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Sarah Ann COTTON

Female Abt 1868 - 1923  (~ 55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Ann COTTON was born about 1868 in Nottingham; died in 1923 in Nuneaton.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: 1887; Address:
      Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove
    • Occupation: 1901; shoe factory hand-worker

    Notes:

    Of Black Country origin with a heavy dialect. (thee, thy, thou etc)
    Living at 7, Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton when she gave birth to Elsie.
    She was always called upon to lay out the dead, act as a midwife etc. in her neighbourhood.

    Address:
    at the time of marriage

    Occupation:
    FreeFormatDate:census

    Died:
    Mar Q 6d 666

    Sarah married William TAYLOR on 8 May 1887 in The Baptist Chapel, Worcester St. Bromsgrove. William (son of Joseph TAYLOR) was born about 1866 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; died in 1914 in Coventry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha TAYLOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1888 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; and died.
    2. 3. Alice TAYLOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1890 in Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton; and died.
    3. 4. Joseph TAYLOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1892 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.
    4. 5. Elsie TAYLOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1894 in (no 15?) Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton; died in 1955 in Gulson Hospital, Coventry.
    5. 6. Ellen TAYLOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1899 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha TAYLOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1888 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; and died.

  2. 3.  Alice TAYLOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1890 in Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton; and died.

  3. 4.  Joseph TAYLOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1892 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.

  4. 5.  Elsie TAYLORElsie TAYLOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born on 19 Mar 1894 in (no 15?) Sunnyside, Stockingford, Nuneaton; died in 1955 in Gulson Hospital, Coventry.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: 1913; Address:
      133 Croft Road, Stockingford, Nuneaton

    Notes:

    She had red hair and a lovely singing voice. When she was about 14 years old she won a gold medal in a competition held in a theatre in Nuneaton. She wore a dress made of crepe paper with a blue sash.

    Died:
    Sep Q 1955 9c 614 Coventry

    Elsie married Thomas William WARD on 26 Apr 1913 in St. Paul's Church, Stockingford, Nuneaton. Thomas (son of Thomas WARD and Emmaline DODWELL) was born on 2 Jun 1887 in 62 Court, Cromwell Street, Aston; died on 18 Oct 1925 in 8, Sunnyside, Nuneaton; was buried in Church Hinckley Road, Nuneaton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Thomas W WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914 in Coventry; died in 2002 in Forrest Field, Western Australia.
    2. 8. Elsie WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Coventry; died on 24 Apr 2005.
    3. 9. Drusilla WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1920 in Nuneaton; died on 3 Mar 1990 in St. Anne's District, Nottingham.

    Elsie married Thomas CLARK in 1927 in Nuneaton. Thomas was born about 1885 in Warwickshire; died in 1957 in Coventry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Dennis CLARK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1928 in Stockingford, Nuneaton.
    2. 11. George CLARK  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1929 in Poole.
    3. 12. Colin CLARK  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1932 in Poole; died in 2002.

  5. 6.  Ellen TAYLOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born about 1899 in (15 Sunnyside?) Stockingford, Nuneaton; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Thomas W WARDThomas W WARD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1914 in Coventry; died in 2002 in Forrest Field, Western Australia.

    Notes:

    Worked in Cowley, Oxford

    Birth:
    FreeFormatDate:Sep Q 1914 6d 1620 Coventry

    Thomas married Kathleen J CALLOW on 10 Oct 1938 in Coventry. Kathleen (daughter of John CALLOW and Sarah Jane TURNER) was born on 14 Jun 1919; died on 24 Feb 2001 in Kalamunda Hospital, Western Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Thomas WARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Anthony WARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 8.  Elsie WARDElsie WARD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Feb 1917 in Coventry; died on 24 Apr 2005.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: 1931; Address:
      "Ryton" 46, Barton Road, Branksome, Bournemouth
    • Address: 1945; Address:
      40, Kingsway, Stoke, Coventry

    Notes:

    Elsie was born in Coventry, but her family moved down to Bournemouth, where she was apprenticed to a dressmaker. She returned to Coventry in 1938.
    During the war she worked for a while as a machinist at Hood and Sidescreen, Union Street, Coventry.
    Her dressmaking skills have been very useful over the years, both domestically and as a source of income. She did much alteration work in her later years for a shop in Earlsdon.

    Elsie married John RUSHTON on 21 Apr 1945 in St. Margarets Church, Walsgrave Road, Coventry. John (son of John RUSHTON and Alice PROCTER) was born on 13 Aug 1916 in Augustus Road, Coventry; died on 16 Dec 2002 in Coventry & Warwick Hospital. Philip Ward. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Private  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Lynne RUSHTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1950.
    3. 17. John RUSHTON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1952 in Coventry.

  3. 9.  Drusilla WARDDrusilla WARD Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 15 Nov 1920 in Nuneaton; died on 3 Mar 1990 in St. Anne's District, Nottingham.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cremated: Bramcote, Nottingham

    Drusilla married John Wesley SIMPSON in 1938 in Coventry. John died about 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Robert John SIMPSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1938.
    2. 19. Margaret Ann SIMPSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1940.
    3. 20. David ? SIMPSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1942.
    4. 21. Wendy Yvonne SIMPSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1944.

    Drusilla married William Dennis CARTER in 1959 in Nottingham Registry Office. William and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Linda Drusilla CARTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1958 in Nottingham.

