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Sarah Wells 1771–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1771

Birth Location: Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England

Death Date: 11 May 1849

Death Location: died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: William Wells

Mother: Mary Hill

Spouse(s): William labour

Children(s): Alice Bridger, Mary Bridger, Anne Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Esther Bridger, Sarah Bridger, William Bridger

In 1771, Sarah Wells entered the world in Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England, born to William Wells And Mary Hill. In 1841, Sarah Wells resided in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Sarah Wells married William Bridger Ag Labour, and had children including Alice Bridger, Anne Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Esther Bridger, Mary Bridger, Sarah Bridger, William Bridger. Sarah Wells passed away in 1849 in died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Sarah Wells entered the world in Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England, born to William Wells And Mary Hill.
  • In 1841, Sarah Wells resided in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Sarah Wells married William Bridger Ag Labour, and had children including Alice Bridger, Anne Bridger, Elizabeth Bridger, Esther Bridger, Mary Bridger, Sarah Bridger, William Bridger.
  • Sarah Wells passed away in 1849 in died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wells
1735–1808
Birth Location: Pirton Hertfordshire, England
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Mary Hill
1742–1810
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William labour
1774–1853
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Wl

Children(s)

Alice Bridger
1799–1848
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
AB
Mary Bridger
1793–1873
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
MB
Anne Bridger
1797–
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
AB
Elizabeth Bridger
–1804
Birth Location: –
EB
Esther Bridger
1801–
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
EB
Sarah Bridger
1803–1803
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
SB
William Bridger
1795–
Birth Location: Watford, Hertford, England
WB

Sarah Wells's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Wells
1771–1849
Birth Place: Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England
Parents
William Wells
1735–1808
Pirton Hertfordshire, England
Mary Hill
1742–1810
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William Wells
1701–1764
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Amy Arnold
1703–1783
Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
John Hill
1712–1782
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1677–1735
Elizabeth Brown
1674–
William Arnold
1680–1727
Anne Farmer
1676–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1650–1694
Elizabeth Landy
1650–1728
John Browne
1654–
Armill Arnold
1655–1713
Ann Pleatter
1657–

