Sarah Elizabeth Woodhurst

Brief biography

Sarah Elizabeth Woodhurst was born to parents Charles (1) Woodhurst and his wife Dinah Cook. She was born at Ore on December 19th 1848 [UK Census 1851]. The GRO reference is [Birth Index: Hastings VII 394, 1848 (Dec)].

The 1871 Census finds her living with her parents at Middle Road, Ore.

She married at Ore on January 6th 1874 to Thomas (1) Richardson [descendant's report]. The GRO reference is [Marriage Index: Hastings 2b 49, 1874 (March)].

She died on February 15th 1919, and her husband Thomas (1) on December 18th 1921 [descendant's report]. Her GRO death reference is probably [Death Index: Hastings 2b 22, 1919 (March)], although another candidate of the same age ("70") is [Death Index: Hastings 2b 27, 1919 (March)]. His GRO death reference is [Death Index: Hastings 2b 148, 1921 (Dec)] and cites his age as "69".

Her children by Thomas (1) Richardson

with their dates of birth and death ...

1. Charles Henry Richardson - December 5th 1874 to March 8th 1875
2. Thomas (2) Richardson - April 29th 1876 to April 1st 1877
3. Frederick Richardson - October 14th 1878 to February 16th 1919
4. Edith May Richardson - December 10th 1880 to August 28th 1968
5. Harry Richardson - February 14th 1884 to February 5th 1961
6. Bessie Bernice Richardson - March 21st 1886 to July 16th 1978
7. Sarah Elizabeth Richardson - July 18th 1888 to February 6th 1979

According to a descendant's report, of all these children only Edith May married; she married William Bates at a Calvert Church on July 12th 1903; he died on December 2nd 1958; five children were born to them in the period 1903-1920.