Sarah Atkinson
Sarah was born on December 14th, 1688 in
Birkrigg Park.
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Birth Notes
Name: Sarah Atkinson
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1688
Birth Place: Westmorland, England
Father: David Atkinson
Meeting: Monthly Meeting of Strickland
Piece Description: Piece 1199: Monthly Meeting of Strickland: yrrel Marriages; Births; Burials (1642-1782)
Sarah's father was
David Atkinson and her mother was
Sarah Wilkinson. Her paternal grandparents were
Robert Atkinson and
Agnes Storey; her maternal grandparents were
John Wilkinson and
Dorothy Wilkinson. She had a brother and seven sisters, named
Robert,
Rachel,
Isabel,
Dorothy,
Hannah,
Margaret,
Agnes and
Elizabeth. She was the second oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 76 on October 3rd, 1765 in
Preston. She was buried on October 6th, 1765 in
Preston-Patrick.
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Death Notes
This is the only Quaker burial of a Sarah Sill ion westmorland in this era:
Name: Sarah Sill
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1765
Burial Date: 6 Oct 1765 (6th day of 10th month)
Burial Place: Preston, Westmorland, England
Meeting: Quarterly Meeting of Westmorland
Piece Description: Piece 1246: Quarterly Meeting of Westmorland (1649-1778)
Name: Sarah Sill
Event Type: Burial
Death Date: 6 Oct 1765
Burial Date: 3 Oct 1765
Burial Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
Meeting: Monthly Meeting of Kendal: Preston
Piece Description: Piece 1568: Monthly Meeting of Kendal: Register Book for Preston: Marriages (1660-1809)
Spouse not recorded, so Richard had probably already died.
Sarah and
Richard were married in a religious ceremony on June 18th, 1717 in
Kendal.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Name: Richard Sill
Event Type: Marriage
Gender: Male
Father: Edward Sill
Spouse: Isabel Atkinson
Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1721
Marriage Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England
Father-in-Law: David Atkinson
Oyher records appear to be 18th day of 4th Month (July in Julian canendar) of 1717
Meeting: Monthly Meeting of Kendal
Piece Description: Piece 1284: Monthly Meeting of Kendal: Marriages (1704-1723)
They had three sons and a daughter, named
Thomas,
Richard,
David and
Anne. There are no more children.