Sarah Smith Berry

Brief Life History of Sarah Smith

When Sarah Smith Berry was born on 12 December 1828, in Wivelsfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Berry, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Randall, was 19. She married Henry Oram on 26 October 1850, in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 30 August 1881, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Oram
1828–1861
Sarah Smith Berry
1828–1881
Marriage: 26 October 1850
Richard Henry Oram
1851–1932
James Gideon Oram
1853–1930
William Luke Oram
1854–1924
George Levi Oram
1856–1909
Mary Fannie Oram
1858–1875
Henry K Oram
1860–1945

Sources (33)

  • Sarah Oram, "England and Wales, Census, 1851"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Berry - Church record: birth-name: Sarah Berry
  • Sarah Berry, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920"

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1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .

English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.

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

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