Sarah Elston

Sarah Ann Elston 

Born: 1850, Bourne  

Mother: Ann Elston (b. 1820)

Father: John Elston (b. 1823)

Sisters: Elizabeth Elston (b. 1853), Mary Elston (b. 1854), 

Brothers: John Elston (b. 1850), Richard Elston (b. 1856), David Elston (b. 1858), Charles Elston (b. 1860)

Marriage:        10 May 1883, Nottingham 

Husband:         Richard Marsh 

                        b. 1849 

                        Lace Manufacturer 

Issue: 

#1 Ethel Ann Marsh (b. 1884)

#2 Richard Elston Marsh (b. 1885)

#3 Mabel Elizabeth Marsh (b. 1887)

In 1851 – 

She is at East Gate, Deeping St James, Lincolnshire. Her father is listed as ‘Baker & Grocer’. Sarah, her mother and her brother, John, are unlisted. There is a servant, William Gee (b. 1829), listed as ‘Journeyman Baker’. 

In 1861 – 

She is at East Gate, Deeping St James, Lincolnshire. Her father is listed as ‘Baker & Grocer’. Sarah, her mother and her siblings (Elizabeth, Mary, Richard, David and Charles) are unlisted. There is also a servant, Ann Waite (b. 1846). 

In 1871 – 

She is a boarder at Stow Town, Stow in Gainsborough. The head of the household is Samuel Blow (b. 1795), listed as ‘Retired Farmer’. His wife, Mary Blow (b. 1827) and their nephew, Joh Leachman (b. 1868) are unlisted. Sarah is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. 

In 1881 – 

She is a lodger at 50 Castle Gate, Nottingham. She is listed as ‘Teacher (School Mistress)’. The head of the household, George Moore (b. 1810), is listed as ‘Retired Schoolmaster’. His family – Eliza, Violetta and Miriam are unlisted. There is also Jane C Ford (b. 1851), also a lodger, ‘Teacher (School Mistress)’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Henry Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham. Her husband is listed as ‘Retired Lace Manufacturer’. Sarsh and her children (Ethel, Richard and Mabel) are unlisted. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Living on Her Own Means’. 

In 04/97 – 

Address is Heddon Villa, Chambercombe Parke, Ilfracombe. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 36 Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham. Her husband is listed as ‘Lodging House Keeper’. Sarah is unlisted. Their son, Richard, is listed as ‘Telephone Mechanic’. There is a boarder, Athol Wells Toms (b. 1890), listed as ‘Bank Clerk’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 31 Marlborough Road, Birmingham. Her son, Richard, is listed as ‘Telephone Instrument Maker’. Sarah and her daughter-in-law, Florence Beatrice Marsh (b. 1891), are unlisted. There is a visitor, Mabel Getrude Robson (b. 1902), listed as ‘Clerk Cashier’. 

Nothing more definitive found.