Sarah White

Sarah Helen White 

Born: 29 November 1866, Bingham

Baptised: 20 January 1867, Bingham

Father: Robert White (b. 1834)

Mother: Ann White (b. 1833)

Brothers: William Edward White (b. 1865), John Cupitt White (b. 1871)

Marriage:        14 June 1897, Bingham 

Husband:         Fred Graves Sharpe 

                        b. 19 September 1868

                        Horse Broker and Dealer 

Issue – 

#1 Richard Walter Sharpe (b. 1898)

#2 Elsie Sharpe (b. 1900)

#3 Helen Sharpe (b. 1904)

#4 Beatrice Jessie Sharpe (b. 23 November 1905)

In 1871 –

She is at Needham Street, Bingham. Her father is listed as ‘Plumber and Glazier’. Sarah, her mother and brothers (William and John) are unlisted. There is a servant, Rachel Marston (b. 1859).

In 1881 – 

She is at Main Road, Bingham. Her grandmother, Sarah Cupitt (b. 1808), is listed as ‘General Shopkeeper’. There is a servant, Mary Bryan (b. 1856). Sarah and her cousin, Annie Cupitt (b. 1875), are unlisted. Her father is listed as ‘Plumber’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at New Roughton, Horncastle Road, Roughton. Sarah is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. There is a boarder, Mary A Carlton (b. 1868), listed as ‘Assistant Schoolmistress’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at Newlands Road, Riddings, Alfreton. Her husband is listed as ‘Groom’. Sarah and her children (Richard and Elsie) are unlisted. Her father is listed as ‘Retired Plumber’. 

In 04/01 – 

Address is Dunholme, Lincoln. 

In 1911 – 

She is at Benniworth near Lincoln. Her husband is listed as ‘Horse Breaker and Horse Dealer’. Sarah is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. Her children (Richard, Elsie, Helen and Beatrice) are unlisted. There is a servant, Emily Kate Strawson (b. 1899). 

In 1921 – 

She is at School House, Benniworth. Her husband is listed as ‘Horse Breaker’. Sarah is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her son, Richard, is listed as ‘Motor Mechanic’. Her daughters, Elsie, Helen and Beatrice, are unlisted.

In 1939 – 

She is at Old School House, Church Lane, Mareham Le Fen. Her husband is listed as ‘Horse Breaker and Dealer Retired’. Sarah is unlisted. Her daughter, Beatrice, is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

d.         22 March 1949, Horncastle 

SHARPE, Sarah Helen of Edlinton near Horncastle, Lincolnshire widow died 22 March 1949 at Saxilby, Lincolnshire. Probate Lincoln 26 April to Richard Walter Sharpe, motor mechanic and Beatrice Jessie Keall (wife of Thomas John Keall). Effects £768, 11s, 6d.