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Sarah Bayley

Sarah was born in 1804 in Ringley.¹

Birth Notes
- Age 35 in 1841 (rounded)
  Age 47 in 1851, born Ringley
  Age 66 in 1861, born Ringley (assume age an error)
  
  Born: Ringley, Lancashire, England (1851 census)
  
  Ringley is 4 miles SE of Bolton, 2 miles south of Little Lever, and near Kearsley.
  
  There are no baptisms in Ringley (or Lancashire) for a Sarah Bayley, even though we have confirmed her maiden name from her father bieng John Bayley, a Calco Printer.

Sarah's father was John Bayley and her mother was <unknown>. She was an only child. She died at the age of 60 in June 1864 in Bolton. Her burial was on June 24th, 1864 in Ainsworth.²³

Death Notes
- Did Sarah divorce James Brooks, or did she die? There are two matching death record for Bury between 1860 and 1865 (when James remarried), both in 1864.
  
  Deaths Jun 1864   (>99%)
  BROOKS     Sarah          Bury     8c, 291
  
  Actually, she probably died in June (see Ainsworth burial)
  
  Name:    Sarah Brooks
  Gender:    Female
  Burial Date:    24 Jun 1864
  Burial Place:    Middleton, Ainsworth, Lancaster, England
  FHL Film Number:    1545704
  Reference ID:    item 2a p 99

General Notes
- In 1841, Sarah Mather (35, Weaver) was living with Thomas and Mary Grundy (both 50) at Waterloo, Little Bolton with Ann (10) and John (1), about 4 doors away from Samuel and Alice Mather, but are they related?
  
  In 1829, Sarah Mather married James Grundy, and possibly already had his daughter Ann Mather before they marrried, Then James may have died and Sarah lived with his family, keeping her Mather name.
  
  Sarah was born in Ringley, about 3 miles SE of Bolton according to the 1851 census.
  
  Sarah and William Mather were both single when they married. Acording to Sarah's second marriage in 1844, she was Widowed, and her father was John Bailey. George Brooks's father was James Brooks.
  
  Sarah had Ann (b.1833) and John Mather (b.1840). She was aged ~35, living at Waterloo in 1841. Betty Bayley (18 wks) her niece was present. The Mathers were living with Thomas and Mary Grundy (and William and Betty Grundy).
  
  She probably had a sister-in-law Fanny Bayley, also from Ringley.

Occupation Details
- From before 1841 to after 1851 Sarah's occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Cotton weaver in 1841

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Sarah lived at Cotton Street from September 1838.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Sarah Mather (and probably William earlier) were living at Cotton Street in Sep 1838 at the time that daughter Alice died.
  She lived at Waterloo from 1841.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Sarah Mather (35), with Ann (10), John (1), Isaac Deackin and Betty Bayley (18 wks)

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Sarah was a neighbour of Thomas Grundy.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Neighbour/living with Thomas, Mary, William and Betty in 1841
  She was a neighbour of Samuel Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - After William died, his wife Sarah was a neighbour of Samuel and Alice in 1841, living a few doors away as Waterloo, Little Bolton.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Bayley
  
  Sarah Bayley
  - b.1804 in Ringley d.Jun 1864 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² England Select Deaths & Burials (1538-1991)
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ Certificate - Death
⁵ 1841 UK Census