Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Lee was born on 17 November 1838, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Luke Lee, was 33 and her mother, Maria Watson, was 26. She married John Allen on 4 January 1866, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 19 February 1913, in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
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- Sarah Lee in household of Luke Lee, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah Lee in entry for Lily Mellor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Sarah Lee in household of Luke Lee, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Spouse and Children
Children (12)
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Parents and Siblings
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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
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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