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Sarah Johnston 1740 – 1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1740

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: Jan 1830

Death Location: Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Anne Woodgate

Spouse(s): William Simmons

Children(s): Peter Symonds

The story of Sarah Johnston began in 1740 in Dover, Kent, England. Sarah Johnston married William Simmons, and had children including Peter Symonds. Sarah Johnston passed away in 1830 in Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Johnston began in 1740 in Dover, Kent, England.
  • Sarah Johnston married William Simmons, and had children including Peter Symonds.
  • Sarah Johnston passed away in 1830 in Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnson
1700 –
Birth Location: Brenchley, Kent, England
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Anne Woodgate
1701 – 1753
Birth Location: Brenchley, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

William Simmons
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Peter Symonds
1774 – 1853
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Sarah Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Johnston
1740 – 1830
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
William Johnson
1700 –
Brenchley, Kent, England
Anne Woodgate
1701 – 1753
Brenchley, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Johnson
Margaret Cheesman
William Woodgate
Ellinor Springate
1661 –
Brenchley, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Springatt
1629 – 1691
Ellenor Austine
1631 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Springate
1595 –
Margerye Hollingdale
Francis Austen
1600 – 1687
Ellen (?)

Sarah Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Johnston (Apr 1740 – Jan 1830) m. William Simmons
  1. 1. Peter Symonds (Feb 1774 – Feb 1853) m. Mary (Ann) Vennum (Feb 1777 – Aug 1833)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Symonds (Aug 1797 – Sep 1835) m. William (James) Perkins (31 Mar 1798 – 1886)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Perkins (Jun 1822 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (Symons) Perkins (27 Nov 1823 – May 1901)
      3. 3. James Perkins (18 Aug 1825 – 1865) m. Ann Mutton (1825 – )
        1. 1. Mary (A) Perkins (1851 – )
        2. 2. George (Henry) Perkins (1854 – 1929) m. Matilda (Maud) Runnegar (abt 1853 – Dec 1913)
        3. 3. William (James) Perkins (1857 – 1871)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Georgena) Perkins (1861 – )
        5. 5. Sarah (A) Perkins (1863 – )
        6. 6. Edward (Hewet) Perkins (1865 – ) m. Eliza (Ann) Brown (1861 – )
      4. 4. John (Halcombe) Perkins (1 Apr 1827 – Apr 1902) m. Sophia Bell (1824 – )
      5. 5. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins (17 May 1829 – 6 Mar 1902) m. Ann Wenn (Abt. 1826 – Mar 1894)
        1. 1. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins (Feb 1857 – May 1857)
        2. 2. William (Russell) Perkins (17 Apr 1858 – 1928) m. Fanny Jarrett (1861 – 1913) m. Lisette Heath (1 Jan 1861 – 1946)
        3. 3. Albert (Henry) Perkins (1865 – 11 Nov 1937) m. Ada Taylor (1869 – 12 Dec 1938) m. Elizabeth Ann (abt 1865 – 22 Mar 1914)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann Symons) Perkins (1867 – 18 Aug 1936)
        5. 5. George (A) Perkins (abt 1880 – )
    2. 2. Sarah Symonds (9 Jun 1799 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Symonds (29 Aug 1803 – )
    4. 4. William Symonds (Dec 1805 – ) m. Margaret Stavely
    5. 5. John (Heydon) Symonds (Sep 1813 – )
    6. 6. Henry (Jeffrey) Symonds (Mar 1816 – Feb 1823)
    7. 7. Susanna Symonds (1818 – ) m. Joseph Friend (1811 – )
      1. 1. Susanna Friend (1839 – )
      2. 2. James Friend (abt 1841 – )
      3. 3. Emma Friend (31 Oct 1841 – ) m. Adolphus Noakes (abt 1850 – 1878)
      4. 4. Joseph Friend (1845 – )
      5. 5. Henry Friend (1854 – )
      6. 6. Louisa Friend (1857 – )
    8. 8. Miriam Symonds (6 Apr 1820 – 12 Mar 1864) m. Henry Pitcher (6 Jan 1811 – 29 Sep 1893)
      1. 1. Mary (J) Pitcher (Apr 1842 – Aug 1917)
      2. 2. Henry Pitcher (15 Nov 1843 – 8 Jun 1901)
      3. 3. Miriam Pitcher (19 Apr 1845 – 20 Feb 1898)
      4. 4. Emma (Symonds) Pitcher (8 Jul 1850 – 3 Apr 1912)
      5. 5. George Pitcher (9 Jul 1855 – 14 Jun 1944)
      6. 6. Caroline Pitcher (7 Nov 1857 – 1 May 1893) m. John (Thomas) Goldsworthy (28 Apr 1852 – 19 Jun 1908)
        1. 1. Emma (Ellen Maud) Goldsworthy (1876 – 30 Dec 1952) m. John (Charles) Bentley (1873 – 30 Nov 1951)
        2. 2. Miriam (Symonds Elizabeth) Goldsworthy (24 Sep 1878 – 3 Nov 1947) m. Joseph (Henry) Wearne (1872 – 10 Jun 1941)
        3. 3. Lillian (May) Goldsworthy (23 Jul 1880 – Oct 1880)
        4. 4. Reginald (Henry Claude) Goldsworthy (25 Oct 1881 – Jan 1941) m. Amelia (Margaret Sarah Morris) Freeman (21 May 1886 – 2 Jan 1954)
        5. 5. John (Ridley Daylesford) Goldsworthy (1883 – 10 Apr 1907)
        6. 6. George (Herbert Hepburn) Goldsworthy (22 Oct 1884 – 25 Apr 1900)
        7. 7. Gertrude (Blanche Arolean) Goldsworthy (20 Jan 1886 – 31 Oct 1929)
        8. 8. Ivy (Holly Caroline) Goldsworthy (1888 – 1978) m. Henry (John) Tutt (27 Dec 1885 – 1965)
        9. 9. Hubert (Stanley Rosslyn) Goldsworthy (15 Dec 1889 – 14 May 1967) m. Mary (C.) McDonald (5 Mar 1889 – 17 Aug 1982)
    9. 9. William Symonds (6 Apr 1820 – )

Sarah Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1740
Apr 1740
Birth of Sarah Johnston in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1740
20 Apr 1740
Sarah Johnston was baptized in Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
1830
Jan 1830
Age 90
Death of Sarah Johnston in Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England
Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England
1830
26 Jan 1830
Age 90
Burial of Sarah Johnston in Old St Mary's Churchyard, Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England
Old St Mary's Churchyard, Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1740
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1830
    Event Place: Martin Poor House, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Old St Mary's Churchyard, Walmer, Dover District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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