Person:Sarah Fuller (80)

Sarah Rachel Fuller was born in 1850 at Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, daughter of a sawyer named Charles Fuller and his wife Mary Ann. She was born as Sarah, baptised as Sarah Rachel and appears in the 1851 and 1861 censuses as Rachel.

In 1870, aged 19, she married a plait dealer named David Hill, who was a widower. He was about 60 when they married, so it was quite a pronounced age difference. Indeed, Sarah was younger than even David's youngest child from his first marriage. David was from King's Walden in Hertfordshire, and Sarah and David settled there, living at Breachwood Green. They appear to have had at least two children together.

David died in 1886, aged 76. He and Sarah had been married for 16 years. Sarah appears in the 1891 census still in Breachwood Green with her two children and a servant. She was working as a plait merchant.

In 1895 Sarah married again. Her second husband was an insurance agent called Edward Knight, who appears to have been a few years younger than her. They appear together in the 1901 census at Breachwood Green. They later moved to the town of Hitchin, where they appear in the 1911 census living at 45 Kings Road.

Sarah died in 1933, aged 82.

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

   b. Sarah FULLER, December Quarter 1850, Biggleswade Registration District, Volume 6, page 59

2. ↑ 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 1753; Folio 515; Page 35, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Langford Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Charles Fuller, head, married, male, 47 [1803/4], Sawyer, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Mary Fuller, wife, married, female, 42 [1808/9], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   William Fuller, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Ag Lab, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Charles Fuller, son, male, 10 [1840/1], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Fuller, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Fuller, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Rachael Fuller, daughter, female, 5m [1850], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 2 Dec 1855, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire: Sarah Rachel daughter of Charles & Mary Ann Fuller

   Baptised same day as sister Eliza.

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

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 996; Folio 47; Page 5, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Hitchin Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Charles Fuller, head, married, male, 56 [1804/5], Sawyer, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Fuller, wife, married, female, 52 [1808/9], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Charles Fuller, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Laborer, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Fuller, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Fuller, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Rachel Fuller, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

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 1369; Folio 134; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 60 [1810/11], Plait Dealer, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Hill, wife, married, female, 22 [1848/9], b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 1420; Folio 117; Page 17, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   David Hill, head, married, male, 70 [1810/11], Plait Dealer, b. King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Hill, wife, married, female, 31 [1849/50], Wife, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Dan Hill, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ 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 1108; Folio 122; Page 12, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Sarah R. Hill, head, widow, female, 41 [1849/50], Plait Merchant, employer, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Dan Hill, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Ruth Hill, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Lucy Clark, servant, single, female, 16 [1874/5], Domestic Servant, employed, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire

8. ↑ 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 1300; Folio 93; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Breachwood Green, King's Walden, Hertfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   Edward Knight, head, married, male, 49 [1851/2], Insurance Agent, own account, working at home, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Sarah R. Knight, wife, married, female, 39 [1861/2], Plait Dealer, own account, working at home, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Ruth Hill, daughter by 1st husband, single, female, 16 [1884/5], Dressmaker, worker, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 7597; Schedule 95, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 45 Kings Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   6 rooms occupied
   Edward Knight, head, male, 49 [1861/2], married 18 years, five children born alive, one child still living, Commission agent, own account, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Rachel Knight, wife, female, 59 [1851/2], married, housewife, b. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
   Ruth Hill Knight, daughter, female, 27 [1883/4], single, Dressmaker, worker, b. Breachwood Green, Hertfordshire
   Clorie Louisa Hill, visitor, female, 5 [1905/6], single, b. Codicote, Hertfordshire

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

    d. Sarah R. KNIGHT, March Quarter 1933, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 1267, aged 82 [1850/1]