Person:Sarah Parsons (42)

Sarah Parsons was baptised on 12th May 1816 at Kimpton in Hertfordshire, daughter of William and Elizabeth Parsons.

Sarah's mother died in March 1837. Later that year, on 2nd December, Sarah married her cousin Thomas Cain; their mothers were sisters. Thomas was from the neighbouring parish of St Paul's Walden, although they married at nearby Knebworth. Sarah's father can be found in the 1841 and 1851 censuses living in the hamlet of Rye End which is in Knebworth parish but right on the border with both Kimpton and St Paul's Walden parishes, so presumably that is where Sarah grew up.

Sarah and Thomas settled in St Paul's Walden after their marriage, living in the parish's main village of Whitwell. Thomas worked as a tanner, whilst Sarah was a plaiter. Thomas and Sarah had five children together between 1839 and 1854.

Sarah died at Whitwell on 23rd January 1880, aged 63. Thomas outlived her by eleven years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Kimpton Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Kimpton in the County of Hertford in the Year 1816
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   102	May 12	Sarah daughter of	William & Elizabeth	Parsons	Kimpton	Carpenter	Cha[rle]s Chauncy, Curate

2. ↑ 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 438; Book 15; Folio 4; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Village of Whitwell, St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, male, 55 [1781-6], Tanner, born in county
   Mary Cain, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   ~
   Thomas Cain, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag Lab, born in county
   Sarah Cain, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Emma Cain, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1710; Folio 459; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Whitewell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 32 [1818/9], Agricultural Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 31 [1819/20], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Rhoda Cain, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   William Cain, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, father, male, 73 [1777/8], Tanners Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 821; Folio 60; Page 15, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Whitwell, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Tanners Lab, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Emma Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1839/40], Platter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Nathan Cain, son, male, 6 [1854/5], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Henry Cain, father, widower, male, 80 [1780/1], b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1370; Folio 59; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Whitewell Village, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Cain, head, married, male, 55 [1815/6], Tanners Labourer, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Cain, wife, married, female, 53 [1817/8], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Mary Cain, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Plaiter, b. Paulswalden, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Sarah CAIN, March Quarter 1880, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 239, aged 63 [1816/7]

7. ↑ Herts Advertiser, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 8, 7 Feb 1880.

   DEATHS.
   January 23, at Whitwell, St. Paulswalden, Sarah, wife of Thomas Cain, aged 63.

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of St. Paul's Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1879
   No. 439
   Name: Sarah Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   When buried: 29th Jan[uar]y
   Age: 63 years
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Richard H. Neate, Vicar