Sarah Wells's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Wells (3 Feb 1771–11 May 1849) m. William (Bridger ag) labour (1774–2 Mar 1853)
  1. 1. Alice Bridger 1799–1848 m. John brown 1801–1868
    1. 1. George Brown 1824–1905 m. Eliza Weedon 1825–1880 m. Emma Blake 1834–1903
      1. 1. Walter (Frank) Brown 1858–1921 m. Louisa Hatt 1857–1920
        1. 1. Daisy (Olive) Brown 1898–1975 m. Albert (“Bert”) Walters 1896–1970
        2. 2. Stephen (Charles “Charlie”) Brown 1889–1955 m. Hilda (Mary) Edwards 1889–1976
        3. 3. Margaret Brown 1882–1969 m. David (George) Portsmouth 1882–1947
        4. 4. Walter (Ernest) Brown 1883–1940 m. Edith (Annie) Steer 1887–
        5. 5. Sgt (Major Roland) Brown 1884–1919 m. Kathleen (Hilda) Miles 1889–1937
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Eliza) Brown 1886– m. Vincent (Howard) Williams 1883–1953
        7. 7. Albert Brown 1888–1978 m. Dorothy (M) Brown 1896–1976
        8. 8. Arthur (Ernest) Brown 1892–1964 m. Lucy (Mary) Barili 1896–
        9. 9. Frederick (William) Brown 1895– m. Rose (Annie Wheeler) nurse 1885–
        10. 10. Freda (Violet) Brown 1900–1976 m. Reginald (George) Ottaway 1892–1975
        11. 11. Pte (Peter Francis) Brown 1879–1917
      2. 2. Cornelius Brown 1845–1920 m. Emily (Charlotte) Robinson 1845–1936
        1. 1. Ellen (Emily) Brown 1872–1950 m. William (Henry) Pennifer 1871–1957
        2. 2. Florie Brown 1874–1929 m. Joseph Warner 1867–1936
        3. 3. Dorcas Brown 1876–1968 m. George (Linnington) Rance 1881–1935
        4. 4. Fanny (Agnes) Brown 1878–1970 m. Albert (Victor) Hilton 1877–1939
        5. 5. George (Edward) Brown 1881–1917
        6. 6. Emily (Charlotte) Brown 1884–1974 m. James Stacey 1882–1963
        7. 7. Lily (Eliza) Brown 1888–1974
        8. 8. Cornelius Brown 1875–1896
      3. 3. Ellen Brown 1856–1917 m. William Craft 1855–1941
        1. 1. Penn (George William) Craft 1883–1955 m. Annie (Barnard) Jones 1880–1973
        2. 2. Minnie (Elizabeth) Craft 1884–1978 m. Evelyn Jennings 1887–1982
        3. 3. Ellen (Louisa) Craft 1888–1971 m. Arthur (Jack) Smith 1887–1950
        4. 4. William Craft 1891–1969 m. Annie (Ann) Parsons 1893–1982
        5. 5. Alice (Eliza) Craft 1880–1961 m. Edward (William Robert) PARROTT 1869–1947
        6. 6. Cissie (Sissie Edith) Craft 1902–1994 m. Herbert (Thomas) Hill 1900–1968 m. Gordon Lucas 1902–1930
        7. 7. Bertha (Rachel) Craft 1896–1991 m. Albert (Wilfred Essex) gardener 1896–1990
        8. 8. James (W) Craft 1890–1943 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fuller 1907–
        9. 9. Rose (Annie) Craft 1897–1960 m. George (Albert) Buckland 1886–
        10. 10. Walter (Frank aka Francis Walter “Frank”) Craft 1898–1972 m. Florence (D M) James 1903–1988
      4. 4. George Brown 1868–
      5. 5. William Brown 1861–
      6. 6. George Brown 1849–1865
    2. 2. Eliza Brown 1844–1922 m. William James 1836–1906
      1. 1. William (Henry) Brown 1863–1954 m. Sarah Pearce 1865–1932
        1. 1. Arthur Brown 1894–1969 m. Ada (Clara) Redrup 1896–1971
    3. 3. Esther Brown 1838–1917 m. Joseph (Benning) Gomm 1838–1891
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Rebecca Benning) Gomm 1860–1945
      2. 2. George (Benning) Gomm 1863–1953 m. Sophia Wallace 1857–1939
      3. 3. Lucy (Benning) Gomm 1866–1953 m. Albert (Edward) Hurst 1866–1946
        1. 1. Albert (Joseph) Hurst 1892–1936
        2. 2. Edith (Lucy) Hurst 1898–1971
        3. 3. Edward (George) Hurst 1901–1965
        4. 4. Alfred (Ernest) Hurst 1905–1972
      4. 4. William (J Benning) Gomm 1868–1954 m. Susannah (Miriam) French 1868–1956
        1. 1. Constance (Mable French Benning) Gomm 1889–1957
        2. 2. Florence (Ruby Benning) Gomm 1895–1976
        3. 3. Olive (Christabel Benning) Gomm 1901–1979
      5. 5. Edward (Benning) Gomm 1871–1929
      6. 6. Arthur (Benning) Gomm 1873–1959 m. Ada (Emily) Ayres 1879–1953
        1. 1. Esther (Marjorie) Gomm 1905–1991
        2. 2. Olive (Emily) Gomm 1910–1996 m. Walter (Ernest) Jeffs 1881–
        3. 3. Arthur (Joseph Thomas) Gomm 1913–1978 m. Winifred Linskey 1912–1986
    4. 4. David Brown 1820–1857 m. Zipporah (Jelley Plested) Hearne 1829–1902
      1. 1. Sophia Brown 1855–1907 m. James Norris 1850–1890
        1. 1. James (Brown) Norris 1875–1918 m. Alice Slade 1881–
