Sarah (Booker) Batty (abt. 1862 - 1933)

Born about 1862 in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George Batty — married about 1882 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Sarah Booker was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1862. She was the daughter of Thomas Booker and Ann Moore. Her birth was registered at Cheltenham in the June quarter.

In the 1871 census, she was aged 8 and living with her parents and 3 brothers at Coberley, Gloucestershire.

In 1874, aged 12, she emigrated with her parents and 4 brothers to New Zealand on the ship Cathcart, arriving at Lyttleton on 29 August 1874.

She married George Batty in 1881 or 1882 at Oamaru and eventually settled at Orari.

She died on 16 April 1933, aged probably 71 (but recorded as 72), and was buried at Geraldine Cemetery.

Sources

• General Register Office, online indices search for birth 1862, June Quarter, in Cheltenham, of Sarah Booker, mother's maiden name Moore, Volume 06A, Page 387.
• England and Wales Census, 1871, district 19b, sub-district Charlton Kings, via FamilySearch Household at Coberley, Gloucestershire; Thomas Booker, age 48, born Cowley, Monmouthshire, gardener; Anne, 36, born Elkstone, Monmouthshire; and children James, 13, farm boy; George, 11; Sarah 8; Charles, 6; all born Monmouthshire [Gloucestershire is apparently preferred, cf. 1861 census, where James & George's birthplaces are stated as Coberley, Gloucestershire].
• Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, database with images, via FamilySearch Assisted immigration to Canterbury on the ship Cathcart, sailing 10 June 1874, immigration 29 Aug 1874. Booker family: Thomas 45 years Gloster [Gloustershire] farm labourer, Ann 40, William 18, James 17, George 15, Sarah 12, Charles 10. [The 4 oldest children have been struck out and added to the single men / women pages: page 17 (image 54) males, listed as farm labourers, and page 24 (image 61) females, Sarah Booker.]
• New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages search for marriage reg. no. 1882/664, marriage of Sarah Booker and George Batty.
• New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages search for death reg. no. 1933/8540, death of Sarah Ann Batty, age 92Y [sic]. [date of death of 16 April 1933 can be verified by adjusting the search from date].
• Timaru District Council Cemeteries 17772 Sarah Anne Batty, age 72, date of death 19 Apr 1933, burial Geraldine Cemetery 19 Apr 1933 General section row 434 plot 111. [The photo of grave shows an inscription "Sarah Batty".]
• Timaru Herald, 16 May 1933, page 9 via Papers Past Obituary, Mrs G. Batty. Sarah, wife of George Batty, only daughter of the late Mr W. Booker. She was born at Cochelford, Gloucestershire and accompanied her father and mother and their family to New Zealand in 1864 on the sailing ship Cathcart, under Captain Crawford, in a fairly smart time of 80 days. They landed at Lyttleton and went to Geraldine. In 1881, Sarah married George Batty at Oamaru and lived for a short time at Temuka, Woodbury, and Winchester before settling at Orari, where they lived for 47 years. She was 72 years of age and survived by her husband, five daughters, Mrs T. Austin (Orari), Mrs T. H. Loach (Timaru), Mrs A. G. Loach (Geraldine), Mrs C. Colville (Tinwald), Mrs W. Berry (Temuka), and two sons, E. G. Batty and P. Batty, both of Christchurch. One son, Charles Batty, of Dunedin, predeceased her. [The Cathcart sailing was 1874, and her father apparently Thomas Booker.]
• Timaru Herald, 17 April 1933, page 6 via Papers Past Notice of funeral of the wife of Mr George Batty, to leave his residence in Orari on 18 April 1933 for St. Mary's Church, then to Geraldine Cemetery.
• Timaru Herald, 16 April 1934 via Papers Past In Memoriam of Sarah Batty, late Orari, died 16 April 1933. Inserted by her brother Bill Booker and sister-in-law Polly Fielding. [a sister of William Booker's wife?]