Daughter 
                        of  W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Uncle, Robert 
                        Richardson
                          Sarah Annie 
                        (Nancy) was born on 16th July 1910, she was the fourth 
                        child of Robert Richardson and his wife Sarah Ann (nee 
                        Purvis). Her birth was registered in the Chester le 
                        Street Registration District. She was 
                        baptised at St Michael's Church, Usworth on 9th August 
                        1910, the record says that the family lived at Wood 
                        Terrace and that Sarah's Dad was a miner. The census 
                        of 1911 recorded her, aged 8 months, in the family home 
                        at 13 Wood Terrace, New Washington, Co. Durham. Her Dad, 
                        Robert, was 33 and worked as a hewer in the mine. Her 
                        Mam, Sarah, was 37. She had a sister, Esther (10) and a 
                        brother, Robert (8). Another sister, Doris had been born 
                        in 1905 but sadly she died aged one.  
                        In 1912, another sister, Irene, was born. 
                        In the second quarter of 1934, Sarah Annie married 
                        Robert Sanderson. Their marriage was registered in the 
                        Chester le Street Registration District. 
                        Sarah Annie and Robert were to have three children,  
                        Jack (born 1934), Robert (born 1937) and Irene (born 
                        1940).  Sarah Annie died in February 
                        1995, she was 84 years old. Her death was registered in 
                        the South Shields Registration District.  |