Hannah (Capper) Sansom (1843 - 1921)

Born 1843 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 7 Aug 1921 at about age 78 in Unley, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Hannah (Capper) Sansom was born in Cheshire, England.

Hannah was baptised 22 Mar 1843 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. She is the daughter of William Capper and Hannah Whittaker. ^[1]

Hannah was 13 when she emigrated to South Australia with her family on the Blundell, arriving at Port Adelaide on 11 Oct 1856. ^[2]

She married George Sansom 25 May 1864 at the Registry Office, Adelaide, South Australia. ^[3]

She passed away age 75 on 7 Aug 1921 in Unley, South Australia ^[4] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4L5-2H5 : 7 December 2017), Hannah Capper, 22 Mar 1843, Christening; citing item 1 p 32, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,751,913.
2. ↑ The Ships List. Immigrants to South Australia, (UK, assisted passage) 1847-1886 (https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.shtml : accessed 29 Aug 2022) Passenger list for the Blundell 1856 entry for Families: CAPPER William 45, labourer from Sandbach Cheshire with family, Hannah 46, Hannah 13, William 8, Mary 5, Benjamin 2; Single men: CAPPER Andrew 24, shoemaker, Sandbach Cheshire with parents; Charles 17, plumber, Sandbach Cheshire, with parents; John 15, shoemaker, Sandbach Cheshire, with parents; Single Women: CAPPER Ellen 20, Seamstress, Cheshire, with family
3. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 30 Aug 2022) database entry for George SANSOM (age 21, marital status N, father William SANSOM) and Hannah CAPPER (age 20, marital status N, father William CAPPER) 25 May 1864, Registry Office Adelaide. Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 1/362
4. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 30 Aug 2022) database entry for Hannah Latham SANSOM (Death date 7 Aug 1921, age 75, marital status M, place of death Unley, residence Unley, relative Geoge SANSOM [H]) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 448/95
5. ↑ "Family Notices" The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) 8 August 1921: 2 (5 O'CLOCK EDITION). Web. 30 Aug 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210653426>.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG26-25B : 9 November 2019), Hannah Capper in household of William Capper, Sandbach, Cheshire, England; citing Sandbach, Cheshire, England, p. 50, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.