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ID:707 Sarah Sunderland (Marklew/Blewitt)1820- 1900
Lisa's 4th Great Grandmother
Birth    1820 Brownhills, Staffordshire
Death July 1900 Rotherham, Yorkshire
1820
13 February 1820 - Baptism of Sarah Sunderland  in Norton Canes, Staffordshire in 1820.
1839
1st April 1839
Sarah marries John Marklew  at St Giles Church in Whittington. Her father Thomas is named on the church records.
1841
6th June 1841 - 1841 Census for 'Brownhills, Norton Canes'  
Staffordshire Norton Canes District 5: that part of the parish of Norton which lies to the South of the Watling Street Road including all houses on the South side of the said district, including Little Wyrley.
Name             
 		Age     Est YOB Gender   Birth County   Occupation
John Marklew 20 1821      Male       Staffordshire   Brickmaker
Sarah Marklew   20    1821 Female Staffordshire  
We can see that Sarah lived with her husband, John, a brickmaker. Directly above them on the census (next door) are Johns parents  Joseph and Sarah and siblings Joseph,15, Samuel, 11. The area seems to be what is now known as Brownhills West.
1843
John and Sarah have daughter Mary in 1843.
19th Nov 1843 - Daughter Mary's Baptism
Mary is baptised at St James Church, Norton Canes.
John and Sarah are present on the church records.
1847
John and Sarah have daughter Betty in late 1846.
3rd January 1847 - Daughter Betty's Baptism
Betty is baptised at St James Church, Norton Canes.
John and Sarah are present on the church records.
1848
John and Sarah have son John around mid 1848.
15th October 1848 - Son John's Baptism
John Jr is baptised at St James Church, Norton Canes.
John and Sarah are present on the church records.
1851
30th March 1851 - 1851 Census for 'Brownhills, Norton Canes'  
Name                 
 		Relationship    Age     Est YOB Gender   Birth County           Occupation
Staffordshire Norton Canes District 8b: that part of the parish of Norton which lies to the South of the Watling Street Road comprising the Fleur de Lys, Little Wyrley, Wyrley Hays, part of Brownhills with all the houses on the South side of the Watling Street Road.
John Marklew    Head             35        1816       Male      Whittington, Staffs   Coal Miner
Sarah Marklew Wife 30 1821 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
Mary Marklew Daughter 8 1843 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
Betty Marklew Daughter 4 1847 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
John Marklew Son 2 1849 Male Brownhills, Staffs  
Joseph Johnson Adopted Son 13 1838 Male Whittington, Staffs Coal Miner
1861
7th April 1861 - 1861 Census for 'Wolverhampton Road, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire'  
Name                 
 		Relationship    Age     Est YOB Gender   Birth County                 Occupation                   
John Marklew     Head                40        1821       Male       Whittington, Staffs Coal Miner & Victualler
Sarah Marklew Wife 40 1821 Female Norton Canes, Staffs  
Mary Marklew Daughter 16 1845 Female Norton Canes, Staffs Straw Bonnet Maker
Betty Marklew Daughter 15 1846 Female Norton Canes, Staffs Scholar
John Marklew Son 14 1847 Male Norton Canes, Staffs Scholar
Emma Poxon Servant 20 1841 Female Norton Canes, Staffs General Servant
John took over The Railway Inn, Pelsall in 1859 (see above)
1871
2 April 1871- 1871 Census for 'Watling Street, Norton Canes, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire' - near to Crown Inn 
Name                            
 		Relationship    Age     Est YOB Gender   Birth County                 Occupation           
John Marklew     Head                53        1818       Male       Brownhillls, Staffs        Miner                    
Sarah Marklew Wife 53 1818 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
John Marklew Son 23 1848 Male Brownhills, Staffs Miner
Charles Hanslow Lodger 33 1838 Male Brownhills, Staffs Miner
Betty Hanslow Wife 25 1846 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
John Thomas Hanslow Son 4 1867 Male Brownhills, Staffs  
Mary Hanslow Daughter 1 1870 Female Brownhills, Staffs  
1873
18th September 1873 - Death of husband John
John was a pickman at Brownhills Colliery ( W Harrisons) and tragically died in an accident where he fell from the roof between tow props feet apart.
1877
5th February 1877 - Marriage of Sarah Marklew and Isaac Blewitt at St Peters in Hednesford. 
1881
3rd April 1881- 1881 Census for 'Green Heath, Cannock Staffordshire'  
Name                            
 		Relationship    Age     Est YOB Gender   Birth County                 Occupation           
Isaac Blewitt                  Head                65        1816       Male       Sedgeley, Staffs          Coal Labourer/Miner
Sarah Blewitt Wife 65 1816 Female Norton Canes, Staffs  
George Blewitt Son 24 1857 Male Oldbury Coal Labourer/Miner
4th May 1884 - Death of husband, Isaac Blewitt in Hednesford, Staffordshire.
1891
5th April 1891- 1891 Census for 'Green Heath, Cannock Staffordshire'  
Name                            
 		Relationship    Age        Est YOB Gender   Birth County                 Occupation           
John Marklew                Head                41        1850       Male       Brownhills, Staffs         Coal Miner           
Mary Marklew Wife 38 1853 Female Brownhills, Staffs          
Sarah Blewitt Mother 73 1818 Female Brownhills, Staffs          
John Marklew Son 17 1874 Male Brownhills, Staffs         Coal Miner
Elizabeth Marklew Daughter 16 1875 Female Brownhills, Staffs         Domestic Servant
Harry Marklew Son 15 1876 Male Brownhills, Staffs         Coal Miner
Richard Marklew Son 13 1878 Male Brownhills, Staffs         Coal Miner
Sarah Marklew Daughter 11 1880 Female Brownhills, Staffs          
William Marklew Son 9 1882 Male Brownhills, Staffs          
Thomas Marklew Son 7 1884 Male Hednesford, Staffs  
Joseph Marklew Son 4 1887 Male Hednesford, Staffs  
Samuel Marklew Male 18 mths 1889 Male Hednesford, Staffs  
In the 1891 census Sarah, now 71 is living with her son John and his wife and family in Green Heath, Hednesford. 
1900
July-Sept 1900 - Sarah's Death
Sarah died in Rotherham, Yorkshire. We presume her son John had moved back there with his family and Sarah after 1891 having previously lived there for some years before as he appears in the 1901 census in Rotherham.