Person:Sarah Primet (1)

Sarah Primet was baptised on 11th March 1781 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire, daughter of Sarah Primet, formerly Dixon, and her husband Thomas Primet.

On 4th February 1801, Sarah married an agricultural labourer called Philip Watson, who was also from Great Wymondley. They went on to have five children baptised at Great Wymondley between 1801 and 1811. They then moved to the neighbouring parish of Little Wymondley, where they had a further three children baptised between 1814 and 1819.

Back in Great Wymondley, Sarah's mother died in 1822 and her father died in 1829.

By 1841 Sarah and Philip were living with their son John at Gosmore in the parish of St Ippolyts, a couple of miles west of the Wymondleys.

Philip died in 1846, aged 68. His last abode was given as Thistley Farm, just south of Gosmore. Sarah survived him by nineteen years. She appears in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses still living with her son John and his family in Gosmore. In the 1851 census there were four generations of the family living in the same house, with one of Sarah's great grandchildren living there.

Sarah died at the age of 84. She was buried at St Ippolyts on 25th November 1865.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   1781
   Elizabeth and Sarah (Twins) Daughters of Thomas and Sarah Primet March 11th

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 445; Book 8; Folio 6; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Gosmore, Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   John Watson, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Sarah Watson, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   George Watson, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Mary Waton, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Ellen Watson, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Jesse Watson, 4 months, [1841], born in county
   ~ [second household in same house]
   Phillip Watson, male, 60 [1776-81], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Sarah Watson, female, 60 [1776-81], 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 1710; Folio 13; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Gosmore, Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   John Watson, head, married, male, 42 [1808/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Much Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Watson, wife, married, female, 42 [1808/9], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Mary Ann Watson, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1833/4], Straw Plaiter, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Ellen Watson, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Straw Plaiter, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Jesse Watson, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Charles Watson, son, male, 8 [1842/3], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Kitty Watson, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Andrew Watson, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Watson, son, male, 10mo [1850], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   William Watson, grandson, male, 9mo [1850], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Watson, mother, widow, female, 70 [1780/1], b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire

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 820; Folio 29; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Gosmore, Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   John Watson, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Ploughman, b. Much Wimoldly [sic], Hertfordshire
   Sarah Watson, wife, married, female, 50 [1810/11], Plaiter of Straw, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Charles Watson, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Ploughman, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Catherine Watson, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], Plaiter of Straw, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Andrew Watson, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Drive Plough, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Watson, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Plaiting School, b. Ippollitts, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Watson, mother, widow, female, 80 [1780/1], b. Much Wymondly [sic], Hertfordshire

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

   d. Sarah WATSON, December Quarter 1865, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 184, aged 86 [1778/9]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. St Ippolyts Parish Registers.

   BURIALS in the Parish of St Ippolyts in the County of Hertford in the Year 1865
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   691	Sarah Watson	Gosmore	1865 November 25	86 years [1778/9]	F.J.A. Hart, Vicar