Sarah (Kirby) Trimmer (1741 - 1810)

Born 6 Jan 1741 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Wife of James Trimmer — married 20 Sep 1762 in Ealing, London, England

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1810 at age 69 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Her parents were John Joshua Kirby and Sarah Bull. She was an only daughter.

Her father was a friend of the painter Gainsborough.

She was married at St Mary Church in Ealing. ^[1]She had six daughters and six sons.

She was an authoress of Children's Literature and in 1782 published "Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of Nature." Another book was "Story of the Robins" in 1786.

In 1786 she established a Sinday School at St George Church Old Brentford.

She is buried in the family vault in St Mary's Church, Ealing.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936", London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO/037/A/01/016, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #1469798 (accessed 7 December 2021)
   Sarah Kirby marriage to James Trimmer on 20 Sep 1762 in St Mary, Ealing, Ealing, England.

• Dictionary of National Biography. Vol 19, Page 1158. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1981/images/31205_Vol19-01175?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.13595575.1216362660.1639105838-953446689.1560406230&pId=51777
• Biography. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Trimmer

See also:

• Records of the Family of Deacon, of Kettering and London, with notices of allied families