Sarah Nicholson (1801 - 1845)

Born 23 Feb 1801 in Rochester, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 30 Aug 1845 at age 44 in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah Nicholson was born in Rochester, Kent, England.

Sarah Nicholson was born on 23 Feb 1801. She was baptised at St Nicholas of Myra, Rochester, Kent on 31 March that year, and was the daughter of William Nicholson and his wife Isabella. Her father was described in the parish register as "one of the Common Council men of this City".^[1]

Sarah remained unmarried throughout her life. The 1841 Census recorded her living with her father, unmarried siblings and servants in St Margaret Street, Rochester St Margaret, Kent. Also present were her sisters Isabella Saunders and Elizabeth Phillips, and two of Isabella's children; it's not clear whether they were part of the household or were visiting.^[2][3]

Sarah Nicholson died aged 44 on 30 Aug 1845,^[4] and was buried on 6 Sept at St Margaret of Antioch, Rochester. The parish register recorded her address as St Margaret's Street,^[5] but the registration of her death was in Dover, indicating that she died in that district.^[6]

Sarah is believed to be the third person commemorated on the south side of the family tomb in the churchyard of St Margaret of Antioch, Rochester, along with her sisters Jane and Caroline:

" Jane Nicholson died -------- 1825 aged----years. ----------- Nicholson died ------June 1837 aged----- years. ----------- Nicholson ----------" ^[4]

Research Notes

• As at Jan 2023, Find A Grave: Memorial #227433459 conflates the death of Sarah (Cooke) Nicholson (abt.1768-1806), with the birth of Sarah (Nicholson) Batten (bef.1773-1815) on what is in fact the memorial for this Sarah Nicholson (1801-1845). Neither the date nor the age on the inscription is legible and the Sept 1845 codicil to Sarah's father's will clearly states that she died on 30 Aug 1845.^{[4] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Kent : Rochester : St Nicholas of Myra : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5dc00231f493fd08948e77b7 : viewed 23 Dec 2022) baptism Sarah Nicholson 31 Mar 1801
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKT-2CT : 6 March 2021), Sarah Nicholson in household of Jane Short, Canterbury St Margaret, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (Note: this record is wrongly transcribed as St Margaret Canterbury.)
3. ↑ 1841 Census: Rootspoint.com Sarah Nicholson b1801 in h/hold of William Nicholson b1766, St Margaret, Kent. Full list of those present: William Nicholson (75, Male) Catherine Nicholson (50, Female) Sarah Nicholson (40, Female) Frances Nicholson (35, Female) Joseph Hutchinson (31, Male) Thomas Stephens (17, Male) Mary Cann (30, Female) Jane Short (25, Female) Ann Bennett (25, Female) Ann Tomlin (25, Female) Mary Earle (20, Female) Isabella Saunders (45, Female) Henry Saunders (12, Male) Arthur Saunders (6, Male) Elizabeth Phillips (40, Female) George Nicholson (35, Male)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Father's will and family tomb: St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Monumental Inscriptions and summaries of associated wills Kent Archaeological Society (Search text on page for "William Nicholson": Will dated 1838 and codicils dated 1844 and May 1845 both mention daughter Sarah; Codicil dated Sept 1845 says she died on 30th August 1845). (Accessed 23/12/2022) (Note that the transcription of the inscription on the tomb is incorrect.)
5. ↑ Burial: Kent : Rochester : St Margaret of Antioch : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581813fde93790ec75bd8306 : viewed 23 Dec 2022) burial Sarah Nicholson 06 Sep 1845
6. ↑ Death registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 23/12/2022), database entry for Nicholson, Sarah. (Age at death: 44) GRO Reference: 1845 S Quarter in DOVER UNION Volume 05 Page 70
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227433459/sarah-nicholson: accessed 22 December 2022), memorial page for Sarah Nicholson (b. 23 Jul 1773), Find A Grave: Memorial #227433459, citing St Margaret Churchyard, Rochester, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England.

See also:

• Images of Parish Registers for Rochester are available to browse at Medway Archives online