Person:Sarah Edwards (97)

Sarah Ann Edwards was baptised on 27th July 1845 at North Mundham in Sussex, daughter of Sarah Ann Edwards, formerly Hammond, and her husband John Edwards, an agricultural labourer. Young Sarah was the eighth of their nine children. At the time of her baptism they were living at Runcton, a hamlet in the parish of North Mundham. Both her maternal grandparents were living nearby at Lagness. By the time Sarah's younger brother William was born in 1848 the family had moved to the nearby parish of Sidlesham, where they lived at a hamlet called Chalder. The 1851 census finds Sarah living at Chalder with her parents, siblings and young niece (who was only four years younger than Sarah).

Sarah's maternal grandmother died in 1858, following by her maternal grandfather in 1860. The 1861 census finds Sarah still living at Chalder with her parents and siblings. On this occasion she was described as a farm labourer. This is the only occupation found for Sarah to date.

In 1870 Sarah had a daughter, Mary Ann, baptised at Sidlesham. The 1871 census finds Sarah and her daughter living at Sidlesham with Sarah's parents and three of Sarah's brothers.

Sarah's father John died in 1872. After his death the family left Chalder and moved within Sidlesham parish to Street End, where Sarah and her daughter appear in the 1881 census living with Sarah's mother and two of her brothers, George and John. The 1881 census also notes that Sarah suffered from epileptic fits.

By 1891 Sarah and her mother and two of her brothers had moved again to Church Lane. Sarah's daughter Mary had left home by this time, and was working as a housemaid in the London area. Sarah continued to live at Church Lane with her increasingly elderly mother for several years; Sarah's brother George died in 1897, but Sarah, her mother and her brother John were still at Church Lane in 1901. Sarah's mother died in 1903, aged 95. Sarah continued to live at Church Lane after her mother's death, appearing there alone in the 1911 census.

Sarah died in 1914, aged 69.

1.   Births register, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Sarah Ann EDWARDS, September Quarter 1845, Westhampnett Registration District, Volume 7, page 505, mother's maiden name Hammond

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of North Mundham (Sussex). Parish registers of North Mundham, 1558-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of North Mundham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1845
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   513	1845 July 27	Sarah Ann	John & Sarah	Edwards	Runkton	Gardener	V.C. Knight, Curate

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 1652; Folio 82; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Chalder House, Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, head, married, male, 56 [1894/5], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1837/8], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   James Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 11 [1839/40], Farm Laborer, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Alfred Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1842/3], At Home, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1844/5], At Home, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, married, 3 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Elizabeth Edwards, granddaughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. West Hampnett, Sussex

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 617; Folio 73; Page 20, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Chalder, Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, head, married, male, 67 [1793/4], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, wife, married, female, 52 [1808/9], Wife of Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1834/5], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, male, 24 [1836/7], Farm Laborer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Alfred Edwards, son, male, 16 [1844/5], Farm Laborer, b. Mundham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], Farm Laborer, b. Mundham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Farm Laborer, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

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 1111; Folio 64; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Chalder, Sidlesham, Sussex
   John Edwards, head, married, male, 72 [1798/9], Agricultural Labourer ["Supported by Parish" crossed out], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, wife, married, female, 62 [1808/9], Charwoman, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 36 [1834/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 34 [1836/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1845/6], b. Mundham, Sussex
   William Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Mary A. Edwards, granddaughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

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 1122; Folio 65; Page 3, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Village of Street End, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Sarah Ann Edwards, head, widow, female, 72 [1808/9], Invalid, b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 46 [1834/5], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, b. Pagham, Sussex, Withered Arm
   John Edwards, son, unmarried, male, 44 [1836/7], Agric[ultura]l Labourer, b. Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, daughter, female, 36 [1844/5], b. North Mundham, Sussex, Elip Fits
   Mary A. Edwards, granddaughter, female, 11 [1869/70], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 840; Folio 63; Page 9, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Church Lane, Sidlesham, Sussex
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Sarah A. Edwards, head, widow, female, 82 [1808/9], b. Pagham, Sussex
   George Edwards, son, single, male, 56 [1834/5], Agricult[ura]l Labourer, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, single, male, 54 [1836/7], Agricult[ura]l Labourer, employed, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah A. Edwards, daughter, single, female, 45 [1845/6], b. South Mundham, Sussex

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 967; Folio 115; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Church Lane, Sidlesham, Sussex
   3 rooms occupied
   Sarah Edwards, head, widow, 92 [1808/9], b. Pagham, Sussex
   John Edwards, son, single, male, 65 [1835/6], Formerly Farm Labourer, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Sarah Edwards, daughter, single, female, 54 [1846/7], b. North Mundham, Sussex

9. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 5391; Schedule 14, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Church Lane, Sidlesham, Sussex
   3 rooms occupied
   Sarah Ann Edwards, head, female, 67 [1843/4], single, 1 child born, 1 child still living, Occupation: None, b. Mundham, Sussex

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

    d. Sarah Ann EDWARDS, December Quarter 1914, Chichester Registration District, Volume 2b, page 493, aged 71 [1842/3]