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Sarah was born in 1860 in Southwark, Surrey, the daughter of Henry Thomas Simmons (1835 - ) and Sarah (Brownnutt) Simmons (1840 - 1872) in Southwark, London. Her date of birth is based on that shown in the 1861 Census.[1]
1861 Census on the 7th April 1861 Sarah was living at 31 Gun Street, Southwark with her parents Henry Simmons and Sarah Brownnutt, and her brother George.[2]
1871 Census on the 2nd April 1871 Sarah was living at 31 Gun Street, Southwark, London with her parents Henry Simmons and Sarah Brownnutt, and her siblings Elizabeth, Maria and Harriett.[3]
1881 Census on the 3rd April 1881 Sarah was living at 86 Newington Butts, Lambeth, London. She was a general servant.[4]
On the 7th August 1882 Sarah married William Charles Pickup (1861 - ) in St Thomas' Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex and the marriage was registered in the 3rd quarter 1882, reference Bethnal Green 1c/587. William was a soft stone sawyer and his father William Charles Pickup was a publican. Sarah signed her wedding certificate with a 'x' and was a domestic servant and her father Henry Simmons was an engineer. William and Sarah were both living at 46 Ada Street, London Fields. The witnesses were Harry Rures and Emma Hall.[5][6]
St Thomas' Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex |
On the 28th June 1883 Sarah's daughter Sarah Ann was born at 99 Boston Street, Haggerston and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[7]
On the 17th January 1887 Sarah's son William Charles was born at 101 Maidstone Street, Haggerston and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[8]
On the 4th October 1888 Sarah's daughter Harriet was born at 93 Maidstone Street, Haggerston and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[9]
On the 2nd October 1890 Sarah's daughter Maria was born at 93 Maidstone Street, Haggerston and Sarah signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[10]
1891 Census on the 5th April 1891 Sarah was living at 93 Maidstone Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch with her husband William, and children Sarah, William, Harriet and Lilian Maria (shown as Raier).[11]
On the 15th October 1891 Sarah's son Albert Edward was born at 27 Moye Street, Haggerston and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[12]
On the 6th March 1892 Sarah's son Albert Edward died at 27 Moye Street, Haggerston and she signed his death certificate with a 'x'.[13]
On the 1st February 1893 Sarah's son Henry was born at 27 Moye Street, Haggerston and she signed his birth certificate with a 'x'.[14]
Sarah's son Arthur was born on the 16th September 1894 at 67 Whiston Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London, and his birth was registered on the 15th October 1894, reference Shoreditch 1c/98. His father William Charles Pickup was shown as a stone sawyer. Sarah was the informant and signed Arthur's birth certificate with an 'x'.[15]
On the 15th December 1895 Sarah's daughter Lilian Maria was born at 25 Dove Row, Haggerston, Hoxton, and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'.[16]
On the 8th May 1898 Sarah's daughter Elizabeth was born and she signed her birth certificate with a 'x'. They were living at 6 Forest Side, Forest Gate, West Ham, London.[17]
On the 23rd June 1900 Sarah's son Charles Albert was born and she signed his birth certificate with a 'x'.[18]
1901 Census on the 31st March 1901 Sarah was living at 146 Bessborough Road, East Ham, Essex with her husband William, and children Sarah, William, Harriet, Henry (shown as Harry), Arthur, Lilian Maria (shown as Raier), Elizabeth, and Charles.[19]
On the 7th December 1919 Sarah died at 102 Walton Road, Manor Park, Essex, and her death was registered on the 8th December 1919, reference West Ham 4a/216. Sarah died of chronic nephritis and cerebral haemorrhage. Her son Henry was present at the death and the informant. He was living at 168 Church Road, Manor Park, Essex. Sarah's husband William was a journeyman stone sawyer.[20][21][22]
Unfortunately, Sarah was abandoned by her husband, and left without any income. The Poor Law Guardians then took her husband to court on three occasions and he was sent to prison for not supporting his wife and 5 children.
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Court cases relating to William Charles Pickup |
The evidence in the third case was that he was living with another woman, and this seems to be confirmed by the 1911 census, when William Charles is living with Alice Tebble Alice (Friedlander) Bessell (1871-1932) and her children. William Charles used the name "William Charles Bessell" in the census, which was the name of his step-father.
Sarah Ann Pickup (28.6.1883 - 1954) aged 71
Elizabeth Pickup (22.1.1885 - 1886) aged 1 (Infant mortality)
William Pickup (17.1.1887 - )
Harriet Pickup (4.10.1888 - )
Maria Pickup (2.10.1890 - 11.2.1892) aged 16 months (Infant mortality)
Annie Violet Pickup (2.10.1890 - 1891) aged 0 (Infant mortality)
Albert Edward Pickup (15.10.1891 - 6.3.1892) aged 4 months (Infant mortality)
Henry Samuel Pickup (1.2.1893 - 13.6.1965) aged 72
Arthur Edward Pickup (16.9.1894 - 5.3.1950) aged 55
Lilian Maria Pickup (15.12.1895 - 1986) aged 91
Elizabeth Pickup (8.5.1898 - 5.1.1985) aged 85
Charles Albert Pickup (23.6.1900 - 24.1.1987) aged 86
(7.4.1861 - 2.4.1871) 31 Gunn Street, Southwark, Surrey
(3.4.1881) V86 Newington Butts, Lambeth, London
(7.8.1882) 46 Ada Street, London Fields, London
(28.6.1883) 99 Boston Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Middlesex
(17.1.1887) 101 Maidstone Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Middlesex
(4.10.1888 - 5.4.1891) 93 Maidstone Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Middlesex
(15.10.1891 - 1.2.1893) 27 Moye Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London
(16.9.1894) 67 Whiston Street, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London
(15.12.1895) 25 Dove Row, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London
(8.5.1898) 6 Forest Side, Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex
(31.3.1901) 146 Bessborough Road, East Ham, Essex
(7.12.1919) 102 Walton Road, Manor Park, Essex
Domestic servant (3.4.1881 - 7.8.1882)
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