Sarah Harris

Sarah Jane Harris 

Born: 24 January 1865, Lincoln

Baptised: 30 April 1865, Canwick 

Father: William Harris (b. 1818)

Mother: Elizabeth Harris (b. 1825)

Brothers: William E Harris (b. 1847), James Slater Harris (b. 1862), John Sharp Harris (b. 1870)

Sisters: Elizabeth Harris (b. 1854)

In 1871 – 

She is at Canwick Village, Lincolnshire. Her father is listed as ‘Gardner’. Sarah, her mother and siblings (William, James and John) are unlisted. 

In 1881 – 

She is at Canwick, Lincoln. Her father and brother, James, are listed as ‘Gardner’. Sarah, her mother and brother, John, are unlisted. Her sister, Elizabeth, is listed as ‘Ladies Maid’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Collector Clerk’.

In 1891 – 

She is at Dolphin Lane, Boston as a boarder. Anna Langstaff (b. 1837) is an unlisted widow. Her daughters, Elizabeth Langstaff (b. 1861) and Harriett Emma Langstaff (b. 1874), work in a shop. Her daughters, Mary Eliza Langstaff (b. 1875) and Margaret Helen Langstaff (b. 1879), are unlisted. Sarah Jane is listed as a boarder and ‘Head Mistress Day School’. 

In 04/96 – 

Death recorded as February 1896 in Boston.

In 04/01 – 

Listed as ‘died 1896’. 

d.         28 February 1896, Boston 

HARRIS, Sarah Jane of Boston, Lincolnshire, spinster died 28 February 1896. Administration Lincoln 21 March to William Harris, gardener. Effects £235, 19s, 9d.