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Sarah BENNETT

Sarah BENNETT

Female 1821 - 1861  (40 years)

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  • Name Sarah BENNETT 
    Birth 1821  Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Baptism 14 Oct 1821  Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female 
    1841 Census Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    At 1841 Census, she is "15" 
    1851 Census Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    At 1851 Census, she is 29, occ "Carpenters wife" 
    1861 Census was dead by 1861 Census  [4] 
    Individual Note best match on death is Jan qtr 1861, Okehampton, vol 5b, p285 
    Individual Note 2 Sarah is a minor when she marries  [5] 
    Death 28 Jan 1861  Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • aged 39
    Burial St. Andrew, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I650  Webb
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Father John BENNETT,   b. Abt 1794, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1867, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth COOMBE,   b. Abt 1796, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1871, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1818  Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family Note Witnesses were William COOMBE and Humphrey PARISH  [7] 
    Family ID F264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James POTTER,   b. 1816, North Wick, South Tawton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1879, North St., Okehampton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1841  Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family Note Also at 1851 Census is Alexander JACKMAN, a20 and John BENNETT, a19, both "Apprentice" and both visitor  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Richard POTTER,   b. 1846, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Thomas POTTER,   b. 1853, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1904, Exeter St., North Tawton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. John POTTER,   b. Abt 1849, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1920, 104, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. James POTTER,   b. Abt 1858, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1936, 19, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Emily POTTER,   b. 1844, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1907, Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1821 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 14 Oct 1821 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - At 1841 Census, she is "15" - - Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 29, occ "Carpenters wife" - - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1841 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jan 1861 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Andrew, Sampford Courtenay, Devon Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Evidence for marriage comes principally from FreeBMD data - only relevant marriage is James Potter - Sarah Bennett, Oct qtr 1841, Okehampton vol 10 p277

  • Sources 
    1. [S1193] 1841 Census :- Chapple, Sampford Courtney, Devon, (Name: HO 107/259/3 page 10;).

    2. [S1196] 1851 Census :- Sampford Courtenay, Devon.

    3. [S1300] Baptism register :- Sampford Courtenay (1821).

    4. [S1197] 1861 Census :- 3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon.

    5. [S1301] Marriage register entry :- James Potter - Sarah Bennett (1841).

    6. [S3021] Gravestone :- Sarah Potter (1861), James Potter (1879).

    7. [S1788] Marriage register :- Sampford Courtenay (1817-8).


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