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Facts and Events
| Name |
Sarah Pollington |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[2][3][4] |
Abt 1792 |
Buxted, Sussex, England |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1812 |
Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandSt Peter and St Paul
to James Medhurst |
| Census[1] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Worthing, Sussex, EnglandWest Building |
| Census[2] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Worthing, Sussex, England11 John Street |
| Census[3] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Worthing, Sussex, England11 West Buildings |
| Census[4] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Worthing, Sussex, England18 Chapel Street |
| Death[5] |
19 May 1871 |
Worthing, Sussex, England18 Chapel Street |
Sarah Pollington's origins have yet to be confirmed. She consistently claimed to have been born around the early 1790s in Buxted in Sussex. Certainly there were people called Pollington living in Buxted around that time, but no obvious baptism for Sarah has been found. In 1812, Sarah married a Tunbridge Ware manufacturer named James Medhurst at Tonbridge in Kent. They had their first daughter, Sarah, baptised at Frant in Sussex in 1813, before moving to Brighton where they had another two children in 1815 and 1819. Between 1819 and 1821 they moved to Sompting, also in Sussex, where they had another five children between 1821 and 1832.
James discovered Roman remains at Lancing, near Sompting, in the late 1820s and ran tours of the site for a time. After the landowner reclaimed the land James moved his museum into the family home at Sompting, before moving to Worthing.
In the 1841 census Sarah appears living at West Buildings (also known at the time as John Street) in Worthing with five sons aged from twenty down to eight years old. Her husband James appears to have left the family by this time; he was living with a woman named Phoebe Hammond over in Weymouth and they had a baby daughter.
Sarah appears in the 1851 census living at 11 West Buildings, when she was described as a Tunbridge Ware turner. In 1861 she was living alone at 11 West Buildings.
By 1871 Sarah was living with her daughter Ann's family at 18 Chapel Street in Worthing. Sarah died there the month after the 1871 census, with her cause of death being given as paralysis. She was said to be 78 years old.
References
- ↑ 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 1095; Book 2; Folio 4; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: West Building, Broadwater, Sussex
Sarah Medhurst, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
George Medhurst, male, 20 [1816-21] Turner, born in county
Thomas Medhurst, male, 15 [1821-6], Turner, born in county
Robert Medhurst, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
Edmund Medhurst, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
James Medhurst, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 1651; Folio 139; Page 6, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: 11 John Street, Worthing, Broadwater, Sussex
Sarah Medhurst, head, married, female, 59 [1791/2], Tunbridge Ware Turner, b. Buxted, Sussex
Robert Medhurst, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Tunbridge Ware Turner, b. Sompting, Sussex
Edmund Medhurst, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Tunbridge Ware Turner, b. Sompting, Sussex
James Medhurst, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Shopman, b. Sompting, Sussex
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 614; Folio 78; Page 14, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 11 West Buildings, Worthing, Broadwater, Sussex
Sarah Medhurst, wife, married, female, 67 [1793/4], Turners Wife, b. Buckstead, Sussex
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 1106; Folio 98; Page 45, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 18 Chapel Street, Worthing, Broadwater, Sussex
William Boon, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Cooper, b. Ringmer, Sussex
Ann Boon, wife, married, female, 49 [1821/2], Cooper Wife, b. Sompting, Sussex
Mary Ann Boon, daughter, unmarried, female, 27 [1843/4], Formally housemaid, b. Worthing, Sussex
Robert S. Boon, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], Cooper, b. Worthing, Sussex
Alfred Boon, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1858/9], Baker Boy, b. Worthing, Sussex
Walter Boon, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Worthing, Sussex
Sarah J. Boon, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Worthing, Sussex
Sarah Medhurst, wife's mother, married, female, 70 [1800/1], Formally Turner, b. Buxted, Sussex
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
| Registration District East Preston | | 1871 Death in the Sub-district of Worthing in the County of Sussex | | 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 | | 195 | Nineteenth May 1871
18 Chapel Street, Worthing | Sarah Medhurst | Female | 78 years [1792/3] | Wife of James Medhurst (Turner Master) | Paralysis Certified | William Boon
Present at Death
18 Chapel Street, Worthing | Twentieth May 1871 | Rob[er]t Grevett, Registrar |
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