Sarah Hayes

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Hayes was born on 10 January 1812, in Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Hayes, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Monk, was 28. She married William Tilley on 21 November 1836, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 26 April 1888, in Bathampton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

William Tilley
1813–1891
Sarah Hayes
1812–1888
Marriage: 21 November 1836
Charles Tilley
1836–
Edward Tilley
1841–1883
Mary Ann Tilley
1837–
Joseph Tilley
1839–
Sarah Tilley
1843–
William Tilley
1848–
Susan Tilley
1850–
Lucy Tilley
1851–

Sources (26)

  • Sarah Tilley in household of William Tilley, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Sarah Hayes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sarah Hayes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (7)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.

English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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