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Facts and Events
| Name |
Sarah Razell |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[3] |
Abt 1773 |
Warnham, Sussex, England |
| Marriage |
28 Nov 1791 |
Worth, Sussex, Englandto William Snelling |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Ifield, Sussex, EnglandWest Green |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Ifield, Sussex, EnglandWest Green |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Ifield, Sussex, EnglandCrawley Street |
| Burial[6] |
15 Aug 1869 |
Crawley, Sussex, England |
Sarah Razell’s origins have yet to be established for certain. As an adult she said she had been born around 1773 at Warnham in Sussex.
On 28th November 1791, Sarah married William Snelling at Worth. They went on to have a son, Thomas, baptised at Worth a couple of months later, but sadly he died as a baby.
Sarah and William then moved to the neighbouring parish of Crawley, where William was from, where they had another ten children baptised between 1793 and 1815. William worked as a tallow chandler.
Sarah’s eldest daughter married in 1811, and her first known grandchild was born the following year.
Sarah’s youngest daughter died at the age of three in 1819.
William died in December 1830, aged 63. They had been married for 39 years.
The 1841 census finds Sarah living with her daughter Sophia and Sophia’s children at West Green, on the west side of the village of Crawley but in the neighbouring parish of Ifield. Sarah appears to have lived for the rest of her life with Sophia and her family, also appearing together in the 1851 census at West Green and in the 1861 census at Crawley Street (another part of the built up area of Crawley village that spilled over into Ifield parish). In 1851 Sarah was described as an annuitant, indicating that she was in receipt of an annuity or pension.
Sarah’s youngest son, Edwin, died in 1868, aged 56.
Sarah died in 1869, when she was said to be a remarkable 96 years old. She was buried at Crawley on 15th August 1869. She had outlived William by nearly 39 years. She had seen many grandchildren born in her lifetime and was also a great grandmother.
References
- Warnham, Sussex: Parish Registers (West Sussex County Council, Chichester).
Baptized / 1773 / March 27th Sarah Daughter of James & Sarah Razell
This would appear to be the most likely baptism, being in the same parish that the adult Sarah gave as her birthplace in the 1851 census, and at about the right time. However, it is worth noting that there was a Sarah Razzell who married at Warnham in 1798 (to a Francis Longhurst), suggesting that there were two similarly aged Sarah Razells from Warnham. Further evidence needed to be confident.
- ↑ 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 13; Folio 12; Pages 16-17, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: West Green, Ifield, Sussex
Sophia Snelling, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
John Snelling, male, 7 [1833/4], not born in county
Caleb Snelling, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
Sarah Snelling, female, 65 [1771-6], born in county
William Brown, male, 25 [1811-16], Excavator, not born in county
Isaac Harrison, male, 20 [1816-21], Excavator, not born in county
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 1648; Folio 392; Page 35, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: West Green, Ifield, Sussex
Robert Hooker, head, married, male, 27 [1823/4], Sawyer, b. Capel, Surrey
Sophia Hooker, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], b. Crawley, Sussex
Sarah Snelling, mother in law, widow, female, 78 [1772/3], Annuitant, b. Warnham, Sussex
John G. Snelling, son in law, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Shoemakers App[rentice], b. Dorking, Surrey
Caleb Snelling, son in law, male, 12 [1838/9], b. East Grinstead, Sussex
Robert E. Hooker, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Ifield, Sussex
- ↑ 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 609; Folio 39; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Crawley Street, Ifield, Sussex
Robart Hooker, head, married, male, 37 [1823/4], Sawyer, b. Ifield, Sussex
Sophia Hooker, wife, married, female, 47 [1813/4], b. Ifield, Sussex
Robert Hooker, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1847/8], b. Ifield, Sussex
Sarah Snelling, mother in law, widow, female, 88 [1772/3], b. Ifield, Sussex
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Sarah SNELLING, September Quarter 1869, Horsham Registration District, Volume 2b, page 165, aged 96 [1772/3]
- ↑ Burials register, in Crawley, Sussex: Parish Registers (West Sussex County Council, Chichester).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Crawley in the County of Sussex in the Year 1869 | | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 376 | Sarah Snelling | Crawley | Aug[ust] 15 | 96 y[ea]rs [1772/3] | John Soper, Rector |
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