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Sarah (Girling) Lightening (1807)

Sarah Lightening formerly Girling aka Thirkettle
Born in Mendham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdommap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Jan 1832 in Wacton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdommap
Wife of — married 14 Feb 1857 in Tivetshall St Margaret, Norfolk, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

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Sarah (Girling) Lightening was born in Mendham, Suffolk, England.

Sarah Girling was born in Mendham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. [1]
She was the daughter of Nathaniel Girling andSarah Randal.

First Marriage

18 January 1832 Sarah Girling spinster, married John Thirkettle bachelor of Pulham St Mary Magdalene, with consent at All Saints' church, Wacton, Norfolk. The witnesses were Elizabeth Batley and Samuel Mears[2]

6 June 1841 Census Sarah Thirkettle (33) of Norfolk, was living with children Nathaniel (9) of Norfolk, William (7) of Norfolk, and Sarah (6) of Norfolk, at Street, Pulham St Mary Magdalen, Norfolk.[3][4]

By 1851 Sarah was the housekeeper of widower John Lightening in Tivethall St Margaret (also in the household was son Nathaniel). [5]

1 November 1852 Sarah Thirkettle witnessed the marriage of son Nathaniel Thirkettle (20) bachelor, labourer, son of John Thirkettle (deceased) and Maria Howes of full age, spinster daughter of John Rayner Howes, dealer, at the church of St Mary Magdalene Pulham Market, Norfolk. The marriage was by banns and the second witnessed was John Palmer.[6]

Second Marriage

In 1857 Sarah married her employer widower, John Lightening. [7]

They were still living in Tivetshall St Margaret in 1861 [8]

Research note
Original transcription of John Lighton was not clear. However, John Lightening was clear on his first marriage to Mary Raker. (marriage certificate on profile.)

Sources

  1. Suffolk : Mendham : All Saints : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581864ace93790eca30405d1 : viewed 8 Aug 2021) baptism Sarah Girling 06 Dec 1807
  2. FreeReg
  3. 1841 England Census (Ancestry)
  4. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census (Find my Past) HO 107; piece: 758; book: 25; folio: 21; page: 35; registration district: Depwade
  5. 1851 UK Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6P-98D
  6. FreeReg Parish register entry number 74
  7. Norfolk : Tivetshall St Margaret : St Margaret : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581840fde93790eb7f74d4cb : viewed 8 Aug 2021) marriage John Lightening to Sarah Thirkettle 14 Feb 1857
  8. 1861 UK Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7F4-H39




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