Sarah WrightAge: 511831–1882
- Name
- Sarah Wright
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Wright
Birth | 1831 42 34 Source: 1841 British census Citation details: St. Thomas, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: Philip Whright 50
Eliza Whright 44
Sarah Whright 12
Ann Whright 7
Henry Whright 4 |
Birth of a sister | Ann Wright 1834 (Age 3) Source: 1841 British census Citation details: St. Thomas, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: Philip Whright 50
Ann, 7 |
Birth of a brother | Henry Wright 1837 (Age 6) Source: 1851 British census Citation details: Philip Wright Text: Henry Wright 14 scholar
born: Cheshire, Stockport |
Birth of a brother | Joseph Wright October 1840 (Age 9) |
Death of a brother | Joseph Wright January 1841 (Age 10) |
Burial of a brother | Joseph Wright January 7, 1841 (Age 10) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Text: Joseph Wright
Burial date. 07 Jan 1841
Burial place. St. Martin Parish, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Age 0
Father. Philip Wright
Mother. Eliza |
Birth of a sister | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wright December 23, 1841 (Age 10) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: death of Elizabeth Dunmore Text: died Oct. 25, 1918
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, England
name of father: Phillip Wright
birthplace of father: England
maiden name of mother: not known
birthplace of mother: not known
age 77 years, 10 mos.
date of birth Dec. 23, 1841 Source: 1851 British census Citation details: St. Thomas, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: Elizabeth Wright, 9 scholar
born Warwickshire, Birmingham |
Death of a mother | Eliza Hallam or Holland 1848 (Age 17) Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: Mother dead at time of [our] marriage. Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Text: Eliza Wright female burial date 10 December 1848
St. Thomas, Birmingham, Warwick, England |
Occupation | Servant 1851 (Age 20)Employer: Elizabeth Boyes Source: 1851 British census Text: Elizabeth Boyes 48 head Birmingham
Sarah Boyes. 50. Sister Birmingham
Sarah Ann Hobson 52 Visitor Birmingham
Louisa Fly 28. Servant
Sarah Wright 20 servant Stockport, Cheshire, England |
Marriage | William Wakefield — View family October 9, 1853 (Age 22) Text: Parish of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
9 October 1853
William Wakefield, 21, Bachelor, Fitter, Wharf Street
father John Wakefield, fitter
Sarah Wright, 22, Spinster, Wharf Street
father Philip Wright, weaver
Married in the Parish Church of St. Thomas after Banns by Geo. S. Ball, Rector in the presence of Robert Layton and (the mark of) Elizabeth Silks Note: Witnesses Robert Alexander Layton (b. 24 May 1835) and Frances Elizabeth Silk (b.7 May 1832) were wed on 5 Nov. 1854 at St. Martin Church, Birmingham. Layton's parents were George Layton and Sarah Wood. Silk's parents were John Silk and Caroline Edwards. |
Birth of a son #1 | Henry “Harry” Wakefield November 11, 1854 (Age 23) |
Death of a son | Henry “Harry” Wakefield December 1854 (Age 23) |
Death of a father | Phillip Wright July 1855 (Age 24) Age: 67 Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: My Dear Wife's Father Passt [sic] away in the first year of our married life at the age of 64 an old Pensioner of the English army having served 22 years in a Foot Regiment. Source: ancestry.com Citation details: Birmingham, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1964 Text: Phillip Wright. Manchester street. July 17, 1855, 67 years |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Emily Ann Wakefield April 11, 1856 (Age 25) |
Birth of a daughter #3 | Clara Wakefield December 21, 1859 (Age 28) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Clara Wakefield Patterson death |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Eliza “Lizzie” Wakefield September 27, 1860 (Age 29) Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: in this year My Dear Daughter Eliza was given to us on September the 27th 1860 Source: 1861 census Citation details: St. Mark's Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: William Wakefield 26
Sarah Wakefield. 27. Wife
Emily Wakefield. 4. Daughter
Clara Wakefield. 3. Daughter
Eliza. Wakefield. 5/12. Daughter |
Residence | 1861 (Age 30) Source: 1861 census Citation details: St. Mark's Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: William Wakefield, 26, Engine Framer [?] born Stanton by Bridge,
Derbyshire
Sarah Wakefield, 27, wife, born Stockport, Lancashire
Emily, 4 born Warwickshire, Birmingham
Clara, 3 "
Eliza 5 mos. " |
Birth of a son #5 | Frederick William Wakefield April 26, 1863 (Age 32) Source: findagrave.com Citation details: Frederick W. Wakefield Text: Birth
26 April 1863 Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Death
4 June1934 Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America |
