Sarah Ann Hollinshead
Sarah was born at Plants Square, Stafford on 22 June 1845, the youngest daughter of shoemaker, William Hollinshead and his wife, Catherine Booth.
"In 1839 Christ Church was opened to cater for the spiritual needs of the expanding suburb of shoe workers to the north of the town. The vicar was also chaplain to the County Lunatic Asylum, the Infirmary and the Workhouse. With declining congregations, it closed in 1976 and was later demolished to make way for a Sheltered Housing scheme."
Francis Frith
She was baptised at Christ Church in the Parish of Stafford, St Mary and grew up with seven older brothers and sisters. As a young woman, like her siblings, she became skilled at cutting out and making the uppers of shoes and boots. Her father died when Sarah was seventeen, and at about this time she found work as a "clicker" in Finedon near the shoe manufacturing centre of Wellingborough. She married Dillingham Curtis, a shoe factor from Wellingborough on 29 October 1868 when she was 22 and he was 36. Their first child, Clark Booth Curtis was born 15 March 1870, and about this time Sarah's widowed mother, Catherine "Kate" Booth, came to live with the family and stayed with them until her death some sixteen years later. Sarah and Dillingham had seven children between 1870 and 1883: Clark, Tom, Alice, Walter, Arthur, Jessie and Minnie. Minnie was a music teacher and took the name Winifred in 1901.Their eldest child, Clark Booth married Elizabeth Reynolds in the summer of 1895.
Clark and Elizabeth
Wedding - Summer 1895
Wedding - Summer 1895
Dillingham died in Wellingborough 10 Jul 1905.
Sarah died 29 Feb 1924
References
Census - Returns: 1851 — 1861 — 1871 — 1881 — 1891 — 1901 — 1911 — 1921Other References: Birth — Siblings — Marriage — Children — Death
Alternative spellings: Hollinshead, Hollingshead.
Parents
William Hollinshead married Catherine Booth on 27 Feb 1826 at Burslem, St John Anglican Church.
Source:
"England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQZ-7255 : 8 July 2020), Catherine Booth and William Hollinshead, 1826.
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Birth:
SARAH ANN HOLLINSHEAD, - Mother's Maiden Surname: BOOTH
Plants Square, Stafford
GRO Reference: 1845 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 17 Page 129
Baptism 6 July 1846 at Christ's Church in the Parish of St Mary's, Stafford
Sarah Ann Hollinshead, daughter of William and Catherine, Shoemaker
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Siblings
Listed on 1841 Census: (Parish Records in italics)Martha Hollinshead 15 (1826) Bapt. 23 Sep 1827 St John the Baptist, Burslem
Ellen Hollinshead 14 (1827) Bapt. 16 Apr 1829 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
Sarah Hollinshead 11 (1830) Bapt. 11 Nov 1834 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
Catherine Hollinshead 9 (1832) Bapt. 11 Nov 1834 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
(Mary Hollinshead 7 -1834)
Mary Ann Hollinshead (1836) Bapt. 6 Apr 1836 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
GRO Records post December Quarter 1837
JOHN HOLLINSHEAD (Mother's Maiden Surname: BOOTH)
GRO Reference: 1838 J Quarter in STAFFORD UNION Volume 17 Page 127
Bapt. 1 Jun 1839 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
EMMA HOLLINSHEAD - (BOOTH)
GRO Reference: 1840 S Quarter in STAFFORD UNION Volume 17 Page 123
Bapt. 22 Aug 1840 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
CHARLES HOLLINSHEAD - (BOOTH)
GRO Reference: 1843 J Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 17 Page 132
Bapt. 7 May 1843 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
SARAH ANN HOLLINSHEAD, - (BOOTH)
GRO Reference: 1845 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 17 Page 129
Bapt. 6 Jul 1845 Parish Church Stafford St Mary
Notes: Ellen, Sarah and Catherine baptised under the name Hollingshead - father's occupation: "shoemaker" - mother: "Catherine" in all baptisms
Sarah, aged 11 (born c. 1830) in 1841 Census - no record of death or marriage, Sarah Ann born 1845
Mary Hollinshead aged 7 (born c. 1834) in 1841 Census may well be the same person as Mary Ann Hollinshead aged 15 (born c. 1836) from 1851 Census
Baptism record found for Mary Ann, but no record found for Mary.
