Sarah Matthews

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Matthews was born on 30 March 1809, in South Littleton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Matthews, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Ann Berrick, was 16. She married Henry B Salisbury on 11 June 1832, in Ipsley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Studley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. She died about 1882, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Henry B Salisbury
1805–1868
Sarah Matthews
1809–about 1882
Marriage: 11 June 1832
Emma Salisbury
about 1830–
Harriet Salisbury
1834–
Thomas Salisbury
about 1835–
Jesse Salisbury
about 1853–
Ellen Salisbury
1837–
Agnes Salisbury
1840–
Ann Salisbury
after 1847–

Sources (20)

  • Sarah Salisbury in household of Henry Salisbury, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Sarah Matthews, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sarah Matthews, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (6)

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.

about 1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .

Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).

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

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