Person:Sarah Tye (7)

Sarah Ann Tye was born on 18th February 1830 and baptised ten days later at Stow in Lincolnshire, daughter of a miller called Anthony Tye and his wife Margaret. When Sarah was still very small the family left Stow and moved about 35 miles west to Woodhouse Mill in the parish of Handsworth, Yorkshire, just east of Sheffield. Sarah was baptised for a second time there when she was two years old on the same day that a younger brother was baptised.

The 1841 census finds Sarah living with her parents and siblings at "Engine Houses" in Woodhouse Mill. By 1851 Sarah had left home and was working as a house servant at a boarding school in Sheffield.

On 23rd May 1858, aged 28, Sarah was married in Sheffield to George Bonser, a shoe maker. They went on to have a daughter in 1859 and a son in 1861. The 1861 census finds the family living at 30 Bank Street in Sheffield.

George has yet to be traced after 1861. The 1871 census finds Sarah and the two children living with her parents and two brothers at 5 Walker Lane in Sheffield. She described herself as married, but George has not been found in that census. She was working as a seamstress at that time. In each census from 1881 onwards Sarah described herself as a widow, although no obvious death for George has been found.

In both 1881 and 1891, Sarah was living at 18 Norfolk Row in Sheffield and working as a caretaker of offices. Her widowed father was living with her in 1881, whilst in 1891 her widowed daughter and grandchildren were living with her.

In 1901 Sarah was living at 25 Aston Street in Sheffield with her daughter and grandchildren. She died in Sheffield on 27th September 1906, aged 76.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Stow (near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1561-1977. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1985).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Stow in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1830
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   393	1830 Feb[ruar]y 28	Sarah Ann	Anthony & Margaret	Tye	Stow	Miller	C.B. Massingberd, Perp[etua]l Curate

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England. Parish Registers of Handsworth (Sheffield City Council Libraries Archives and Information Services, Sheffield).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Handsworth in the County of York in the Year 1832
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1587	March 25th Born Feb[ruar]y 18th 1830	Sarah Ann Dau[ghte]r of	Anthony & Margarett	Tye	Woodhouse	Miller	John Hoad

   Baptised same day as younger brother John (born 4th February 1832).

3. ↑ 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 1331; Book 6; Folio 27; Page 2, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Engine Houses, Woodhouse Mills, Handsworth, Yorkshire
   Anthony Tye, male, 35 [1801-6], Miller J[ourneyman], born in county
   Margaret Tye, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Isabella Tye, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Sarah Tye, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   John Tye, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Hannah Tye, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Anthony Tye, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Thomas Tye, male, 2 months [1841], born in county

4. ↑ 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 2337; Folio 45; Page 13, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Collegiate School, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Head and 7 other members of his family, 1 teacher, 22 pupils and 8 servants, including:
   Sarah Ann Tye, servant, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], House Servant, b. Stow, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ 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 3476; Folio 20; Page 33, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 30 Bank Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   George Bonser, head, married, 28 [1832/3], Shoe maker, b. East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
   Sarah A. Bonser, wife, married, 31 [1829/30], b. Stow, Lincolnshire
   Margaret Bonser, daughter, 2 [1858/9], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Harry Bonser, son, 1m [1861], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire

6. ↑ 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 4662; Folio 41; Page 21, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 5 Walker Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Anthony Tye, head, married, male, 65 [1805/6], Miller, b. Branston, Lincolnshire
   Margaret Tye, wife, married, female, 67 [1803/4], b. Tealby, Lincolnshire
   John Tye, son, unmarried, male, 39 [1831/2], Furness man, b. Woodhouse Mill, Yorkshire
   Thomas Tye, son, unmarried, male, 30 [1840/1], Iron Moulder, b. Woodhouse Mill, Yorkshire
   Sarah Ann Bonser, boarder, married, female, 41 [1829/30], Semstress, b. Woodhouse Mill, Yorkshire
   Margaret Bonser, granddaughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Harry Bonser, grandson, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire

7. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 4650; Folio 9; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 18 Norfolk Row, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Sarah Ann Bonser, head, widow, female, 50 [1830/1], Offices Keeper, b. Hansdsworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire
   Margaret Bonser, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1858/9], Sch[oo]l Mistress Uneployed, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Harry Bonser, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Plumber & Grazier, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Anthony Tye, father, widower, male, 75 [1805/6], Miller (formerly), b. Branson, Lincolnshire
   Tho[ma]s Tye, brother, unmarried, 40 [1840/1], Iron Moulder, b. Handsworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire

8. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 3822; Folio 19; Page 31, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 18 Norfolk Row, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Sarah Ann Bonser, head, widow, female, 60 [1830/1], Caretaker of Office, b. Stowe, Lincolnshire
   Margaret Marples, daughter, widow, female, 32 [1858/9], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Jessie Marples, granddaughter, single, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Margaret Marples, granddaughter, single, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire

9. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 4370; Folio 32; Page 21, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 25 Aston Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Margaret Marples, head, widow, female, 42 [1858/9], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Jessie Marples, daughter, single, female, 20 [1880/1], Dressmaker, worker, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Maggie Marples, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], Milliner, worker, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Sarah A. Bonser, mother, widow, female, 72 [1828/9], b. Stow, Lincolnshire
   Henry Windley, boarder, single, male, 31 [1869/70], Grocers Assistant, worker, b. Ludford, Lincolnshire

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

    d. Sarah Ann BONSER, December Quarter 1906, Sheffield Registration District, Volume 9c, page 257, aged 76 [1829/30]

11. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 9, 1 Oct 1906.

    DEATHS.
    BONSER.-On September 27th, Sarah Ann, widow of the late George Bonser, aged 76. Interment, City Road Cemetery at 3 p.m. to-day. Friends accept this, the only intimation. Deeply regretted.

12. ↑ Yorkshire Burials (findmypast.co.uk).

    bur. 1 Oct 1906, City Road Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorkshire: Sarah Ann Bonser, aged 76 [1829/30]