Person:Sarah Hull (74)

Sarah Jane Elizabeth Hull was born in 1865 in Bedford, daughter of a washerwoman called Rebecca Hull, formerly Parrott, and her husband Francis Hull, a bricklayer. She appears to have been known by one of her middle names, as Elizabeth. The 1871 census finds her living with her parents and siblings at 9 Browns Court in Bedford. By 1881 she had left home and was working as a domestic servant at the George and Dragon public house on Mill Street in Bedford.

In the early 1880s, Elizabeth moved about twenty miles south of Bedford to Luton, where she was married on 7th February 1885 to a bricklayer called William Charles Marshall, who was from Luton. They went on to have four children together between 1885 and 1892. The 1891 census finds the family living at 57 Cardigan Street in Luton. Elizabeth was working as a straw hat finisher at this time.

Elizabeth's youngest child was born in 1892 in the neighbouring town of Dunstable, but by 1901 the family had returned to Luton, living at 31 Cumberland Street. In 1911 they were just around the corner at 180 Park Street.

Elizabeth died in 1925, aged 59. William survived her by sixteen years.

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

   b. Sarah Jane Elizabeth HULL, December Quarter 1865, Bedford Registration District, Volume 3b, page 316, mother's maiden name Parrott

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

   ch. 26 Nov 1865, St Cuthbert, Bedford, Bedfordshire: Sarah Jane Elizabeth / Francis & Rebecca / Hull

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Record Office.

3. ↑ 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 1541; Folio 5; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 9 Browns Court, Bedford (St Cuthbert), Bedfordshire
   Francis Hull, head, married, male, 32 [1838/9], Bricklayers Lab[ourer], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Rebecca Hull, wife, married, female, 28 [1842/3], Washwoman, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Sarah J. Hull, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Francis F. Hull, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 1618; Folio 61; Page 19, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: George & Dragon, 7 Mill Street, Bedford (St Paul), Bedfordshire
   Thomas P. Ball, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Master Plumber employing 5 men & 1 apprentice, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Georgiana Ball, wife, married, female, 33 [1847/8], Wife of D[itt]o, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Bertha E. Ball, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Joseph M. Ball, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Harry T. Ball, son, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Annie Ball, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Bessie G. Ball, daughter, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Thomas P. Ball, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Alice Ball, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Judge, mother in law, widow, female, 61 [1819/20], Licensed Victualler, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   George P. Judge, wife's brother, unmarried, male, 36 [1844/5], Journeyman Painter, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Jane Hull, servant, unmarried, female, 16 [1864/5], Domestic Serv[ant], Bedford, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 1271; Folio 135; Page 27, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 57 Cardigan Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   William C. Marshall, head, married, male, 27 [1863/4], Bricklayer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, married, female, 26 [1864/5], Straw Hat Finisher, employed, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   May Marshall, daughter, female, 3 [1887/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur Marshall, son, male, 1 [1889/90], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 1515; Folio 36; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 31 Cumberland Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, head, married, male, 37 [1863/4], worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah J.E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 36 [1864/5], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Bricklayer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lilian M. Marshall, daughter, single, female, 13 [1887/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur S. Marshall, son, single, male, 11 [1889/90], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cyril G. Marshall, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ 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 8994; Schedule 292, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 180 Park Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   William C. Marshall, head, male, 47 [1863/4], married, Bricklayer - House Builder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, female, 46 [1864/5], married 26 years, 4 children born to marriage, 4 children still living, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, male, 25 [1885/6], single, Bricklayer - House Builder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Mabel Marshall, daughter, female, 23 [1887/8], single, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur Marshall, son, male, 21 [1889/90], single, Engineer's Fitter, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cyril Marshall, son, male, 19 [1891/2], Moulder Iron Foundry, worker, b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Sarah Jane Elizabeth MARSHALL, March Quarter 1925, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 523, aged 60 [1864/5]