Birth of a daughter #6 | Alice Wakefield 1864 (Age 33) |
Birth of a son #7 | Ernest Henry Wakefield August 27, 1866 (Age 35) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: death of Ernest Henry Wakefield Text: born 27 Aug 1866 Birmingham, England
died Vermilion, Ohio |
Death of a daughter | Alice Wakefield 1866 (Age 35) |
Death of a sister | Ann Wright November 11, 1867 (Age 36) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: death of Anna Wilkshire Text: Anna Wilkshire
death date: 11 Nov 1867
death place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cause of death: consumption Source: ancestry.com Citation details: U.S. Find a Grave Index Text: Ana Wilkshier
death Nov 1867
Woodland Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
Death of a brother | Henry Wright about 1869 (Age 38) Cause: illness Note: Took sick and died in barracks. |
Residence | 1871 (Age 40) Source: 1871 census Text: William Wakefield Head 37. Porter
Sarah. Wife. 37
Emily A Daughter 16 domestic servant
Clara. Daughter 13. Domestic servant
Eliza. Daughter. 11. Scholar
Frederick W. Son. 9. Scholar
Ernest H. Son. 6. Scholar
Arthur J. Son. 1 Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: ...the work I undertook on my return to Bir was to look after the Opening Lighting and Cleaning of the Free Library News Room and Art Gallery under the Superintendent and Cheif [sic] Librarian Mr John Mullins he was the Cheif cause of my obtaining that Situation his wife and mine being own Cousins Note: A cousin of Sarah Wright was Harriet Godridge Friend, born 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Harriet was the wife of John Davies Mullins, whom she married in 1854 in Edgbaston, St. Bartholomew, Warwickshire, England. John Davies Mullins was William Wakefield's employer in 1871 at the Birmingham Free Library. |
Birth of a son #8 | Arthur John Wakefield October 26, 1872 (Age 41) |
Emigration | 1873 (Age 42) |
Marriage of a child | John Copeland — Emily Ann Wakefield — View family October 25, 1874 (Age 43) Note: Witnesses to marriage were Sarah Copeland and Thomas Taylor. |
Death of a son | Arthur John Wakefield August 27, 1878 (Age 47) Cause: diptheria |
Marriage of a child | Hyatt Meshack Patterson — Clara Wakefield — View family December 30, 1880 (Age 49) Publication: 1917 Citation details: p. 3282 Note: Hyatt Patterson is listed as a widower on 1880 census. |
Residence | 1880 (Age 49) Source: 1880 census Text: Wakefield, William 47, works in wire mill
Sarah 49
Frederick 15, works in wire mill
Clara 22, Dress maker
Eliza 19, Dress maker
Ernest 13, at school |
Death | August 8, 1882 (Age 51) Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 Text: Sarah Wakefield
death, 08 Aug 1882
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Harvard St.
Female 50 (estimated),married, white
father's name John Wakefield
Mother's name, Wakefield |
Burial | August 10, 1882 (2 days after death) Cemetery: Harvard Grove Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Records, 1824-2001 Text: Sarah Wakefield, age 56 Source: findagrave.com Text: Sarah Wakefield
unknown - 8 Aug 1882
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: My Dear Wife Died on the 8th of August 1882 while we were living on Harvard st Newburgh in Harvard st Cemetery we laid her to rest A Loving Mother and Faithfull Wife |
Family with parents - View family |
father |
Phillip Wright Birth: 1789 18 — Stone, Staffordshire, England Death: July 1855 — Birmingham, England |
mother |
Eliza Hallam or Holland Birth: 1797 — Cheadle, Cheshire, England Death: 1848 — Birmingham, Warwick, England |
Marriage: October 19, 1828 — Cheadle, Cheshire, England |
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3 years |
Sarah Wright Birth: 1831 42 34 — Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: August 8, 1882 — (formerly Newburgh Township), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
4 years younger sister |
Ann Wright Birth: 1834 45 37 — Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: November 11, 1867 — Cleveland, Ohio |
4 years younger brother |
Henry Wright Birth: 1837 48 40 — Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: about 1869 — England |
4 years younger brother |
Joseph Wright Birth: October 1840 51 43 — Birmingham, Warwick, England Death: January 1841 — Birmingham, Warwick, England |
15 months younger sister |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wright Birth: December 23, 1841 52 44 — Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Death: October 25, 1918 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
Family with William Wakefield - View family |
husband |
William Wakefield Birth: August 17, 1834 37 — Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire, England Death: June 25, 1907 — Vermilion, Ohio |
