SARAH WHITE

THOMAS WHITE

IN

Memory of

SARAH WIFE OF

THOMAS WHITE

who died Feb 12th 1847

Aged 67 Years

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by the light of the righteous

and let

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Also of

THOMAS WHITE

who died Oct 3rd 1858

Aged 75 Years.

Thomas White was born in Beaulieu to Charles and Ann (nee White) in 1784 and was baptised at Beaulieu church.

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Sarah Brisco appears to have been born in about 1780 from the 1841 census but no record of her birth could be found. She was baptised into membership of the chapel in 1834.

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Thomas and Sarah were married in Brockenhurst in 1807. They had a daughter Sarah White who was baptised privately in Beaulieu on 17th May  1808 and married George House in 1830.

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The 1841 census shows Thomas and Sarah living in Hatchett Lane, Beaulieu. Thomas was working as a hemp comber, probably at the rope factory in Factory (Masseys) Lane.

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The census implies Thomas was born in about 1786 rather than 1783 as his gravestone suggests.

 

Ages in historical census records are often inaccurate due to widespread illiteracy and a cultural indifference to exact birthdates so it is not unusual to find such discrepancies in censuses. In many 18th- and 19th-century populations, birthdays were not celebrated so many people simply did not know their exact age. Enumerators also often estimated ages based on appearance, or respondents simply rounded their age to the nearest multiple of 5 or 10.

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Sarah was buried at the chapel by the Rev John Bartlett Burt on 15th February 1847.

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The 1851 census shows 68 year old Thomas, a widower,  living alone in Beaulieu and now working as an agricultural labourer. Thomas was buried at the chapel by the Rev John Bartlett Burt on 6th October 1858.