Sarah Ann (McKay) Milburn (1847 - bef. 1877)

Born 12 Dec 1847 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died before 16 Aug 1877 before age 29 in Mickley, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Sarah (McKay) Milburn was born in Cumberland, England.

Biography

Sarah Ann McKay was born on 12th December 1847 in Wetheral, Carlisle, to "Jane McKay", a single mother; no father is named on her registration ^[1].

Birth registration for Sarah Ann McKay

1851 census: The best-fitting record I have found places Sarah and her - now married - mother in Wetheral, Carlisle, Cumberland ^[2]. (Note: Her stepfather James Purvis was only about 5 miles away at this time, though is listed as single in his census return. I have not found any documentation of this marriage, suggesting it may have been a "border marriage".)

1861 census: Living at 3 Vints Buildings, Causey Bank, All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne ^[3]. (Notes: 1. Surname mistranscribed as "Parves" in FindMyPast; 2. From an extensive search, this was the only family found with a William {~Purvis or ~Dixon} of about the right age and place of birth, near either his birthplace or his later biography; 3. Wiglaw does not exist, which is a real shame as I'd love to know where she's from! Perhaps Wigton? 4. There is a photo of Causey Bank from 1967 here [6].)

Marriage & children: George Milburn married Sarah Ann Purvis on the 2nd November 1868 at All Saints' parish church, Newcastle upon Tyne, by banns ^{[4] [5]}. He is stated to be 26, a bachelor and a pitman, living on Stepney Terrace, the son of Robert Milburn (deceased), a pitman; she is stated to be 19, a spinster also living on Stepney Terrace, daughter of James Purvis (deceased), a husbandman. Both signed the register, and witnesses were Joseph Wright and James Wilson. The following Milburn births were registered with the mother's maiden name Purvis:

1. Hannah, Q2 1871, Castle Ward ^[6]; baptised 16th December 1871 at St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne ^[7]
2. James, Q3 1873, Castle Ward ^[8]
3. Margaret Jane, Q2 1875, Hexham ^[9]
4. Sarah Hannah, Q3 1877, Hexham ^[10]; buried on 16th August 1877, Mickley ^{[11] [12]}

1871 census: The only likely record found for her (though her birthplace is wrong) is from Heddon on the Wall Castle Ward, Northumberland ^[13]. It has 'George Milburne' as 32, coal miner, born in Allendale, Northumberland; and 'Sarah do', 22, born in Bywell, Northumberland; there is no-one else in the household. (The census was taken on 2nd April, before Hannah's birth.)

Death: She died in, or soon after, giving birth to Sarah Hannah. Both were buried on 16th August 1877 in Mickley, Northumberland ^{[14] [15]}. Sarah Ann Milburn's death, at the reported age of 28, was registered in Hexham, Northumberland in Q3 1877 ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ “Birth: 1847 - Sarah Ann MacKay (Certified Copy of Original Record).” GRO (Carlisle, Q4 1847, vol 25, p 73).
2. ↑ “1851 Census: Wetheral, Carlisle, Cumberland.” 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census (HO107/2429/36). Accessed February 27, 2022. [1]
3. ↑ “1861 Census: 3 Vints Buildings, Causey Bank, All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland (Scanned Image).” 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census (RG09/3829/63). Accessed February 27, 2022. [2]
4. ↑ “Marriage: 1868 - George Milburn and Sarah Ann Purvis.” GRO (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1868 Q4, vol 10B, p 32; certified copy of original document), 18th January 2023. [3]
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 [4]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
6. ↑ GRO: Castle Ward, 1871 Q2, vol 10b, p 251.
7. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-V5ZQ : 19 April 2021), Hannah Milburn, 1871.
8. ↑ GRO: Castle Ward, 1873 Q3, vol 10b, p 269.
9. ↑ GRO: Hexham, 1875 Q2, vol 10b, p 295.
10. ↑ GRO: Hexham, 1877 Q3, vol 10b, p 282.
11. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLL6-PW2R : 20 April 2021), Sarah Hannah Milburn, 1877.
12. ↑ GRO: Hexham, 1877 Q3, vol 10b, p 147.
13. ↑ 1871 Census: (RG10/5139/38) [5]
14. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLL6-PW25 : 20 April 2021), Sarah Ann Milburn, 1877.
15. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLL6-PW2R : 20 April 2021), Sarah Hannah Milburn, 1877.
16. ↑ GRO: Hexham, 1877 Q3, vol 10b, p 147.