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Female Sarah Amy Pickles (Sarah Pighills) Click to view Sarah Amy Pickles in the family tree View timeline for this person's branch of the family tree

Taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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This picture, '1901 Sarah Pighills', was taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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    • At the wedding of John and Sarah Mather (13 Aug 1901)
Taken in 1826 at DickStiles and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.
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This picture, '1826 Sarah Emma Pickles', was taken in 1826 at DickStiles and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.
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Taken in 1907 in Tranmere and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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This picture, '1907 Sarah Amy Foulds', was taken in 1907 in Tranmere and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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    • Died 29 June 1907 at the union infirmary, Tranmere UD, age 80.
      Sarah Amy Stocks, widdow of John Foulds, a carrier of Tranmere UD
      Death registered on the same day.
      Death recorded by Jane Stocks, Daughter, living at 45 Thompson St. Tranmere, Birkenhead.
Sarah was born in October 1826 at DickStiles and her christening took place on November 5th, 1826 at St. Bartholomew's (Colne).1 2  Sarah's father was Thomas Pickles and her mother was Mary Roberts.  Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Pickles and Mary Walsh; her maternal grandparents were James Roberts and Lucy Coulthurst. She had six brothers and five sisters, named Thomas, John, William, Robert, Edward, Dinley, Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Alice and Caroline.  She was the fourth youngest of the twelve children.  She died due to Alzheimer's disease, Senile Decay, certified by G.B. Brown MB, at the age of 80 on June 29th, 1907 in Tranmere.3 






Sarah's first family with Henry Smith

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Taken in Morton (Bingley) and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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This picture, '1867 Henry Smith', was taken in Morton (Bingley) and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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    • Died 20th Feb 1867

      Cause of death was "Poisoned by swallowing a quantity of Wilkinson's vermin killer - died in half an hour".

      Information received from Thomas Brown, Coroner for Yorkshire, Skipton.

      Inquest 22-Feb-1867.
      Registered 23-Feb-1867.
Taken in June 1822 in Bingley and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.
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This picture, '1822 Henry Smith', was taken in June 1822 in Bingley and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.
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    • Henry Smith
      Born 25 May 1822 in Allerton, in the Parish of Bingley
      Baptism 23 Jun 1822
      Son of the late William Smith (Farmer) and Jane Smith
Taken on February 23rd, 1867 in Keighley and sourced from Newspaper - Henry Smith Inquest.
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This picture, '1867-Feb-23 Inquest p1', was taken on February 23rd, 1867 in Keighley and sourced from Newspaper - Henry Smith Inquest.
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    • Microfilm copy of Keighley News Newspaper.
      Saturday February 23, 1867.
      INQUEST. - Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr. Thomas Emmott, Busfield Arms Inn, Morton before Mr. Brown, coroner for the district, on view of the body of Henry Smith, farm labourer, who recently lived at the Old Lime Kilns, Cross Flats, near Bingley, who died about ten o'clock on Wednesday evening at Mr. John Stebbings', farmer, Cliffe, Morton.
      The first witness called was his wife, Sarah, who deposed:  My husband was 44 years of age.  He was an out-door labourer.  On Tuesday morning, about two o'clock, I awoke out of my sleep, and I heard him crying and sobbing.  About seven o'clock he got his breakfast, and afterwards went to his work.  He continued at his work up to Wednesday noon, when he came home, the work being done.  He got a little dinner, but appeared to be in trouble.  After dinner he said "I will go up to James Tomlinson's, an Morton, and I might go to Keighley before I come home again."  We got our tea about six o'clock, and a little before nine we got ready for bed.  I went up stairs.  He said he wanted to go out, and he would fasten the door.  He went to the door, but in a very short time returned and called out "Is there any more tea in the pot than what the children will want in the morning?"  I told him I thought there was.  Soon after and came up stairs and said, "Well, children, I hope you will do your best to your mother, for I shall not be alive in the morning." and he came to the bed-side and undressed himself.  He told not to be at any particular expense in burying him, and I said to him, "You have been taking something."  He answered, "I have taken poison.  I have it in me."  I got up and knocked at the other house and ran down stairs.  He was down as soon as me, and he let us out of the house and got away.  I sent for a doctor; and when we were looking for him, a young man came and told us where he was.  I went: and when I got there, between nine and ten o'clock, they were holding him up.  I just saw him alive in his last struggle.  He was in convulsions.  He did not speak to me, but he fixed his eyes upon me.  I did not know what he had got.  I scraped some powder of the table and gave it to the policeman.
      Charles Francis Malvern, a youth deposed: I live at Keighley, and am an apprentice to Mr. Wilkinson, chemist.  On Wednesday last, about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, I saw a labouring man in our shop.  I served him with sixpenny-worth of vermin powder, and he paid me for it in silver, and walked out of the shop.  The bill now produced is one of our bills, and similar to the one in which I wrapped the packet of vermin powder; and also the label on the broken packet is our label.
      John Stebbings deposed:  I live at Cliffe, Morton and am a farmer.  On Wednesday evening, the deceased came into our house, a little after nine o'clock, and he said to me, "Will you let me sit down a little.  I feel poorly:"  and he sat down by the fire-side.  I asked him if he had any drink, and he said "No."  He seemed to be very ill.  I asked him if he would have some tea, and he said "no." and seeing that he was ill, I asked him if I must send for his wife, but he said "No," and he stretched himself out in the chair and called out "I am going to die."  I thought he was in a fit.  In a bit he came round a little; he asked me if I had a bed at liberty, so that he could lay himself down.  A bed was got ready, and he was taken up stairs.  By this time a good many people had got in.  He died upstairs about ten o'clock.
      Police-constable Hainesworth deposed: On Wednesday night I received information of the death of Henry Smith.  I went to the house of Mr. John Stebbings, where he was.  I had him removed to his house.  I searched him, and found the papers produced and examined by Mr. Wilkinson's assistant.
      The jury, after a little consultation, returned a verdict that the deceased poisoned himself when in a fit of temporary insanity.
Taken on February 24th, 1867 in Crossflatts and sourced from Burial Record.
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This picture, '1867 Henry Smith (Crossflats)', was taken on February 24th, 1867 in Crossflatts and sourced from Burial Record.
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    • Henry Smith of Crossflats buried 24 Feb 1867 at All Saints, Bingley, aged 44

