Sarah Ann Shephard (abt. 1818 - 1886)

Born about 1818 in Sutton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of David Burns — married 20 Aug 1846 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1886 at about age 68 in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah Ann Shephard was born in 1818 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England.^[1]

Sarah married David Burns, a baker, on 23 August 1846 in St Marylebone, Westminster, England.^[2] Together they had at least 4 children.

1. John Burns, 1848, St. George Hanover^[3]
2. Sarah Ann Burns, 1850, Shoreditch^[4]
3. Jane Burns, 1852, Shoreditch^[5]
4. Janet Burns, 1857, London^[6]

In the 1851 census Sarah (age 33) was the wife of David Burns in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. She was living with her husband and two young children.^[1]

In the 1871 census Sarah (age 50) was living with her husband, two children and 5 servants in Lee, Kent, England.^[7]

Sarah's death (age 67) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1886 in the Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom.^[8]

Research Notes

• Removed "Died about 13 Mar 1944 in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands" as this record is for her daughter
• No baptism record has been found, but this one may be a possibility
• "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", Ancestry Record 9841 #135902083 (accessed 20 November 2021), Sarah Shephard baptism on 14 Sep 1823, daughter of Joseph Shephard & Mary, in Gedling, Nottingham, England.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1537; Folio: 128; Page: 23; GSU roll: 174767
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #234944 (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Sarah Ann Burns (33), wife, in household of David Burns (29) in Shoreditch registration district.
2. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/MRY1/218
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #5810814 (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Sarah Ann Shephard marriage to David Burns on 23 Aug 1846 in St Marylebone, Westminster, England.
3. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Burns, John (Mother's maiden name: Shephard).
   GRO Reference: 1848 Oct-Nov-Dec in Saint George Hanover Square Volume 01 Page 41.
4. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Burns, Sarah Ann (Mother's maiden name: Shephard).
   GRO Reference: 1850 Apr-May-Jun in The Shoreditch District Volume 02 Page 414.
5. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Burns, Jane (Mother's maiden name: Shephard).
   GRO Reference: 1852 Apr-May-Jun in The Shoreditch District Volume 01C Page 180.
6. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Burns, Janet (Mother's maiden name: Shephard).
   GRO Reference: 1857 Jan-Feb-Mar in City Of London Volume 01C Page 100.
7. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 765; Folio: 34; Page: 1; GSU roll: 824730
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #2556460 (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Sarah Ann Burns (50), wife, in household of David Burns (48) in Lewisham registration district. Born in Nottinghamshire England.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #5013562 (accessed 20 November 2021)
   Sarah Ann Burns death Apr-May-Jun 1886 in Lambeth (age 67) volume 1d page 204.

• From a family tree doodle by my father Denis Ormond Burns and information in letter from Kintracers Limited Canterbury Kent