Person:Sarah Lewis (156)

Sarah Jane Lewis was born on 7th August 1847 at Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire, daughter of Sarah Lewis, formerly Cook, and her husband Thomas Lewis, a victualler. She was the ninth of fifteen children. Some time between 1849 and 1851 the family left Aspley Guise, where Thomas had been landlord of The Swan public house, and moved to Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire, where Thomas became landlord of The King's Arms public house. Sarah appears in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses living with her parents and siblings at Little Brickhill.

By 1871, Sarah had moved to London and was working as a district nurse at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington.

By 1880, she had married a horse dealer named Peter Allen. They appear to have had four children together between 1880 and 1885. The 1891 and 1901 censuses find them living at Adpar Mews in Paddington. Peter died in 1905, aged 56. The 1911 census finds Sarah living with her daughter Alice (who had also been widowed by then) in Marylebone.

In September 1919, Sarah was mentioned in her son Thomas's army records as living at 39 Exeter Street in Marylebone.

Sarah died later that year, on 7th November 1919 at her daughter Alice's home at 7 Windsor Buildings on Horace Street (which reverted to its old name of Cato Street in the 1930s) in Marylebone. She died due to shock caused by fracturing the neck of her right thigh bone. She was 72 years old.

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

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT REGISTRATION DISTRICT Woburn Union
   1847 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Woburn in the County of Bedford
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   213	Seventh August 1847 Aspley	Sarah Jane	Girl	Thomas Lewis	Sally Lewis formerly Cook	Calf Dealer	X The Mark of Sally Lewis Mother Aspley	Thirteenth September 1847	J. Dexter, Registrar

   
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 1723; Folio 89; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Lewis, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Victualler, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], b. Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Lewis, son, male, 13 [1837/8], Scholar, b. Crawley, Buckinghamshire
   Eusibaous Lewis, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Arthur Bedford, visitor, male, 8 [1842/3], b. not known

3. ↑ 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 871; Folio 61; Page 10, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Kings Arms, Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Lewis, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Victualler, b. Husband Crawly, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/19], b. Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Samuel Lewis, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1836/7], Baker, b. Husband Crawly, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Lewis, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], Plaitter of Straw, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, son, male, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Ellen Lewis, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Annie Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Ann Lewis, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. L. Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

4. ↑ 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 28; Folio 49; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, Middlesex
   [Many patients and staff, including:]
   Sarah Lewis, Nurse, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Dist[rict] nurse, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 6; Folio 30; Page 27, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 15 Campbell Street, Paddington, Middlesex
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 32 [1848/9], Horse dealer, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 31 [1849/50], NK, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Peter A. Allen, son, male, 14m [1879/80], b. Paddington, Middlesex

6. ↑ 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 4; Folio 34; Page 61, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 2 Adpar Mews, Paddington, London
   Two rooms occupied
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 41 [1849/50], Dealer, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Ashley, Bedfordshire
   Alice Allen, daughter, single, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Paddington
   Peter Allen, son, single, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Paddington
   Thomas Allen, son, single, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Paddington

7. ↑ 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 1; Folio 114; Page 2, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Adpar Mews, Paddington, London
   Three rooms occupied
   Peter Allen, head, married, male, 52 [1848/9], Groom stableman, b. Edgware, Middlesex
   Sarah Allen, wife, married, female, 50 [1850/1], b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alice Allen, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Servant domestic, b. Paddington, London
   Beatrice Allen, daughter, single, female, 17 [1883/4], Servant domestic, b. Paddington, London
   Thomas Allen, son, single, male, 16 [1884/5], Shop boy, b. Marylebone, London

8. ↑ 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 565; Schedule 23, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 22 Earl Street, Marylebone, London
   Two rooms occupied
   Sarah Allen, head, female, 57 [1843/4], widow, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Alice Syrad, daughter, female, 29 [1881/2], widow, Tailoress, worker, b. Paddington
   Fred Syrad, grandson, male, 7 [1903/4], b. Paddington
   Alice Syrad, granddaughter, female, 5 [1905/6], b. Marylebone

9.   London, England. Electoral Registers 1832-1965.

   1919: 39 Exeter Street, St Marylebone: Lucy Allen
   1920 - no Lucy or Sarah Allen at 39 Exeter Street

   Sarah's son Thomas's army records include a note dated 28 Sep 1919 which gives his next of kin as "mother Mrs Allen, 39 Exeter St, Marylebone".

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

    Registration District ST. MARYLEBONE.
    1919 DEATHS in the Sub-District of ST. MARY in the County of LONDON.
    No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
    3	Seventh November 1919 7 Windsor Buildings Horace Street St. Marylebone	Sarah Allen	Female	65 years	Widow of Peter Allen Horse Dealer	Shock due to fracture of neck of right thigh bone Accidental causes	Certificate received from H.R. Oswald Coroner for London Inquest held Eleventh November 1919	Twelfth November 1919	A.J. Read, Registrar