Sarah was born on March 1st, 1800 in Penkridge, Staffordshire and her baptism took place there on April 20th, 1800.1 Sarah's father was Joseph Lees and her mother was Mary. She had three sisters named Mary, Maria and Ann. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died at the age of 79 in 1879 in Oldbury, Staffordshire.2