    5. 5. Sarah Brown 1822–1865 m. Joseph Wood 1821–1902
      1. 1. Ellen Wood 1846–1883
        1. 1. Herbert (Henry) Frost 1874–1897
    6. 6. James Brown 1826–1907 m. Elizabeth Sills 1828–1910
      1. 1. Alice Brown 1866–1911 m. George Gibbons 1862–1934
        1. 1. Frederick (George) Gibbons 1892–1958 m. Agnes (Ethel) Anderson 1892–1977
      2. 2. George Brown 1851–1923 m. Ann Jiskins 1854–1931
        1. 1. Albert (Edward) Brown 1877–1951 m. Elizabeth Ridgway 1874–1954
      3. 3. Joseph Brown 1847–1923
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Brown 1849–1941
      5. 5. James Brown 1854–1928 m. Kezia Dean 1857–1893 m. Mary (Jane) Gomm 1867–1917
        1. 1. Lester (Frank) Brown 1906–1985 m. Florence (Ruth) Pountney 1904–1988
        2. 2. Leonard Brown 1875–1958
        3. 3. Albert Brown 1877–1952
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Kate) Brown 1879–1957
        5. 5. William (Owen) Brown 1882–1955
        6. 6. Edith (Emma) Brown 1886–1960
        7. 7. Edward (James) Brown 1888–1955
        8. 8. Eva (Mary) Brown 1892–
        9. 9. John (Nelson) Brown 1896–1917
        10. 10. Alfred (George R) Brown 1900–1954
        11. 11. Norah (Grace) Brown 1903–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Brown 1856–1921 m. Simeon Dean 1856–
        1. 1. Lilian (Alice) Dean 1882–1972 m. Robert Collier 1869–
        2. 2. Emily (May) Dean 1887–
      7. 7. Ellen Brown 1859–1879
      8. 8. Rose Brown 1863–1956 m. Isaac Saunders 1856–
        1. 1. Harold Saunders 1889–
        2. 2. Margaret Saunders 1891–
        3. 3. James Saunders 1894–
        4. 4. Bertha Saunders 1896–
        5. 5. Alfred Saunders 1899–
    7. 7. Thomas Brown 1829–1907 m. Hannah Woodhouse 1829–1914
      1. 1. Alfred Brown 1855–1918 m. Hannah (Maria) Henley 1859–1895
        1. 1. Frank (Lionel) Brown 1880–1947 m. Caroline (Mary) Johnson 1882–1961
        2. 2. Lucy (Bella) Brown 1888–1965 m. Edward ((Edwin)) Wigmore 1893–1971
      2. 2. John Brown 1852–1917
      3. 3. Henry Brown 1857–1928 m. Mary (Ann) Lovell 1861–
        1. 1. Elsie (Eliza) Brown 1896–1947 m. Wesley (Walter) Wagner 1897–1947
      4. 4. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Brown 1851–1921
    8. 8. William Brown 1839–
    9. 9. Mary Brown 1834–
  2. 2. Mary Bridger 1793–1873 m. Joseph Shepherd 1794–1851
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shepherd 1820–1890 m. Henry Slingsby 1813–1905
      1. 1. Emma Slingsby 1850–1932 m. James Hill 1833–1913
        1. 1. Tom Hill 1875–1966 m. Fanny Johnson 1874–1956
    2. 2. William Shepherd 1819–1896
      1. 1. Elizabeth ((Elisa\Lisa)) Shephard 1857–1929 m. ALPHONSE (Therrien) Theriault 1845–
        1. 1. Denis Therrien 1872– m. Zoé Derouin 1873–
        2. 2. Mary Therian 1880–1954
  3. 3. Anne Bridger 1797–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bridger –1804
  5. 5. Esther Bridger 1801–
  6. 6. Sarah Bridger 1803–1803
  7. 7. William Bridger 1795–

Sarah Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1771
3 Feb 1771
Birth of Sarah Wells in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1771
3 Feb 1771
Birth of Sarah Wells in Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England
Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England
1841
1841
Age 70
Sarah Wells resided here in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
1849
11 May 1849
Age 78
Death of Sarah Wells in died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1771
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1808
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 439; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Watford; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Page: 13; Line: 15; GSU roll: 288827

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1771
    Event Place: Tilehouse Street Particular Baptist,Hitchin,Hertford,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 439; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Watford; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Page: 13; Line: 15; GSU roll: 288827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1849
    Event Place: died April, buried May Butchers Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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