Sarah Doxey

6 February 1842–1919 (Age 76)
Middleton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Doxey was born on 6 February 1842, in Middleton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Doxey, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Spencer, was 34. She married Samuel Doxey on 23 September 1860, in Middleton, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Openshaw, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1919, in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Doxey
1837–1903
Sarah Doxey
1842–1919
Marriage: 23 September 1860
Mary Rose Doxey
1862–
Clara Elizabeth Doxey
1865–1941
Emma Doxey
1873–1941
Ada Doxey
1873–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 September 1860Middleton, Derbyshire, England
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1843
    Age 1
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens
    Age 8
    Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester. The living conditions for the prisoners were horrible. It was intended to be a prison for both males and females and also became a military prison.  In 1892, the prison was demolished.
    1867 · The Manchester Martyrs are Hung
    Age 25
    William Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O’Brien were from Ireland but moved to Manchester and were active Fenians. They were part of an ambush to help two Fenians escape prison. These three men were executed and are now referred to as the Manchester Martyrs. The Irish community in Manchester go to the spot where they were executed to commemorate their sacrifice.

    Name Meaning

    English (Derbyshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Doxey in Seighford, Staffordshire, named in the Domesday Book as Dochesig, from an unrecorded Old English personal name Docc + Old English ēg ‘island, or piece of dry ground in a marsh’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Doxsee
    Doxie

    Sources (28)

    • Sarah Doxey in household of Samuel Doxey, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    • Sarah Doxey in household of Thomas Doxey, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Sarah Doxey in entry for Ada Doxey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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