Sarah Wright Birth: 1831 42 34 — Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: August 8, 1882 — (formerly Newburgh Township), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
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Marriage: October 9, 1853 — St. Thomas Parish Church, Birmingham, England |
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13 months son |
Henry “Harry” Wakefield Birth: November 11, 1854 20 23 — England Death: December 1854 — |
17 months daughter |
Emily Ann Wakefield Birth: April 11, 1856 21 25 — Birmingham, England Death: March 1928 — Vermilion, Ohio |
4 years daughter |
Clara Wakefield Birth: December 21, 1859 25 28 — England Death: March 12, 1923 — Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia |
9 months daughter |
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3 years son |
Frederick William Wakefield Birth: April 26, 1863 28 32 — Birmingham, England Death: June 4, 1934 — Vermilion, Ohio |
20 months daughter |
Alice Wakefield Birth: 1864 29 33 — Death: 1866 — |
3 years son |
Ernest Henry Wakefield Birth: August 27, 1866 32 35 — Birmingham, Warwick, England Death: June 16, 1929 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio |
6 years son |
Arthur John Wakefield Birth: October 26, 1872 38 41 — England Death: August 27, 1878 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
Birth | 1841 British census Citation details: St. Thomas, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: Philip Whright 50
Eliza Whright 44
Sarah Whright 12
Ann Whright 7
Henry Whright 4 |
Occupation | 1851 British census Text: Elizabeth Boyes 48 head Birmingham
Sarah Boyes. 50. Sister Birmingham
Sarah Ann Hobson 52 Visitor Birmingham
Louisa Fly 28. Servant
Sarah Wright 20 servant Stockport, Cheshire, England |
Marriage | marriage license of William Wakefield and Sarah Wright Text: Parish of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
9 October 1853
William Wakefield, 21, Bachelor, Fitter, Wharf Street
father John Wakefield, fitter
Sarah Wright, 22, Spinster, Wharf Street
father Philip Wright, weaver
Married in the Parish Church of St. Thomas after Banns by Geo. S. Ball, Rector in the presence of Robert Layton and (the mark of) Elizabeth Silks |
Residence | 1861 census Citation details: St. Mark's Parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire Text: William Wakefield, 26, Engine Framer [?] born Stanton by Bridge,
Derbyshire
Sarah Wakefield, 27, wife, born Stockport, Lancashire
Emily, 4 born Warwickshire, Birmingham
Clara, 3 "
Eliza 5 mos. " |
Residence | 1871 census Text: William Wakefield Head 37. Porter
Sarah. Wife. 37
Emily A Daughter 16 domestic servant
Clara. Daughter 13. Domestic servant
Eliza. Daughter. 11. Scholar
Frederick W. Son. 9. Scholar
Ernest H. Son. 6. Scholar
Arthur J. Son. 1 |
Residence | Autobiography of William Wakefield Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: ...the work I undertook on my return to Bir was to look after the Opening Lighting and Cleaning of the Free Library News Room and Art Gallery under the Superintendent and Cheif [sic] Librarian Mr John Mullins he was the Cheif cause of my obtaining that Situation his wife and mine being own Cousins |
Residence | 1880 census Text: Wakefield, William 47, works in wire mill
Sarah 49
Frederick 15, works in wire mill
Clara 22, Dress maker
Eliza 19, Dress maker
Ernest 13, at school |
Death | familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 Text: Sarah Wakefield
death, 08 Aug 1882
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Harvard St.
Female 50 (estimated),married, white
father's name John Wakefield
Mother's name, Wakefield |
Burial | familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Records, 1824-2001 Text: Sarah Wakefield, age 56 |
Burial | findagrave.com Text: Sarah Wakefield
unknown - 8 Aug 1882
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
Burial | Autobiography of William Wakefield Publication: pamphlet, 1999 Text: My Dear Wife Died on the 8th of August 1882 while we were living on Harvard st Newburgh in Harvard st Cemetery we laid her to rest A Loving Mother and Faithfull Wife |
Marriage | Witnesses Robert Alexander Layton (b. 24 May 1835) and Frances Elizabeth Silk (b.7 May 1832) were wed on 5 Nov. 1854 at St. Martin Church, Birmingham. Layton's parents were George Layton and Sarah Wood. Silk's parents were John Silk and Caroline Edwards. |
Residence | A cousin of Sarah Wright was Harriet Godridge Friend, born 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Harriet was the wife of John Davies Mullins, whom she married in 1854 in Edgbaston, St. Bartholomew, Warwickshire, England. John Davies Mullins was William Wakefield's employer in 1871 at the Birmingham Free Library. |
Note | 1861 census for Yardley, Worcestershire
John D. Mullins 28 London
Harriet G. 30 Aston, Warwickshire
Florence 5
Eva 3
Rosalinda 2
Francis 3 mos. |
Note | 1871 census Birmingham, Warwickshire
John Mullins 38
Harriet 40
Florence 15
Eva 14
George 5 |