Sarah (Moseley) Proffitt (1793 - abt. 1873)

Born 1793 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Wife of Joseph Proffitt — married 12 Feb 1810 in St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Died about Dec 1873 at about age 80 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Biography

Sarah (Moseley) Proffitt was born in Staffordshire, England.

Sarah was born in 1793 to Samuel Moseley and Elianor Morgan-Mousley

She married Joseph Proffitt ^[1] on the 12th February 1810 at St Martins, Birmingham

She passed away in 1873, aged 80, in Atherstone I have not been able to find a source to verify this fact

Residence

In 1851 ^[2] she was living in Ablewell Street, Walsall Joseph was a Plater, Sarah had no occupation listed, Henry and Joseph were Saddle Tree Makers and their lodger Joseph Green was a Brush Maker.

Census

1851
Joseph Proffitt Head Male 60 Walsall,
Sarah Proffitt Widow Female 58 Walsall,
Henry Proffitt Son Male 37 Walsall,
Joseph Proffitt Grand Son Male 19 Birmm,
Joseph Green Lodger Male 50 Wolverhampton,

Crime

Sarah went on trial ^[3] on the 9th March 1853 in Staffordshire for Larceny and was sent to prison for 1 calendar month.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLWH-W27 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Proffit and Sarah Moseley, 12 Feb 1810; citing Saint Martin,Birmingham,Warwick,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0919779-781, 0919782, 0919783.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGC-5QZ : 9 November 2017), Sarah Proffitt in household of Joseph Proffitt, , Staffordshire, England; citing , Staffordshire, England, p. 10, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/54935/person/350194793739/facts : accessed 12 August 2019), profile for Sarah Moseley.