Family Pictures
Taken on October 2nd, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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This picture, '1848 Henry & Sarah Pickles 2', was taken on October 2nd, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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    • Henry Smith, 26, Bachelor,Farmer,Farsley, William Smith (farmer)
      Sarah Pickles, 22, Spinster,-------,Farsley, Thomas Pickles (Labourer)
Taken on October 2nd, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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This picture, '1848 Henry & Sarah Pickles', was taken on October 2nd, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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    • Henry Smith, 26, Bachelor,Farmer,Farsley, William Smith (farmer)
      Sarah Pickles, 22, Spinster,-------,Farsley, Thomas Pickles (Labourer)
‌Sarah and Henry were married in a religious ceremony on October 2nd, 1848 in Calverley by Vicar Alfred Brown MA and witnessed by Isaac Wood and John Kirk.8  They had a son and three daughters, named William, Mary, Jane and Anne.  There are no more children.



Sarah's second family with John (Jack) Foulds


Family Pictures
Taken in 1869 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
This picture, '1869 Sarah Smith & John Foulds', was taken in 1869 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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‌Sarah and Jack were married in a religious ceremony on November 10th, 1869 in Keighley by Curate Robert Stansfield and witnessed by James Flattery & Israel Foulds.8 

1 1871 UK Census
2 Lancashire OPC Project
3 Certificate - Death
4 1841 UK Census
5 1881 UK Census
6 1891 UK Census
7 1901 UK Census
8 Certificate - Marriage
9 1851 UK Census
10 1861 UK Census
11 West Yorkshire Births & Baptisms (1813-1910)
12 FreeBMD.org.uk
13 Certificate - Birth
14 Burial Records - Bebington
15 Headstone - Samuel & Albert Stocks
16 Headstone - William & Lucy Smith
17 GRO Reference
18 West Yorkshire Deaths & Burials (1813-1985)
Further sources/citations:
1901 Mather Wedding Photo, FamilySearch.org


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