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Sarah Ann (Shoesmith) Giles (1793)

Sarah Ann Giles formerly Shoesmith
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Englandmap
Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 1 Feb 1816 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Sarah (Shoesmith) Giles was born in Kent, England.
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Sarah (Shoesmith) Giles has English ancestors.

Sarah Ann (Shoesmith) Giles was born on 4 Feb 1793 in Gravesend, Kent, England. She was an england, nurse. Her parents were John Shoesmith (1770 - ) and Elizabeth (Laurence) Shoesmith (~1770 - ).

Sarah was baptised on 19 April 1793 in Tenterden, Kent, England.[1]

Her siblings were...

  1. Mary Shoesmith (1788 - )
  2. Edward Shoesmith (1790 - 1845)

Sarah married John Giles (1790 - 1849) on 1 Feb 1816 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom. [2]

Their children were...

  1. John Giles (1818 - 1904)
  2. Benjamin Giles (1826 - 1897)
  3. Sarah Ann (Giles) Milton (1829 - 1861)
  4. Elizabeth Giles (1832 - )
  5. Eliza Giles (1834 - )
  6. Dinah (Giles) Pearson (1839 - 1888).

In the 1841 census Sarah (age 45) was in Winchaep Street, Thanington, Kent, England.[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah Giles F 45 Kent
John Giles M 50
Benjamin Giles M 14 Kent
Sarah Ann Giles F 12 Kent
Elizabeth Giles M 14 Kent
Sarah Ann Giles F 12 Kent
Elizabeth Giles F 9 Kent
Eliza Giles F 7 Kent
Dinah Giles F 1 Kent

In the 1851 census Sarah (age 56) was the widow head of household in Wincheap Street, Thanington, Kent, England.[4]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah Giles Head Widow F 56 Nurse Maidstone, Kent
Eliza Giles Daughter Unmarried F 13 Thanington, Kent
Dinah Giles Daughter Unmarried F 11 Scholar Thanington, Kent
Ellen Ealfounder Visitor Unmarried F 6 Scholar Canterbury, Kent

In the 1861 census Sarah (age 66) was the widowed head of household in Windmill Street, Milton, Kent, England.[5]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah Giles Head Widowed F 66 Fruiterer & Joy Shop Gravesend, Kent
Ann Giles Niece F 8 Scholar Clapham, Surrey
Lucy Giles Niece F 5 Scholar Clapham, Surrey
William H Barnard Grandson M 10 Scholar Stone, Kent

She was living with Frederick Bass at Gravesend, Milton, Kent, England and she was still working as a fruiterer in 1871 [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    FamilySearch (accessed 23 December 2021)
    Sarah Shoesmith baptism on 19 Apr 1793 (born 4 Feb 1793) in Tenterden, Kent, England.
  2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNDM-941 : 10 February 2018), John Giles and Sarah Shoesmith, 01 Feb 1816; citing Canterbury, Kent, England, reference it 1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,786,080.
  3. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch (accessed 23 December 2021)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah Giles (45). Born in Kent.
  4. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    Citing Thanington, Kent, England, p. 4; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch (accessed 23 December 2021)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah Giles (56), widow head of household at Wincheap Street in Bridge registration district. Born in Maidstone, Kent.
  5. ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    Citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch (accessed 23 December 2021)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah Giles (66), widowed head of household in Gravesend registration district.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFX6-PS3 : 11 December 2017), Sarah Giles, 1871.




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