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Marriage
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Children
Births (Mother's maiden surname, Year, Qtr, District, Vol, Pg)CLARK BOOTH CURTIS - HOLLINGSHEAD
GRO Reference: 1870 J Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 151
TOM BAYES CURTIS - HOLLINGHEAD
GRO Reference: 1872 D Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 147
ALICE CURTIS - HOLLINGHEAD
GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 158
WALTER BOOTH CURTIS - HOLLINGSHEAD
GRO Reference: 1876 J Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 170
ARTHUR WRIGHT CURTIS - HOLLINGHEAG
GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 168
Bapt. 23 Jun 1878, Wellinborough, Son of Dillingham and Sarah Ann Curtis
JESSIE CURTIS - HORNSEY
GRO Reference: 1880 M Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 167
Bapt. 16 May 1880, Wellinborough, Son of Dillingham and Sarah Ann Curtis
MINNIE CURTIS - HOLLINGSHEAD
GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in WELLINGBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 159
Bapt. 23 Aug 1883, Wellinborough, Son of Dillingham and Sarah Ann Curtis
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1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
31, Brook Street, St Marys Stafford, Stafford, Staffordshire, EnglandWilliam Hollinshead Head Married Male 48 1803 Shoemaker Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Catharine Hollinshead Wife Married Female 47 1804 Shoebinder Liverpool, Lancashire
Ellen Hollinshead Daughter Unmarried Female 22 1829 Shoebinder Stafford, Staffordshire
Catharine Hollinshead Daughter Unmarried Female 17 1834 Shoebinder Stafford, Staffordshire
Mary Ann Hollinshead Daughter - Female 15 1836 Shoebinder Stafford, Staffordshire
John Hollinshead Son - Male 12 1839 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
Emma Hollinshead Daughter - Female 10 1841 Shoebinder Stafford, Staffordshire
Charles Hollinshead Son - Male 8 1843 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
Sarah Ann Hollinshead Daughter - Female 5 1846 Scholar Stafford, Staffordshire
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
33, Brook Street, St Marys, Stafford, Staffordshire, EnglandWilliam Hollinshead Head Married Male 58 1803 Cordwainer Chebsey, Staffordshire
Catharine Hollinshead Wife Married Female 53 1808 Shoe Binder Seighford, Lancashire,
Sarah A Hollinshead Daughter - Female 15 1846 - Stafford, Staffordshire
Alfred Hollinshead Grandson - Male 6 1855 - Stafford, Staffordshire
Note:Eccleshall, Chebsey and Seighford were adjoining Civil Parishes within the Stone Registration District of Staffordshire.
Query: Who are Alfred Hollinshead's parents(FreeBMD-Births-Mar 1855-Hollinshead-Alfred Godson- Stafford Vol6b Pg8
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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Regent Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandDillinghan Curtis Head - Male 39 1832 - Northamptonshire
Sarah A Curtis Wife - Female 24 1847 - Staffordshire
Clark B Curtis Son - Male 1 1870 - Northamptonshire
Kate Hollinshead Mother - Female 65 1806 - Staffordshire
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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
11, Mill Lane, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandTillingham Curtis Head Married Male 48 1833 Shoe Manufacturer Wellingborough
Sarah A Curtis Wife Married Female 34 1847 - Warwick, Warwickshire
Clark Booth Curtis Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Tom Bay Curtis Son Single Male 9 1872 Scholar Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Alice Curtis Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Walter Curtis Son Single Male 5 1876 Scholar Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Jessie Curtis Daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Kate Hollingshead Mother In Law Widow Female 74 1807 - Warwick, Warwickshire
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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mill Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandDillingham Curtis Head Married Male 58 1833 Retired Shoe Manufacturer Wellingborough
Sarah A Curtis Wife Married Female 44 1847 - Stafford, Staffordshire
Clark B Curtis Son Single Male 21 1870 Shoe Upper Manufacturer Wellingborough
Tom B Curtis Son Single Male 18 1873 Confectioner Wellingborough
Alice Curtis Daughter Single Female 16 1875 Dressmaker Wellingborough
Walter Curtis Son - Male 14 1877 Plumbers Apprentice Wellingborough
Arthur Curtis Son - Male 12 1879 Errand Boy Wellingborough
Jessie Curtis Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Wellingborough
Minnie Curtis Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Wellingborough
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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
24, Mill Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandDillingham Curtis Head Married Male 68 1833 Retired Boot Manufacturer Wellingborough
Sarah Curtis Wife Married Female 53 1848 - Staffordshire
Walter Curtis Son Single Male 24 1877 Painter Wellingborough
Arthur Curtis Son Single Male 22 1879 Shoe Factory Clerk Wellingborough
Jessie Curtis Daughter Single Female 21 1880 Shoe Machinist Wellingborough
Winifred Curtis Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Music Teacher Wellingborough
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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
30 West St Wellingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandSarah Ann Curtis Head Widow Female 64 1847 - Stafford
Arthur Wright Curtis Son Single Male 32 1879 Boot Upper Manufacturer Clerk Wellingborough
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1921 Census Of England & Wales Census Transcription
Archfield Oxford Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, EnglandSarah Ann Curtis Head Female 1847 74 Stafford, Staffordshire, England Home Duties -
Jessie Curtis Daughter Female 1880 41 Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Home Duties -
Dorothy Mary Driver Servant Female 1896 25 Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England General Domestic Servant Private
Death
Deaths Mar 1924Curtis Sarah A 76 Wellingbro' 3b 175
Deaths Sep 1905 (10 Jul 1905)
Curtis Dillingham 73 Wellingbro' 3b 63