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Sarah (Miles) James (abt. 1833 - 1917)

Sarah James formerly Miles
Born about in Wiltshire, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 17 Jun 1850 (to 6 Feb 1881) in Alverstoke, Hampshire, Englandmap
Wife of — married 27 Mar 1882 in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealandmap
Wife of — married 3 Dec 1904 [location unknown]
Died at about age 84 in Canterbury, New Zealandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Sarah was born in Wiltshire in 1833

The 1841 Census of Enland and Wales lists Sarah, aged 7, living with her parents, James and Ann, and her siblings Martha, Thomas, and Ann, and her half brother Solomon Stevens at Bishops Canning. [1]


In 1861 Sarah and Alfred are living with his father in Lacock. Sarah is working as a dress maker. Also in the household is her sister-in-law Harriet. [2]


Sarah and Joseph were married on the 3rd December 1904.[3]

Sarah died on the 12 November at her home, 147 King Street, Rangiora[4] and the funeral was held on the 14th. [5] She was buried at St John's Anglican Church Cemetery in Left Area, Row 10, Plot 21. [6]


Sources

  1. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73B-Z4P : 13 December 2017), Sarah Miles in household of James Miles, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; 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.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JT-R95 : 12 December 2017), Sarah Fennell in household of Enoch Fennell, Lacock, Wiltshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast ([1] : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
  3. Births, Deaths and Marriages Online, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz, Marriage registration for James and McIntyre, 1904/6437
  4. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17636, 14 November 1917, page 1, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19171114.2.2.2, Death notice for Sarah James
  5. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17636, 14 November 1917, page 10, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19171114.2.83.8, Funeral notice for Sarah James
  6. Waimakariri District North Canterbury New Zealand Burial Records, CD, Version 1, 2007, Copy owned by Jean Price




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