Sarah
Christina
"Sissy"
Burwell
Born in Waterloo Dockhouse, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Albert Henry Burwell
and Elizabeth (Rea) Burwell
Sister of
Henry Augustus Burwell, Albert Edward Burwell, Frederic Burwell and Caroline Elizabeth (Burwell) Drewe
Died
at age 1
in 17 Erskine Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2015
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Biography
Sarah Burwell died young.
Sarah "Sissy" was born on 2 November 1861[1]. She was the daughter of American born Master Mariner Albert Burwell and Elizabeth Rea.
She was christened on 15 April 1862 at St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England[2].
- Abode: Waterloo Road
- Occupation: Master Mariner
- Baptised by: Richard Titley Off. Min.
- Register: Baptisms 1856 - 1865 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 30, Entry 1182
- Source: LDS Film 1068892[3]
Sadly her older brother Henry "Harry" passed away on 12 October 1863 on board the ship Brennan en route from Bremerhaven, Germany to Southampton, England, as a result of contracting scarlet fever. Tragically Sissy passed away just 19 days later, after succumbing to the same disease. She was just shy of her third birthday[4].
- DEATHS.
- BURWELL- Oct. 29, in her 2nd year, Sarah Christina, only surviving child of Mr. A. H. Burwell, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.[5]
She was buried on 31 October 1863 at St James Garden Cemetery, Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Grave 945C[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2NZY-MDK : accessed 13 March 2015), Sarah Christina Burwell, 1861; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKFV-QPY : accessed 8 March 2015), Albert Henry Burwell in entry for Sarah Christina Burwell, 15 Apr 1862; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Liverpool-Central/stnicholas/baptisms_1860-1863.html
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NL8-SC9 : 31 December 2014), Sarah Christina Burwell, 1863; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
- ↑ Liverpool Mercury 31 October 1863, page 8, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription).
- ↑ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 for Sarah Christina Burwell Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 3/1/7. England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 Ancestry.com Accessed on ancestry.com, Nov 2021.
- View Image on ancestry.com, (requires subscription).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233879445/sarah-christina-burwell : accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Sarah Christina Burwell (2 Oct 1861–29 Oct 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #233879445, citing St James Garden Cemetery, Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England ; Maintained by lindylou631 (contributor 49254308)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
Fred Burwell
:
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+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member faburwell
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~6.25%
Linda (Groom) Prole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A944429 [compare], Ancestry member lindalouiseprole
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