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Daughter
of W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Great Uncle,
James Howey
Sarah was born in
the last quarter of 1866, her birth was registered in
the Rothbury Registration District. She was the second
child of James Howey and his wife Dorothy (nee Hall).
She was recorded on the census of 1871, aged 4 and
living with her family at Felton Mills, Felton in
Northumberland. Her Dad, James was 34 and worked as a
cartman at the mill. Mam, Dorothy, was 31. Sarah had an
older sister, Elizabeth (6) who was listed as a scholar
and the two younger children were Jane (2) and William
(8 months). Sarah's mother, Dorothy, died
in 1879 and then her sister, Jane, died in 1881.
The census of 1881 showed Sarah as age 14. The family
were living in West End, Amble where her father, James
(44) was working as a coal miner. Her sister Elizabeth
was 16, William was 10 and they had a new sister Esther,
who was 8. Sarah's father, James, died in
1881 not long after the census was taken and so did her
brother, William. In 1889, Sarah had a
daughter, Evelyn. Sarah was not married and I do not
know Evelyn's father was. By the time of
the next census in 1891, Sarah was 24 and was recorded
at 47 Beverley Terrace, Tynemouth, working as a domestic
servant. The family she worked for were called Crouch
and Mr Crouch was listed as a grocer. Sarah's daughter,
Evelyn, was in Edlingham with Sarah's aunt Jane
Rochester (nee Howey). In the first
quarter of 1896, Sarah married Edward Duncan Richardson.
Sarah was 29 and Edward was 31, their marriage was
registered in the Newcastle on Tyne Registration
District. The 1901 census showed Sarah
and Edward living at 7 Gibson Street, Amble. Sarah was
34 and had two children, Evelyn (12) ad Mabel (4). Her
husband, Edward, was 36 and he was a house decorator.
Sarah's husband completed the census form in 1911 and
stated that they had been married for 15 years and in
that time they'd had 3 children, I am not sure if this
number included Evelyn who had been born before their
marriage ( and may not have been Edward's child). They
were still living at 7 Gibson Street, Amble and
Sarah was 44. Edward (46) put his ocupation as house
painter and decorator. Only her two youngest
children were at home, Mabel (14) and Robert (5).
I do not yet know when Sarah died. |
