Sarah (Weir) De Prez (bef. 1853 - bef. 1885)

Born before 6 Mar 1853 in Walton Inferior, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Charles de Prez — married 28 Jun 1877 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 10 Jun 1885 at about age 32 in Moore, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Sarah Weir was born in Walton Inferior in 1853. She was the daughter of Joseph Weir a farmer and Jane M Ford who were both from Walton. ^[1] She was baptised at Daresbury on 6 March 1853 ^[2]

In 1861 she was living with her parents at a farm in Lower Walton. ^[3]

In 1871 aged 18 she was a servant at Whitfield near Glossop in Derbyshire at the home of Joseph Bromhead, a draper, from Ashton-Under-Lyme. Lancashire. ^[4]

On 28 June 1877 she married Henry de Prez at Darebury Church, ^[5] They had at least 5 children: twins Amy and Harry 1878, Anne 1879, Allan 1880 and William Leonard 1883.

The family lived in Moore. Henry was a decorator. ^[6]

Sarah died in 1885 ^[7] and was buried at Daresbury Church on 10 June. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record Birth Entry England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content accessed 10 September 2020 database entry for WEIR, SARAH    Mother's maiden surname: FORD  ), GRO Reference: 1853  M Quarter in OF RUNCORN  Volume 08A  Page 191
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQHW-7JL : 7 December 2017), Sarah Weir, 06 Mar 1853, Christening; citing Item 11 p 69, , Daresbury, Chester, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,348.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KC-22B : 10 September 2020), Sarah Weir in household of Joseph Weir, Walton Inferior, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXK-R63 : 29 April 2019), Sarah Weir in entry for Joseph Bromhead, 1871.
5. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3KG-H45 : 12 February 2018), Henry Charles De Prez and Sarah Weir, 28 Jun 1877, Marriage; citing item 4 p 201, , Daresbury, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,512.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-6TR1 : 13 December 2017), Sarah De Prez in household of Henry C De Prez, Moore, Cheshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 3513/74, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,022.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J8Y-2MX : 31 December 2014), Sarah De Prez, 1885; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F32W-82R : 12 February 2018), Sarah De Prez, 10 Jun 1885, Burial; citing item 7 p 209, , Daresbury, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,512.