Born before in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Gent
and Rebekkah (Bramley) Ghent
Sister of
Rowland Gent, Eliza (Gent) Hallam, Charles Gent, Mary Gent, Thomas Gent, Ellen (Gent) Buxton and Samuel Gent
Wife of
Herbert Parsons
— married
14 Jul 1862 (to 1877) in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
after age 42
in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Sarah Gent was born in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England in 1835. She was baptised at St Mary's Church, Sutton in Ashfield on the 21st June 1835, the daughter of John Gent and Rebecca (Bramley) Gent.[1]
On the 1841 census, Sarah (aged 6) lived in a Cottage near Porter's Buildings, Forest Side, Sutton in Ashfield with her parents John & Rebecca Gent and six siblings.[2]
In 1851, Sarah (15) still lived in the Cottage near Eastfield Side (or Forest Side) with her parents and her four siblings.[3]
The 1861 census shows Sarah, aged 24 and a dressmaker, living with her brother-in-law and sister, John and Eliza Hallam, at Eastfield Side. Also in the house was her mother Rebecca.[4]
She married Herbert Parsons at St Mary's Church, Sutton in Ashfield on the 14th July 1862.[5] Herbert was a 25 year old bachelor and labourer. His father was Reuben Parsons, publican. Sarah was a 26 year old spinster and dressmaker, the daughter of John Gent, labourer. Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Gent and Ellen Buxton.[6]
On the 1871 census, Herbert and Sarah were living at 171 Forest Side, Sutton in Ashfield, where Herbert was a carter. Also in the household were their children: Gordon (8) Samuel (6) Rebecca Ellen (3) and Reuben.(1mo)[7]
Sarah died in October 1877, aged 41 years[8]. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Sutton in Ashfield on the 31st October 1877, with her abode at death given as Forest Side.[9]
Sources
- ↑ Nottinghamshire : Sutton in Ashfield : St Mary : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58187332e93790eca31f2cab : viewed 8 Nov 2023) baptism Sarah Gent 21 Jun 1835
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SQ-JZD : 25 May 2019), Sarah Gent in household of John Gent, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, 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.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6M-YV9 : 9 November 2019), Sarah Gent in household of John Gent, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; citing Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, p. 12, 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.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Z4-99R : 3 March 2021), Sarah Ghent in household of John Hallam, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; 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.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DVQ-6VT : 13 December 2014), Herbert Parsons, 1862; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1862, quarter 3, vol. 7B, p. 82, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑
"Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Pr9813; Reference: Pr9813
Ancestry uk Record 61840 #1042202 (accessed 8 November 2023)
Herbert Parsons (25) marriage to Sarah Gent on 14 Jul 1862 in Sutton in Ashfield, St. Mary Magdalene, Nottinghamshire, England. - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXX-HYP : 27 June 2022), Herbert Parsons, 1871.
- ↑ PARSONS, SARAH 41 GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in MANSFIELD Volume 07B Page 44 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
- ↑
"Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1994"
Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Pr9836; Reference: Pr9836
Ancestry uk Record 61841 #1058145 (accessed 8 November 2023)
Sarah Parson burial on 31 Oct 1877 in Sutton in Ashfield, St. Mary Magdalene, Nottinghamshire, England.
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