Sarah Bray Reynolds

Brief Life History of Sarah Bray

When Sarah Bray Reynolds was born on 19 December 1838, in Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthew Reynolds, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Bray, was 30. She married James Williams in December 1865, in Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Redruth, Cornwall, England for about 20 years. She died on 6 January 1916, in Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

James Williams
1834–1898
Sarah Bray Reynolds
1838–1916
Marriage: December 1865
Edith Jane Williams
1867–
Elizabeth Johns Williams
1867–
Matthew Reynolds Williams
1868–1924
Fanny Williams
1869–
Hetty Williams
1870–
Martha Reynolds Williams
1874–

Sources (13)

  • Sally Reynolds in household of Mathew Reynolds, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Sarah Bray Reynolds, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Sally Bray Reynolds, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"

World Events (6)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Reynold , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Leitrim): in Ulster the English name in 1 above was substituted for Mac Raghnaill; see McReynolds .

History: Christopher Reynolds of Gravesend, Kent, England, arrived in America sometime before his marriage in 1644 in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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

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