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Sarah Ann Holden

Sarah was born in December 1844 in Over Darwen and her baptism took place there on October 30th, 1845.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 6 in 1851
  
  HOLDEN, SARAH ANN     JEPSON
  GRO Reference: 1844 D Quarter in BLACKBURN
  Volume 21 Page 27
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1844
  HOLDEN    Sarah Ann    JEPSON    Blackburn    B/21/48
  
  It appears that Sarah Ann Holden is the daughter of Thomas Holden and Alice Jepson who married in 1842 at Blackburn, and was then possibly adopted by William and Nancy.
  
  Name:    Sarah Ann Holden
  Baptism Date:    30 Oct 1845
  Parish:    Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
  Father:    William Holden
  Mother:    Nancy Holden
  Register Type:    Parish Registers
  Reference Number:    PR 3036/1/1
  Abode: Blacksnape, Over Darwen (Blacksmith)

She had two brothers named John and Thomas. She was adopted by William Holden & Nancy Mather. She died at the age of 71 on September 9th, 1916.

General Notes
- There is no birth registered for Sarah Ann Holden with MMN = MATHER, althouth the is for others including MMN = JEPSON.
  
  Sarah Ann is the daughter of Thomas Holden and Alice Jepson who married in 1842 at Blackburn. Thomas was probably William's brother and Alice died in childbirth (1844, aged 23, Darwen, ref:D/5/46). She was then adopted and baptised by William and Nancy.
  
  18 April 1888, Sarah Ann Holden (48), daughter of William Holden (Dec, Blacksmith) was a Widow when she married john Buckley (57, Widower).

¹ 1851 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)