Sarah Jenks

Sarah Ann Jenks 

Born: 18 December 1849, Madeley 

Baptised: 10 January 1850, Much Wenlock, Shropshire 

Father: Richard Jenks (b. 1819) (d. 1850)

Mother: Sarah Jenks (b. 1823)

Stepfather: William Boak (b.1826)

Half-brothers: Albert W Boak (b.1855), Wallace Alex Boak (b. 1857)

Half-Sisters: Sophia L Boak (b. 1854),  Lucy MH Boak (b. 1859)

Marriage:        1874, Basford 

Husband:         John Ashlin Cutforth 

                        b. 1846

                        Farmer 130 Acres Employing 5 Men & 1 Boy

                        d. 23 September 1887 - Left £1,082 2s, 8d. to Sarah and his brother

Issue: 

#1 Herbert William Cutford (b. 1876)

#2 John Ashlin Cutforth (b. 1878) (d. 1949)

#3 Charles Walter Cutforth (b. 1879)

#4 Fred Ernest Cutforth (b. 1881) 

In 1851 – 

She is at Barrow Street, Wenlock, Shropshire. Her mother is a widow and ‘Innkeeper’. Sarah and her aunt, Kate Jenks (b. 1827), are unlisted. 

In 1861 – 

She is at 42 Barrow Street, Much Wenlock. Her stepfather is listed as ‘Currier and Innkeeper’. Sarah, her mother and her half-siblings (Albert, Wallace, Sophia and Lucy) are unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at Church Street National School, Sutterton. Sarah is listed as ‘National Schoolmistress’. Her half-sister, Lucy, is unlisted. There is also a Elizabeth A Robinson (b. 1854) ‘Assistant School Mistress’. 

In 1881 – 

She is at Asperton, Wigtoft, Boston. Her husband is listed as ‘Farmer 130 Acres Employing 5 Men & 1 Boy’. Sarah and her children (Herbert, John, Charles & Fred) are unlisted. There are two servants, Jane Barnett (b. 1861) and Jane Rogers (b. 1866). 

In 1891 – 

She is at From Hunters Inn and Left of Woodley House, Braishfield, Romsey Extra. Sarah is listed a widow and ‘Farmer’. Her son, Herbert, is listed as ‘Apprentice Builder’. Her mother and her sons, John, Charles and Fred are all unlisted. Her stepfather, William Boak, is listed as ‘Currier. There is a servant, Elizabeth Allen (b. 1870). 

In 04/97 – 

Address is Sutterton, Spalding. 

In 1901 – 

She is at School House, Crampmoor, Romsey. Sarah is listed as ‘Schoolmistress Church of England’. Her son, Charles, is listed as ‘Clerk Railway’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Itchen Abbas Martyr Worthy, Hampshire. Sarah is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. The census suggests four children are still alive.

In 1916 – 

She is at 4 Gilbert Plains, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. Sarah is listed as ‘Retired Lady’. Her son, Charles, is listed as ‘Preacher’. It mentions that they emigrated in 1912. 

d.         23 October 1937, Manitoba, Canada