Sarah Hayes

1813–26 April 1888 (Age 75)
Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Sarah

Sarah Hayes was born in 1813, in Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. She married William Tilley on 21 November 1836, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 75.

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Family Time Line

William Tilley
1814–1891
Sarah Hayes
1813–1888
Marriage: 21 November 1836
Charles Tilley
1836–
Edward Tilley
1841–1883
Joseph Tilley
1839–1874
Mary Tilley
1840–
Sarah Tilley
1843–
William Tilley
1848–
Susan Tilley
1850–
Lucy Tilley
1851–

Spouse and Children

    William Tilley

    Male1814–1891Male

    Sarah Hayes

    Female1813–1888Female

MARRIAGE
21 November 1836
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
children

(8)

    Charles Tilley

    Male1836–Male

    Joseph Tilley

    Male1839–1874Male

    Mary Tilley

    Female1840–Female

    Edward Tilley

    Male1841–1883Male

    Sarah Tilley

    Female1843–Female

+3 More Children

World Events (7)

1815

Age 2

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823

Age 10

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 20

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

1 Irish: reduced 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.2 English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon and Worcestershire, so called from the plural of Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ ( see Hay 1), or a topographic name from the same word.3 English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Dorset, Greater London (formerly in Kent and Middlesex), and Worcestershire, so called from Old English hǣse ‘brushwood’, or a topographic name from the same word.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Sarah Tilley in household of William Tilley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Sarah Tilley in household of William Tilley, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Sarah Hayes, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"

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