship to Head: Daughter (Child) Mother: Emma Stanier Gender: Female Where born: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Wolstanton County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: New St Occupation: Potter Registration district: Wolstanton Sub registration district: Wolstanton ED, institution, or vessel: 1a Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2704 Folio: 39 Page Number: 72 Household Members: Name Age Emma Stanier 56 William Stanier 19 Sarah A. Stanier 16 Save Cancel Source Citation Class: RG11; Piece: 2704; Folio: 39; Page: 72; GSU roll: 1341648 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

• 1891 England Census

Sarah A Bowers [User-submitted-comment] Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: William Bowers Gender: Female Where born: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Burslem Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Wolstanton ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2163 Folio: 64 Page Number: 7 Household Members: Name Age William Bowers 28 Sarah A Bowers 25 John W Bowers 5 Henry Bowers 2 Lily Bowers 7/12 Emma Stamer 66 Hannah Bowers 35 Gertrude M L Bowers 13 Beatrice Bowers 7 Source Citation Class: RG12; Piece: 2163; Folio: 64; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6097273 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

• 1900 United States Federal Census

Sarah Bon* [Sarah Bowers] Age: 36 Birth Date: May 1864 Birthplace: England Home in 1900: Trenton Ward 7, Mercer, New Jersey Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1890 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Mother: number of living children: 4 Mother: How many children: 6 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Sarah Bon* 36 Lillie Bon* 10 Earnest Bon* 5 Save Cancel Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Trenton Ward 7, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 982; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1240982 1 citation provide evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

• 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Sarah A Gillam Age in 1910: 45 Birth Year: abt 1865 Birthplace: England Home in 1910: Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1893 Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Henry Gillam Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Henry Gillam 35 Sarah A Gillam 45 Laura Gillam 6 Henry Gillam 2 John W Bowers 24 [34] Henry Bowers 21 Frederick P Bowers 19 Earnest Bowers 16 Save Cancel Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: T624_897; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1374910 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence

• England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940

Name: Sarah Annie Stanier Gender: Female Birth Date: abt 1864 Age: 21 Father's name: John Stanier Spouse's Name: William Bowers Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Edward Bowers Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1885 Marriage Place: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England Save Cancel Source Citation Place: Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England; Date Range: 1849 - 1903; Film Number: 1517618 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Marriage

• England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: Sarah Ann Stainer Registration Year: 1864 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Wolstanton Inferred County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 92 Save Cancel Source Information FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth

• England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915

Name: William Bowers Registration Year: 1885 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Wolstanton Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Staffordshire Volume: 6b Page: 173 Records on Page: Name Eliza Baxter William Bowers Harry Albert Higginson Sarah Annie Stanier Save Cancel Source Information FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. 2 citations provide evidence for Name, Marriage

• England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: Sarah Annie Stanier Gender: Female Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1885 Marriage Place: Wolstanton, Stafford, England Spouse: William Bowers FHL Film Number: 1517618 Save Cancel Source Information Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. 2 citations provide evidence for Name, Marriage, Birth

• Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2012

Find A Grave Memorial# 23544194 Name: Sarah Ann Stanier Gillam Birth Date: 13 May 1864 Age at Death: 54 Death Date: 4 Jun 1918 Burial Place: Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Douglas Lockwood.

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