Sarah Bone (1856)

Born 1856 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah Bone was born at Southampton in 1856.^[1] She was the daughter of William Bone and Eliza Smith.

The family were lodging with Sarah's sister Jane Howell and her family at the Westgate Tower, Portsmouth, at the 1861 census. William was working as a customs officer. The children present were William aged 20, Henry 18, Charlotte 16, Agnes 14, Samuel 12, Edward 8, and Sarah 5.^[2]

In 1871 Sarah was aged 15 and attending school. Her father William was recorded as being superannuated from customs and working as a fishmonger at Portsea Island. Also present were her mother, Eliza, Edward (18) also a fishmonger, and William or Eliza's niece Elizabeth Smith (11) from Greenwick, Kent.^[3]

Research Notes

Another possible birth - a Sarah Agnes Bone was born at Portsea Island in 1856. ("England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26P8-9FH : 1 October 2014), Sarah Agnes Bone, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.)

Sources

1. ↑ Probable birth: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26RL-RB1 : 1 October 2014), Sarah Bone, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Southampton, Hampshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HG-5WD : 13 December 2017), William G Bone in household of Henry Howel, St Michaels, Hampshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDV-JD8 : 11 December 2017), William Bone, 1871. (Image on Ancestry.com shows comment about him being superannuated.)