Person:Sarah Pilkington (25)

Assertion that Henry Bentham is the father of Nancy's daughter Sarah Ann Pilkington. The three are lodging with Henry's brother Thomas and his wife in the 1861 census. In the following 1871 census, Sarah Ann has been adopted by Thomas and his wife.

Oddly, down the track Thomas marries Nancy when they are both widowed, a couple of years before his death in 1885.

Sarah Ann passes at age 27 in 1888, unmarried.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Standish St Wilfrid, 1850-1859, in Lancashire, England. Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911. (Preston, England)
   Reference Number Drb/2/197, 22 Sep 2023.

   When baptised: 1859 Dec 25
   Name: Sarah d. of
   Parents: Nancy Pilkington
   Residence: Standish
   Father's Rank or Profession: -
   By whom the ceremony was performed: R H Whitworth Curate

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Standish St Wilfrid, 1880-1889, in Lancashire, England. Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1986. (Lancashire Archives)
   PR 3134/1/21, 25 Sep 2023.

   Name: Sarah Ann Pilkington
   Abode: Standish
   When Buried: February 21 (1888)
   Age: 27 years
   By whom the ceremony performed: J? F? Harris Curate

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Standish St Wilfrid 1888-1891, in Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project
   Register: Burials 1878 - 1891, Page 145, Entry 1160 (LDS Film 1526141), 25 Sep 2023.

   Burial: 21 Feb 1888 St Wilfrid, Standish, Lancs.
   Sarah Ann Pilkington -
   Age: 27 years
   Abode: Standish
   Buried by: J. F. Harris, Curate