Person:Sarah Ward (76)

Sarah Ward appears to have been born around 1819 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, daughter of Ann Ward, formerly Allam, and her husband Luke Ward, a carpenter. Sarah was not baptised as an infant. The family appear to have been Baptists at this time; Sarah's maternal grandfather, John Allam, was deacon of the Baptist chapel at nearby Heckington.

Sarah's grandfather John Allam died in 1841, leaving a cottage at Great Hale to Sarah in his will. Later that year the 1841 census finds Sarah working as a servant for a clergyman at Silk Willoughby, about seven miles west of Great Hale.

By 1843 Sarah had left Lincolnshire and moved to Peterborough, seemingly to work as a servant for Owen Davys, who was the Archdeacon of Northampton and therefore quite a senior clergyman. She was baptised by him in 1843, and her abode was given as "Minster Precincts", being the small area of the city immediately surrounding the cathedral. The 1851 and 1861 censuses each find Sarah living in the Minster Precincts working as a servant in Owen Davys' household. In 1851 she was described as a house servant, whilst in 1861 she was working as the cook. Back in Great Hale, Sarah's father died in 1844, and her mother died in 1857.

On 11th November 1862, when she was probably in her early forties, Sarah married a farmer called Robert Goodacre who was from Thurlby near Bourne in Lincolnshire. They were married at Peterborough Cathedral by Owen Davys, Sarah's long-time employer. After their marriage Sarah and Robert moved to Thurlby where Robert farmed. They do not appear to have had any children.

The 1871 census finds Robert and Sarah living in the Northorpe area of Thurlby, and Robert was farming 76 acres. They had one servant living with them.

In 1881 Robert and Sarah were at Holsworthy in Devon, some 250 miles from Thurlby. Robert was described as a farm bailiff. They later returned to Thurlby.

Sarah died at Thurlby on 8th May 1889. She was said to be 70 years old. Robert survived her by just under ten years.

1. ↑ 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 624; Book 9; Folio 4; Page 10, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Silk Willoughby Rectory, Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire
   James Sanders, male, 40 [1796-1801] Clerk, not born in county
   Margaret Sanders, female, 35 [1801-6], not born in county
   Margaret Sanders, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Francis Sanders, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Eleanor Sanders, female, 11 months [1840], born in county
   Eleanor Roberts, female, 40 [1796-1801], Independent, not born in county
   John Black, male, 15 [1821-6], Pupil, not born in county
   William Sneath, male, 12 [1828/9], Pupil, born in county
   William Wingate, male, 12 [1828/9], Pupil, born in county
   James Tuxford, male, 11 [1829/30], Pupil, born in county
   Ralph Maddison, male, 13 [1827/8], Pupil, born in county
   George Gould, male, 13 [1827/8], Pupil, born in county
   Samuel Rough, male, 12 [1828/9], Pupil, not born in county
   Edward Tonge, male, 9 [1831/2], Pupil, born in county
   Sarah Ward, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Ann Wittaker, female, 21 [1819/20], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
   Susan Mawer, female, 15 [1821-6], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   James Buzzard, male, 14 [1826/7], M[ale] S[ervant], not born in county

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England. Bishop's Transcripts of Peterborough Cathedral (Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Precincts of the Cathedral of Peterborough in the County of Northampton in the Year 1843
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   83	Febr[uary] 3rd	Sarah daughter of	Luke & Ann	Ward	Minster Precincts	Wheelwright	Owen Davys, Archdeacon

3. ↑ ^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 1747; Folio 295; Page 6, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Cathedral Precincts, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Owen Davys, head, widower, male, 56 [1794/5], Archdeacon of Northampton & Rector of Fiskerton, b. Loughborough, Leicestershire
   Mary S. Davys, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], at home, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Sarah Ward, servant, unmarried, female, 32 [1818/9], House Servant, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Vincent, nurse, unmarried, female, 28 [1822/3], Nurse, b. Tiddington, Warwickshire
   Louisa Peter, servant, unmarried, female, 34 [1816/7], House Servant, b. Holdingham, Lincolnshire

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 965; Folio 89; Page 4, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Owen Davys, head, widower, male, 66 [1794/5], Archdeacon of Northampton, b. Loughborough, Leicestershire
   Mary Selina Davys, daughter, single, female, 18 [1842/3], Clergymans Daughter, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Mary Ann Maning, visitor, married, female, 41 [1819/20], Clergymans Wife, b. London, Middlesex
   Judith Louisa Maning, visitor, single, female, 10 [1850/1], Clergymans Daughter, b. Northampton, Northamptonshire
   Francis B. Maning, visitor, single, male, 8 [1852/3], Clergymans Son, b. Fiskerton, Lincolnshire
   A.F. Maning, visitor, single, male,6 [1854/5], Clergymans Son, b. Fiskerton, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Ward, servant, single, female, 42 [1818/19], Cook, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Ann Houseley, servant, single, female, 24 [1836/7], Parlour Maid, b. Stanground, Huntingdonshire
   Eliza Goodyers, servant, single, female, 25 [1835/6], House Maid, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Mary Bell, servant, single, female, 24 [1836/7], Nurse, b. St Andrews, Middlesex

5. ↑ 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 3316; Folio 56; Page 18, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Northorpe Road, Northorpe, Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Robert Goodacre, head, married, male, 50 [1820/1], Farmer of 76 Acres employing 1 man 1 boy, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Goodacre, wife, married, female, 51 [1819/20], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Hanford, servant, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], General Servant, b. Morton, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ 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 2265; Folio 65; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ugworthy, Holsworthy, Devon
   Robert Goodacre, head, married, male, 60 [1820/1], Farm Bailiff, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Goodacre, wife, married, female, 61 [1819/20], b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Chaplin, visitor, unmarried, female, 23 [1857/8], b. Holsworthy, Devon
   Lucy Chaplin, visitor, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], b. Holsworthy, Devon

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

   d. Sarah GOODACRE, June Quarter 1889, Bourne Registration District, Volume 7a, page 211, aged 70 [1818/19]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Thurlby by Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. Parish Registers (Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Thurlby, near Bourne in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1889
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   213	Sarah Goodacre	Thurlby	May 10	70 years	D.W. Weir

9. ↑ Grantham Journal, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 11 May 1889.

   DEATHS.
   GOODACRE.-At Thurlby, on the 8th inst., Sarah, wife of Mr. Robert Goodacre, aged 70 years.