Sarah (Brunt) Race (1816 - 1861)

Born 1816 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Race — married 20 Dec 1838 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1861 at about age 45 in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Extract of Sarahs grandfather's Will relevant to Sarah and her heirs: ^[1] (I) will of 17 Sep 1827 of William Brunt the elder of Biggleswade, gentleman: - devising to his son John Brunt his messuage in Langford Street and 6 cottages in Langford Street and other premises not subject of the abstract, charged with payment of legacy of 900 to his two daughters Mary Larkins and Sarah Mellor; - devising to Thomas McGrath, Robert Lindsell and William Larkins, his trustees, his dwellinghouses in Palace Yard, Biggleswade and two dwelling houses in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade in trust charged with annuity of 15 per annum for each of his grandchildren William and Sarah Brunt Perkins for their lives; upon trust for moiety for all children of his son, William Brunt as tenants in common; upon trust for all children of his son William as tenants in common;

- Sarah Brunt, testator's 5th child married James Race and died on 11 Apr 1861 leaving her husband and her eldest child and heir at law James Samuel Race;

- death of James Race on 28 Feb 1864;

- death of James Samuel Race on 25 Oct 1867 leaving 2 children Elizabeth Sarah and Alice Maud Mary, wife of [blank] Bell as joint heirs; Elizabeth Sarah Race and Alice Maud Mary Bell, co-heiresses of Sarah Race, granddaughter of William Brunt the testator (1/7th) inheritance

On 20 Dec 1838 James Race married Sarah Brunt in Biggleswade, Bedford, England^[2]

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census ^[3] 11, Little Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London & Middlesex, England

James Race Head Married Male 45 1816 Warrant Officer at Marylebone Workhouse Bedfordshire, England

Sarah Race Wife Married Female 45 1816 Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

John Brunt Race Son Unmarried Male 19 1842 Picture Frame Maker Holborn, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann Race Daughter - Female 16 1845 Fancy Trimming Maker London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Race Daughter - Female 14 1847 Scholar St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Sarah Race Daughter - Female 12 1849 Nurse Maid St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emily Race Daughter - Female 9 1852 - Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Frederick Race Son - Male 6 1855 - St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Just ten days after the census was taken Sarah was buried on 17 Apr 1861 at Victoria Park Cemetery in Hackney Age 45 ^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ http://bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/Details/archive/110086885
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2L8-7HZ : 10 February 2018), James Race and Sarah Brunt, 20 Dec 1838; citing Biggleswade,Bedford,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,404.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M2-RRTB : 11 December 2017), Sarah Race in household of James Race, Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex, 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.
4. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA/RG4/BUR/1020975
5. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD/D/1861/2/GR/001145/028