Sarah was born in 1819 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire and her christening took place there on June 1st, 1819.12 Sarah's father was Joseph Robinson and her mother was Hannah. She had two brothers and two sisters, named John, Joshua, Mary and Ellen. She was the oldest of the five children. She died due to a medical problem, consumption (2 years), at the age of 27 on May 11th, 1846 in Brick Street (no 13), Leeds, Yorkshire.1