Sarah (Hawthorn) Peak (1888)

Born 10 Jan 1888 in Carsonstown, Saintfield, County Down, Ireland

Wife of John Nicholas Peak — married 13 Oct 1909 in County Down, Ireland

Biography

Sarah Hawthorne was born in 1888, the daughter of farmer Robert Hawthorne and his wife Annabella Anderson.^[1] She was born in the townland of Carsonstown, Saintfield parish, Co Down.

In the 1901 Census, the family was living in Carsonstown.^[2] All the members were Presbyterian and described as born in Co Down.

• Robert Hawthorne, head, aged 37, Farmer
• wife Ana Bella, 38
• son William, 17, Farmer’s Son
• daughter Isabella, 15, Farmer’s Daughter
• son Alexander, 13, Farmer’s Son
• daughter Sarah, 11, at school
• daughter Ruth, 10, at school
• daughter Letitia, 8, at school
• daughter Elisabeth, 5, at school
• son Samuel, 3
• daughter Mary Jane, 6 months

Sarah married John Nicholas Peak on 13 Oct 1909 in First Saintfield Presbyterian Church, Saintfield parish, Co Down.^[3] The couple were both of 'full age' and previously unmarried. Sarah lived at Carsonstown; John was a carpenter living in Grinnell, Iowa, USA, and his father was James Peak, a publican. The witnesses were Walter Peak and Ruth Hawthorne.

After their marriage, John Peak returned to Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa with Sarah, and the couple remained in the county:

• 1910 US Census ^[4]
• 1915 Iowa State Census ^[5]
• 1920 US Census ^[6]
• 1940 US Census ^[7]

Sarah died in 1941.^[8]

Research Notes

Sarah and her sisters Isabella and Ruth all married brothers from the Peak family of Saintfield.

Sources

1. ↑ Births (CR) Ireland. Killyleagh, Downpatrick, Co Down. 10 January 1888. HAWTHORN, Sarah. Entry no. 264. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1888/02531/1937524.pdf : accessed 25 October 2022.
2. ↑ 1901 Census of Ireland. Carsonstown, Leggygowan, Co Down. 31 March 1901. Robert HAWTHORNE (Head). Household no. 32. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Leggygowan/Carsonstown/1231363/ : accessed 25 October 2022.
3. ↑ Marriages (CR) Ireland. Saintfield First Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, Lisburn registration district, Co Down. 13 October 1909. PEAK, John Nicholas and HAWTHORNE, Sarah. Entry no. 34. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1909/10034/5649678.pdf : accessed 26 October 2022.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9H-4F9 : accessed 31 October 2022), Sarah Peak in household of John N Peak, Grinnell Ward 2, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 25A, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,374,434.
5. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4T-LX6K : 2 March 2022), Sarah Peak, 1915; citing Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM8-K1Q : 1 February 2021), Sarah Peak in entry for John N Peak, 1920.
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBK-7WG : accessed 31 October 2022.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86737826/sarah-peak: accessed 31 October 2022), memorial page for Sarah Peak (1888–1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #86737826, citing Westfield Cemetery, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by clio (contributor 46586698) .