Sarah (Bews) Abbott (bef. 1807 - 1886)

Born before 20 Aug 1807 in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Giles Thomas Abbott — married 28 Aug 1826 in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1886 after age 78 in Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Sarah (Bews) Abbott migrated from England to Australia.

In 1826 Sarah Bews married Giles Abbott in Burton Latimer.^[2][3]

Sarah (aged 30) sailed from Spithead, Hampshire, England on 11 Jul 1836, with her husband, Giles (30), and children Ann (10), Anna (8), John (5) and Giles (1) aboard the HMS Buffalo. They arrived at Port Lincoln on 24 Dec and at Holdfast Bay (now Glenelg) on 28 Dec 1836. Giles' parents and at least 3 siblings arrived the following year aboard the "John Renwick".^[4]

On 5th March 1846, their daughter, Emily, was born at Kensington, in the district of Adelaide, South Australia.^[5] Sarah's surname was recorded as 'Bues'.

Sarah died in 1886 at the age of 80.^[6]

Acknowledements

WikiTree profile Bews-3 created through the import of My-Family-26-May-2011.ged on May 26, 2011 by Kerry Langlands. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kerry and others.

Sources

1. ↑ Burton Latimer bishop’s transcripts. Bews, Sarah, daughter of William & Ann [baptised] 20 Aug 1807.
   Ancestry.com. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Northamptonshire Anglican Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts. Textual records. Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton, England.
2. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973. Name Giles Abbott; Spouse's Name Sarah Bews; Event Date 28 Aug 1826; Event Place Burton-Latimer, Northampton, England. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNGK-CPN : 10 February 2018), Giles Abbott and Sarah Bews, 28 Aug 1826; citing Burton-Latimer, Northampton, England, reference 1999035, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,999,035.
3. ↑ Burton Latimer parish register. Giles Abbott of this parish a bachelor and Sarah Bews of this parish a spinster were married in this church by banns, 28 Aug 1826. Neither signed. Witnesses Edward Quincey and Joseph Henman.
   Ancestry.com. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Northamptonshire Anglican Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts. Textual records. Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton, England.
4. ↑ State Library of South Australia, Bound for South Australia, Presented by Diane CUMMINGS. HMS BUFFALO 1836 Departed Spithead, England on July 11th 1836, Arrived Pt Lincoln December 24th and Holdfast Bay (now Glenelg) on December 28th 1836. Master: John Hindmarsh (Governor of the new colony of South Australia)

   ABBOTT Giles aged 30 Mason from Burton Latimer Nth Stone

   ABBOTT Sarah nee BEWS aged 30 (wife of Giles)

   ABBOTT Ann aged 10

   ABBOTT Anna aged 8

   ABBOTT John aged 5

   ABBOTT Giles aged 1

   http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836Buffalo.htm
5. ↑ Genealogy SA Online Database Search [1]: DAUGHTER's BIRTH, 1846 BIRTH, ABBOTT Emily, Adelaide 1/149
6. ↑ The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA) Saturday 17 April 1886 p 3
   C0UNTRY TELEGRAMS.
   [From our own Correspondents.]
   PORT ELLIOT, April 16.
   Two of our oldest colonists have just passed away in the persons of Mr. William Basham, sen., and Mrs. Abbott, relict of the late Mr. Giles Abbott, the former at 86, and the latter at 80 years of age. Both had resided in the district for over 40 years, and were much respected.
   1886 'COUNTRY TELEGRAMS.', The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), 17 April, p. 3. , viewed 05 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208434657

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202831212/sarah-abbott : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Sarah Bews Abbott (1806–16 Apr 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202831212, citing Port Elliot-Goolwa Anglican Cemetery, Port Elliot, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by J (contributor 50048377) .