Sarah Woodhead

Female16 October 1758–

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Woodhead was christened on 16 October 1758, in Clowne, Derbyshire, England, her father, George Woodhead, was 46 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 44. She married William Cree on 25 November 1778, in Clowne, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England in 1796 and Marylebone, Middlesex, England in 1798.

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Family Time Line

William Cree
1756–1844
Sarah Woodhead
1758–
Marriage: 25 November 1778
Elizabeth Cree
1780–
Ann Cree
1790–
William Cree
1782–
John Cree
1782–1863
Thomas Cree
1783–1870
Sarah Cree
1784–
William Cree
1786–1786
Sarah Cree
1786–
William Cree
1789–1868
Martha Cree
1790–
George Cree
1793–1794
David Cree
1794–
Joseph Cree
1795–1853
Elizabeth Cree
1798–

Sources (41)

  • Sarah Woodhead, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Sarah in entry for William Cree, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
  • Sarah in entry for Sarah Cree, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 November 1778Clowne, Derbyshire, England

    • Children (14)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (3)

    1770 · Boston Tea Party

    Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

    "Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire): from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + hed, hedde ‘head’ (Old English wudu + hēafod). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived at or near the top or edge of a wood, or habitational, from one of the many places so named, such as Wood Head in Barkisland (Yorkshire), Woodhead in Tintwistle (Cheshire), or Woodhead in Great Casterton (Rutland).

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

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