  4. 10.  Dennis CLARK Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1928 in Stockingford, Nuneaton.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Registration district: Nuneaton
    County: Warwickshire
    Year of registration: 1928
    Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Mother's maiden name: Taylor
    Volume no: 6D
    Page no: 987


  5. 11.  George CLARK Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born in 1929 in Poole.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Registration district: Poole
    County: Dorset
    Year of registration: 1929
    Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Mother's maiden name: Taylor
    Volume no: 5A
    Page no: 332


  6. 12.  Colin CLARK Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 12 May 1932 in Poole; died in 2002.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Registration district: Poole
    County: Dorset
    Year of registration: 1932
    Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Mother's maiden name: Taylor
    Volume no: 5A
    Page no: 322

    Died:
    Name: CLARK, Colin
    Registration district: Coventry
    County: Warwickshire
    Year of registration: 2002
    Month of registration: April
    Date of Birth:12 May 1932
    District no: 0631C
    Reg no: C72A
    Ent no: 026
    DOR: 402



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Thomas WARD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)

    Notes:

    Was a driver in the Army, where he met his wife.

    Family/Spouse: Irene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Caroline WARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 14.  Anthony WARD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Emigration: Forest Field, Western Australia

    Notes:

    Trained as a Chef in the U.K.
    An accident at work, resulted in ulcerated legs which never healed and effectively curtailed his working life.


  3. 15.  Private Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)

    Family/Spouse: Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Paul John MANIFOLD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1966.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 16.  Lynne RUSHTON Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 11 Mar 1950.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Mar Q 1950 9c 1373 Meriden

    Lynne married Corin Vincent MILLS on 5 Aug 1972 in Coventry Registry Office. Corin (son of Ronald George MILLS and Joyce Olive BILLSON) was born on 22 May 1950 in St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, Harborough Magna, Warks.; was christened in the Parish Church, Alverstoke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Elena Claire MILLS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1979 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.
    2. 26. James Corin MILLS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1981 in The John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford.

  5. 17.  John RUSHTONJohn RUSHTON Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 14 Oct 1952 in Coventry.

    Family/Spouse: Lynne FOSTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Jennifer FOSTER  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 18.  Robert John SIMPSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1938.

  7. 19.  Margaret Ann SIMPSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1940.

  8. 20.  David ? SIMPSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1942.

  9. 21.  Wendy Yvonne SIMPSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1944.

  10. 22.  Linda Drusilla CARTER Descendancy chart to this point (9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born about 1958 in Nottingham.

    Linda married John David HOE in 1983 in Sneinton, Nottingham. John was born in Sep 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. HOE  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 29. HOE  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 30. HOE  Descendancy chart to this point and died.


Generation: 5

  1. 23.  Caroline WARD Descendancy chart to this point (13.Thomas4, 7.Thomas3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Emigration: Forest Field, Western Australia


  2. 24.  Paul John MANIFOLD Descendancy chart to this point (15.Private4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 10 Jun 1966.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: Address:
      Henderson Place, Ford, Plymouth


  3. 25.  Elena Claire MILLSElena Claire MILLS Descendancy chart to this point (16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 19 Mar 1979 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Jun Q 1979 32 1277 Birmingham

    Elena married John Robert Frederick ABELL on 15 May 2011 (After Banns) in St. Mary's Church, Batsford, Gloucestershire. John (son of Neil J ABELL and Catherine B FLEXMAN) was born on 30 Dec 1977 in Hounslow. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Benjamin Richard James ABELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 2012 in Gloucester Royal Hospital.
    2. 32. Jocelyn Iris Catherine ABELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 2016 in Gloucester Royal Hospital.

  4. 26.  James Corin MILLSJames Corin MILLS Descendancy chart to this point (16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 11 Jul 1981 in The John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Sep Q 1981 20 3027 Oxford

    James married Sarah Victoria CROMPTON on 2 Jul 2011 (After Banns) in St. James the Great, South Leigh, Oxfordshire. Sarah (daughter of Richard Geoffrey CROMPTON and Catherine Mary SMITH) was born on 16 Sep 1980 in The John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Harriet Caitlin MILLS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 2013 in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
    2. 34. Edith Charlotte MILLS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 2016 in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

  5. 27.  Jennifer FOSTER Descendancy chart to this point (17.John4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1)

    Notes:

    Jennifer is issue from her mother's first marriage


  6. 28.  HOE Descendancy chart to this point (22.Linda4, 9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) and died.

  7. 29.  HOE Descendancy chart to this point (22.Linda4, 9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) and died.

  8. 30.  HOE Descendancy chart to this point (22.Linda4, 9.Drusilla3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) and died.


Generation: 6

  1. 31.  Benjamin Richard James ABELLBenjamin Richard James ABELL Descendancy chart to this point (25.Elena5, 16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 25 Jan 2012 in Gloucester Royal Hospital.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Born at 9-00am
    Weighed in at 6lbs. 14oz.


  2. 32.  Jocelyn Iris Catherine ABELL Descendancy chart to this point (25.Elena5, 16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 16 Feb 2016 in Gloucester Royal Hospital.

  3. 33.  Harriet Caitlin MILLSHarriet Caitlin MILLS Descendancy chart to this point (26.James5, 16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 12 Apr 2013 in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Born 11-57am, weighing 6lbs. 13 oz.


  4. 34.  Edith Charlotte MILLS Descendancy chart to this point (26.James5, 16.Lynne4, 8.Elsie3, 5.Elsie2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 22 Mar 2016 in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.