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Sarah Jane (Leather) Everitt (1872 - 1941)

Sarah Jane Everitt formerly Leather
Born in Lymm, Cheshire, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 20 Apr 1891 in St Michael's Church, Flixton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 69 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Profile last modified | Created 17 Aug 2011
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Biography

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Sarah (Leather) Everitt was born in Lymm, Cheshire, England.

Sarah Jane Leather, daughter of Alfred Leather & Caroline Sarah Jane Clare, was baptised on 2 June 1872 in Lymm, Cheshire, England.[1]

In the 1881 census Sarah (age 8) was the daughter of Alfred Leather in Newfield Cottages, Lymm, Cheshire, England. She was a Scholar.[2]

3 Apr 1881: Lymm, Cheshire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Alfred Leather Head Married M 28 Fustian Cutter Lymm, Cheshire, England
Sarah Leather Daughter Unmarried F 8 Scholar Lymm, Cheshire, England
Zilla Leather Daughter Unmarried F 7 Scholar Lymm, Cheshire, England
William Leather Son Unmarried M 0 Lymm, Cheshire, England
Jane Leather Wife Married F 28 Fustian Cutter Manchester, Lancashire, England
Fletcher Holt Lodger head Married M 22 Fustian Cutter Lymm, Cheshire, England
Ada Holt Wife Married F 22 Fustian Cutter Lymm, Cheshire, England
Ellen Holt Daughter Unmarried F 0 Lymm, Cheshire, England

In the 1891 census Sarah (age 18) was the single niece of Arthur Frost on Irlam Road in Flixton, Lancashire, England. She was a General Servant.[3]

5 Apr 1891: Flixton, Lancashire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Arthur Frost Head Married M 28 General Labourer Suffolk, England
Mary Frost Wife Married F 22 Cheshire, England
Sarah J Leather Niece Single F 18 General Servant Cheshire, England
William Manley Boarder Single M 30 General Labourer England
Henry Miles Boarder Single M 19 Horse Driver Surrey, England
George Burton Boarder Married M 28 General Labourer Huntingdonshire, England
William Scarborough Boarder Single M 24 General Labourer Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane married John Everitt on 20 April 1891 in St Michael, Flixton, Lancashire, England.[4] Together they had 11 children:

  1. John Everitt (1893–1941)
  2. Charles Everitt (1897–1986)
  3. Elsie Everitt(1900– )
  4. Edith Mary Everitt (1902– )
  5. Grace Everitt (1904– )
  6. Griff Everitt (1907–1973)
  7. Margaret Alice Everitt (1909–1958)
  8. Eliza Everitt (1911–1973)
  9. Gerald Leslie Everitt (1912–1979)
  10. Norman Everitt (1914– )
  11. Phyllis Everitt (1916–1916)

In the 1901 census Sarah (age 29) was the wife of John Everitt in Garston, Lancashire, England. Her husband was a Dock Labourer.[5]

31 Mar 1901: Garston, Lancashire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Everitt Head Married M 39 Dock Labourer Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Sarah J Everitt Wife Married F 29 Lymm, Cheshire
John Everitt Son Single M 7 Stockton Heath, Cheshire
Elsie Everitt Daughter Single F 1 Garston, Lancashire

In the 1911 census Sarah (age 39) was a married wife in Garston, Lancashire, England. She was a Fustion Cutter.[6]

2 Apr 1911: Garston, Lancashire
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John Everitt Father Married M 50 Dock Labourer Peterborough Northamtonshire, Northamptonshire
Sarah Jane Everitt Wife Married F 39 Fustion Cutter Statham Lymm, Cheshire
John Everitt Son Single M 17 Engine Cleaner Loco Dept Wilderpool Warrington, Cheshire
Charlie Everitt Son M 13 Errand Boy Lymm, Cheshire
Elsie Everitt Daughter F 11 School Garston Liverpool
Edith Everitt Daughter F 9 School Garston Liverpool
Grace Everitt Daughter F 6 School Garston Liverpool
Griff Everitt Son M 4 School Garston Liverpool
Margaret Everitt Daughter F 2 Garston Liverpool
Eliza Everitt Daughter F 0 Garston Liverpool

Sarah Jane Everitt (age 69) was buried on 14 November 1941 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[7]


Note: FUSTIAN CUTTER
A person who lifted and cut the threads in the making of Fustian, formerly a kind of coarse cloth made of cotton and flax. Now a thick, twilled cotton cloth with a short pile or nap, a kind of cotton velvet. A long thin knife was inserted into the loops and the threads cut as it was pulled through, stretched between rollers. The cloth was then brushed to raise the pile. Fustian is the old name for corduroy / A weaver of Fustian


Sources

  1. Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    FamilySearch Record: NL3B-NZ6 (accessed 19 May 2023)
    Sarah Jane Leather baptism on 2 Jun 1872, daughter of Alfred Leather & Jane, in Lymm, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  2. 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 3509/66, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,021.
    FamilySearch Record: Q272-6HT7 (accessed 19 May 2023)
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    Sarah Leather (8), unmarried daughter, Scholar, in household of Alfred Leather (28) in Lymm in Altrincham registration district in Cheshire, England. Born in Lymm, Cheshire, England.
  3. 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: 7CDD-DMM (accessed 19 May 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah J Leather (18), single niece, General Servant, in household of Arthur Frost (28) in Flixton in Barton Upon Irwell registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Cheshire, England.
  4. Marriage: "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910"
    citing St Michael, Flixton, Lancashire, England, Manchester Central Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,357,392.
    FamilySearch Record: FMBY-N5H (accessed 19 May 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-X389-6B8 Image number 00555
    Sarah Jane Leather marriage to John Everitt on 20 Apr 1891 in St Michael, Flixton, Lancashire, England.
  5. 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    citing Wavertree subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X9K5-G4T (accessed 19 May 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah J Everitt (29), wife, in household of John Everitt (39) in Garston in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Lymm, Cheshire.
  6. 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XWTR-KY7 (accessed 19 May 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Sarah Jane Everitt (39), wife, Fustion Cutter, in household of John Everitt (50) in Garston in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Statham Lymm, Cheshire.
  7. Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
    FamilySearch Record: CN42-DYZM (accessed 19 May 2023)
    Sarah Jane Everitt burial (died age 69) on 14 Nov 1941 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.




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According to baptism, marriage, and children's birth registration, Sarah Ann's last name at birth was "Leather".

She married John on 20 Apr 1891 at St. Michael's, Flixton, Lancashire, England when she was 19 years old.

She was buried on 14 Nov 1941 at Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool, Lancashire.

posted on UNKNOWN-99262 (merged) by Loralee Hutton