Nat Gould

Sarah Howard 1826-1874

Sarah Howard was born at Hartington in Derbyshire, the daughter of Charles Howard of Hartington and his wife nee Sarah Sutton. She was baptised at Hartington on 26 November 1826.

On 26 August 1847 she was married at Hartington to George Berisford of Alstonefield in Staffordshire, a shoemaker.

In 1851 they were living in Hartington with their three eldest children. However when the 1861 Census was taken the family had moved to Narrowdale in Alstonefield parish, where he and his wife lived for the rest of their lives.

They had the following children, all baptised at Hartington:

Mahala Berisford. She was born in Hartington and baptised there on 10 October 1847. She was married to Frank Austin at Hartington on 26 December 1871 (1).

Isaac Berisford. He was born in Hartington on 16 January 1849 and baptised on 2 February 1849.

Hannah Berisford. She was born in Hartington and baptised there on 31 March 1851.

John Berisford. He was baptised on 10 March 1853. He died aged only eleven days, and was buried at Hartington on 15 March 1853 (2).

George Berisford. He was born in Hartington and baptised there on 11 August 1854.

Samuel Berisford. He was born at Narrowdale in Alstonefield in 1857.

Joseph Berisford. He was born at Narrowdale in Alstonefield in 1860.

Sarah Berisford. She was born at Narrowdale in Alstonefield in 1863.

Their mother Sarah Berisford died in 1874 aged 48 years.
Her husband George Berisford died on 2 July 1895 aged 71 years.

(1) The entry in the Hartington marriage register wrongly records her as Matilda Berisford, but correctly names her as being the daughter of George Berisford the shoemaker. The witnesses were Isaac Berisford (probably her brother) and Ann Berisford (probably her grandmother).
(2) His age is recorded in the Hartington parish register.