Eleanor (Winter) Sawyer (abt. 1855 - 1930)

Born about 1855 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of George William Sawyer — married 14 Oct 1877 in Long Ditton Parish Church, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 1930 at about age 75 in Southampton, Hampshire, England

Biography

Eleanor Winter was born about 1855, her birth being registered at Worthing, Sussex in the last quarter of that year^[1]. She was the daughter of William George Winter and his wife Harriet Viney.

She was baptised on 11 November 1855 at Littlehampton, Sussex^[2].

In the 1861 England Census, Eleanor Winter (aged 4) was recorded living with her father William George Winter (39 and a Seaman), her mother Harriet Winter (38) and siblings William George Winter (16), John Winter (14), Louisa Winter (12), Hannah Maria Winter (10), Elizabeth Harriet Winter (8) and Henry Winter (6) at 104, South Side Bevois Street, St Mary, Southampton, Hampshire.

By 1871, Elenor Winter (aged 13 and a Servant) was probably recorded in the household of Joseph J Pitt (27) and his wife Marina M Pitt (27) at Belmont Road, Park Cottage, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England.

At the age of 20 she married George William Sawyer on 14 October 1877 in Long Ditton Parish Church, Surrey, by Licence^[3]. The witnesses were Chas Wm Braddock and Wm S Allen.

They went on to have 10 children.

Her husband George was a Tailor. She lived with her husband and children at Melbourne Street, Southampton St Mary, Hampshire, England (1881), Carlton Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England (1891), 51 Portswood Somerset Road, Southampton, Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England (1901)and 4 Somerset Road Southampton, Portswood, Hampshire, England (1911).

George passed away in August 1917.

Eleanor passed away in 1930^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26RL-7GY : 1 October 2014), Eleanor Winter, 1855; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Worthing, Sussex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Mother's maiden name Viney
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3X8-Q9X : 21 March 2020), Eleanor Winter, 1855.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D5C-P33 : 13 December 2014), George William Sawyer, 1877; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1877, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 423, Kingston, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH8-2PB7 : 2 November 2021), Eleanor Sawyer, 1930.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HX-RMW : 27 September 2016), Eleanor Winter in household of William George Winter, St Mary, Hampshire, England; 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.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-529C : 13 December 2017), Eleanor Sawyer in household of William Sawyer, Southampton St Mary, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 1208/115, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,548.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4799-1ZM : 22 February 2021), Eleanor Sawyer in household of Geo Wm Sawyer, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hampshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSXV-QFR : 20 May 2019), Eleanor Sawyer in household of George Sawyer, Portswood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing South Stoneham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWQF-6K9 : 21 December 2022), Eleanor Sawyer in household of George William Sawyer, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.