Person:Sarah Gardener (5)

Sarah Gardener was baptised on 14th May 1826 at Apuldram (or Appledram) in Sussex, daughter of William and Sarah Gardener. By the time of the 1841 census Sarah was working as a servant for a farming family called Hobgen at Sidlesham.

On 31st July 1847, aged 21, Sarah married an agricultural labourer named George Bailey, who was from Pagham, a little way to the east. They married at Pagham and then settled at South Mundham, a hamlet in Pagham parish. They appear to have had at least six children together between the late 1840s and early 1860s. They appear in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses living at South Mundham.

By 1871 they have moved to West Dean, a few miles inland, where George worked as a farm bailiff. They 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses each find them living in the parish, with the 1871 and 1891 censuses specifying the hamlet of Chilgrove and the 1891 census naming the farm as Staple Ash Farm. In 1881 Sarah was described as a dairywoman.

George died in 1901, aged 77. He was buried at South Bersted (the parish which covered the town of Bognor), suggesting the family had left West Dean before his death. Sarah and George had been married for 53 years. Later that year Sarah appears in the census living at Grove Farm in Oving with her son Andrew and a visitor named Eleanor Gardener, who was presumably a relative. Sarah was still living at Grove Farm ten years later.

Sarah died in 1912. She was 85 years old. She was buried at South Bersted.

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

   ch. 14 May 1826, Appledram, Sussex: Sarah daughter of William & Sarah Gardiner

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Record Office. This baptism has been linked to the Sarah Gardener who married George Bailey on the basis that their marriage certificate names her father as William Gardener and in the censuses after their marriage Sarah gave her birthplace as Appledram.

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 1103; Book 5; Folio 22; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Hobgen, male, 30 [1806-11], Farmer, born in county
   Charles Hobgen, female, 30 [1806-11], Farmer, born in county
   Frances Hobgen, female, 65 [1771-6], Ind, born in county
   Harriett Shawyer, female, 15 [1821-6], F.S., born in county
   Sarah Gardner, female, 15 [1821-6], F.S., born in county
   George Horner, male, 15 [1821-6], M.S., 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 1652; Folio 156; Page 21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Southmundham, Pagham, Sussex
   George Bailey, head, married, male, 28 [1822/3], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Bailey, wife, married, female, 24 [1826/7], b. Appledram, Sussex
   Emma Bailey, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Bailey, son, male, 1 [1849/50], b. Pagham, Sussex

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 618; Folio 92; Page 19, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: South Mundham, Pagham, Sussex
   George Bailey, head, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Groom, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Bailey, wife, married, female, 34 [1826/7], b. Appledram, Sussex
   Emma Bailey, daughter, female, 13 [1847/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Bailey, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ann Bailey, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Fanny Bailey, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Pagham, Sussex

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 1123; Folio 15; Page 22, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Farm House, Chilgrove, West Dean, Sussex
   George Bailey, head, married, male, 48 [1822/3], Farm Bailiff, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Bailey, wife, married, female, 44 [1826/7], b. Appledram, Sussex
   George Bailey, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1849/50], Carter Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Fanny Bailey, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Henry Bailey, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Pagham, Sussex
   James Varnes, lodger, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Ag Lab, b. Treyford, Sussex
   William Haywood, lodger, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], Carter Ag Lab, b. Chichester, Sussex

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 1136; Folio 86; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: West Dean, Sussex
   George Bailey, head, married, 58 [1822/3], Farm Bailliff, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Bailey, wife, married, female, 58 [1822/3], Dairywoman, b. Appledram, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Henry Bailey, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Ag Lab, b. Pagham, Sussex

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 850; Folio 186; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Staple Ash Farm, Chilgrove, West Dean, Sussex
   George Bailey, head, married, 68 [1822/3], Farm Bailiff, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Bailey, wife, married, female, 68 [1822/3], b. Appledram, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, single, male, 31 [1859/60], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Henry Bailey, son, single, male, 28 [1862/3], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex

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 967; Folio 59; Page 16, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Groves Farm, Oving, Sussex
   4 rooms occupied
   Sarah Bailey, head, widow, female, 83 [1817/18], b. Appledram, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, single, male, 40 [1860/1], Agricultural Laborer, worker, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Eleanor Gardner, visitor, single, female, 66 [1834/5], Caretaker, worker, b. Appledram, Sussex

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 5384; Schedule 31, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 13 Groves Farm, Oving, Sussex
   5 rooms occupied
   Sarah Bailey, head, female, 93 [1817/18], widow, b. Appledram, Sussex
   Andrew Bailey, son, male, 50 [1860/1], single, Farm Labourer, worker, b. Pagham, Sussex

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

    d. Sarah BAILEY, March Quarter 1912, Midhurst Registration District, Volume 2b, page 522, aged 93 [1818/19]

11. ↑ England. Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com).

    bur. 1912, South Bersted, Sussex: Sarah Bailey