Sarah Wood (buried 1920)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Wood
First name: 
Sarah
Other Christian names: 
Hannah
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
991
Born: 
1/5/1865
Died: 
17/05/1920
Buried: 
19/05/1920
Occupation: 
Private Means
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
10
Cemetery plot: 
2
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In ever loving memory of our sister Sarah Hannah (Sallie) eldest daughter of the late Richard and Anne Wood of Colcar Yorkshire also of Marian sister of the above and beloved wife of Surgn. Comdr. L.S. Whitwam R.N. died 17th Nov

Life story

Life story

Sarah was born in Golcar, Yorkshire, the daughter of Richard and Anne. She was baptised at St John the Evangelist church, Golcar on 4th June 1865. Her father was a woollen manufacturer. Anne died in September 1875. On 5th April 1880, Richard married Mary Crosland. He died of pleurisy on 12th October the same year. Mary was a teacher and by 1891, she was principal of a ladies school in Gomersal, Yorkshire. Sarah and her siblings lived with their step-mother. After Mary's death, Sarah lived with her siblings in Cleckheaton. Sarah died on 17th May 1920. At the time, she was living in Chaucer Road, Worthing. Probate was granted on 19th July to Midland Executor and Trustee Co Ltd. Effects £1138 17s 5d.

Sarah's sister Marian Whitwam is also buried at Heene. She died in 1929.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/05/1865

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
17/05/1920
Age (at time of death): 
55
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Chaucer Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£1,138

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Wellhouse, Golcar, Yorks.

Richard aged 38, woollen manufacturer. Anne aged 38. Sarah aged 5. Hester aged 4. Plus 1 servant

1881 census: 

Share Hill, Golcar, Yorks.

Mary aged 40, widow. Sarah aged 15. Esther aged 14. Lewis aged 8. Marian aged 5. Amy Clifford aged 15, niece.

1891 census: 

Greenbank, Gomersal, Yorks.

Mary aged 49, principal of ladies school. Sarah H aged 25. Esther aged 24. Lewis aged 18, manufacturing chemist. Marian aged 15. Plus 1 servant.

1901 census: 

"Kilnsey" Whitecliffe Road, Cleckheaton.

Sarah aged 35. Lewis aged 28, chemical maker. Marian aged 25. Plus 1 servant.

 

1911 census: 

43 High Street, Brighouse, Yorks.

Sarah aged 45, own means, visitor to house of Emily Wood aged 42, own means. Plus 1 servant.