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Facts and Events
Sarah Parker’s origins have yet to be established. The age given when she died suggests that she was born around 1754. In the 1841 census she said that she was not born in Hampshire.
Sarah’s first confirmed sighting is on 21st April 1782, when she married a labourer named Barzillai Savage, who was 35. He was originally from Houghton, a village in Hampshire close to the Wiltshire border. They married at St Lawrence’s Church in the city of Winchester.
Sarah and Barzillai stayed in Winchester after their marriage, having nine children baptised there between 1782 and 1795.
In 1808, Barzillai died, aged 62. Sarah outlived him by nearly 34 years. She appears in the 1841 census living in Lower Brook Street in Winchester, with her son Joseph Savage, who was the Town Crier, and his family.
Sarah’s youngest son Frederick died in 1818, aged 22.
Sarah died on 15th March 1842 in Winchester, when she was said to be either 87 or 88. She had lived to see at least three great grandchildren - probably more.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class HO107; Piece 409; Book 6; Folio 20; Page 35, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Lower Brook Street, Winchester (St Maurice), Hampshire Joseph Savage, male, 50 [1786-91], Crier, born in county Sarah Savage, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county Albert Savage, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county Emily Savage, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county Sarah Savage, female, 86 [1754/5], not born in county Fanny Smith, female, 28 [1812/13], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county John Jones, male, 30 [1806-11], Carrier, not born in county William Young, male, 20 [1816-21], Gun Smith, not born in county William Feltham, male, 20 [1816-21], Shoe M[aker], born in county
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
REGISTRATION DISTRICT Winchester & Hursley | 1842 DEATH in the Sub-District of No.1 New Winchester in the County of Southampton | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | 249 | Fifteenth of March 1842 Parish of St Maurice | Sarah Savage | Female | 87 years [1754/5] | Widow of Barzillai Savage, Labourer | Gradual Decay | Joseph Savage her son present at the death Middle Brook Street | Sixteenth of March 1842 | Charles Mayo, Registrar |
- ↑ Hampshire Burials (FamilySearch).
bur. 19 Mar 1842, St Lawrence, Winchester: Sarah Savage, 88 [1753/4]
- Hampshire Telegraph & Sussex Chronicle (Portsmouth), in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
Page 4, Monday 21 Mar 1842.
At Winchester, on Tuesday, aged 88 years, Mrs. Savage, mother of Mr. Savage, the Town Crier.
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