Sarah Teesdale (buried 1875)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Teesdale
First name: 
Sarah
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
13
Born: 
0/7/1806
Died: 
00/05/1875
Buried: 
25/05/1875
Occupation: 
Wife of George Teesdale, fly proprietor.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
5
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/cried.assist.basin
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of Sarah the beloved wife of George Teesdale who departed this life May 1875 in the....her age. She was.....and a good Mother......en. She was beloved a....n knew her.

Life story

Life story

Sarah was born in Abinger, Surrey, the daughter of Ambrose and Jenny. She was baptised in Abinger on 13th July 1806. Her father was a tailor. On 25th December 1828, Sarah married George Teesdale, a fly proprietor at St Nicholas Church, Brighton. The couple moved to Worthing, living in Field Row. In 1859, Sarah's husband took over the licence of The Nelson Inn in South Street. However, the licence was withdrawn two years later and George went back to his old  job. Sarah had eight children, some of who followed George into the fly business. (A fly was a one horse, two wheeled carriage for hire). The family moved to New Street where Sarah died in May 1875. No probate. George died in 1879 and was buried beside Sarah at Heene.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/07/1806
Parents
Mother
Mother's name: 
Jenny
Mother's maiden name: 
Thorns
Father
Father's name: 
Ambrose Upfold
Father's year of birth: 
1756
Father's year of death: 
1830
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Upfold
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
George
Spouse one last name: 
Teesdale
Marriage one date: 
25/12/1828
Marriage one address: 
Brighton, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/05/1875
Age (at time of death): 
68
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
8 Heene Mews, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Field Row, Worthing

George aged 30, fly man. Sarah aged 30. George aged 13. Eliza aged 11. Christopher aged 7. Alfred aged 5. Mary aged 3. Ralph aged 4 months.

1851 census: 

19 Chapel Street, Worthing

George aged 44, fly man. Sarah aged 44. Eliza aged 20. Alfred aged 15. Mary aged 12. Ralph aged 10. Emma aged 7. Henry aged 4. Benjamin Belchamber aged 24, chimney sweep

1861 census: 

Nelson Inn, Worthing

George aged 54, inn keeper. Sarah aged 54. Ralph aged 19. Edward Smithers aged 73, lodger, groom.

1871 census: 

8 New Street, Worthing

George aged 64, fly proprietor. Sarah aged 64