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PILKIN(G)TON, Sarah
1771 - 1804 (33 years) Has no ancestors but 7 descendants in this family tree.
1762 - 1836 (75 years)-
Name PILKIN(G)TON, Sarah Birth 1771 Stamford St. George, Lincolnshire, England 
Christening 23 Apr 1771 Stamford St. George, Lincolnshire, England Gender Female Death 1804 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England Burial 12 Sep 1804 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England Person ID I2564 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family COOPER, John, b. Between 1761 and 1762 d. 1836 (Age 75 years) Marriage 29 Jan 1792 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England Children 1. COOPER, Charlotte, b. 28 Feb 1794, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1807 (Age 12 years)2. COOPER, Elizabeth, b. 11 Dec 1795, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. COOPER, Mary, b. 1797, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1797, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 0 years)4. COOPER, Thomas, b. 1798, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1798, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. COOPER, William, b. 1799, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. COOPER, Thomas, b. 25 Aug 1801, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown7. COOPER, John, b. 4 Apr 1803, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England d. Bef 11 Sep 1803, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England (Age < 0 years)Family ID F1275 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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SARAH PILKIN(G)TON 1771-1804
Sarah, daughter of George and Alice PILKINTON (sic), was baptised at Stamford St. George, Lincolnshire, on 23 April 1771.
An Index of the Will of Sarah PILKINTON formerly MILLER (17??-1785), widow, of Stamford, Lincolnshire. The Will was made on 17 December 1782. Probate was granted on 4 July 1785.
01*Sarah PILKINTON, the Testatrix.
02 George PILKINTON, son of the Testatrix.
03 Sarah PILKINTON, late sister of the Testatrix's son George.
04 William PILKINTON, son of the Testatrix.
05 Robert PILKINTON, son of the Testatrix.
06 John PILKINTON, son of the Testatrix.
07 Thomas PILKINTON, son of the Testatrix.
08 Robert, the Testatrix's grandson, son of Robert PILKINTON.
09 Susannah, The Testatrix's granddaughter, daughter of Robert PILKINTON.
10 Thomas, The Testatrix's grandson, son of Thomas PILKINTON.
11 Elizabeth, the Testatrix's granddaughter, daughter of Thomas PILKINTON.
12*Sarah, the Testatrix's granddaughter, daughter of George PILKINTON.
13 Mary, the Testatrix's granddaughter, daughter of George PILKINTON.
14 Mary LIGHTFOOT, daughter of the Testatrix.
15 Willam, the Testatrix's grandson, son of Nicholas PILKINTON deceased.
16 Nicholas, the Testatrix's grandson, son of Nicholas PILKINTON deceased.
17 Mary PILKINTON, daughter of the Testatrix, sole executrix.
18 N. TORKINGTON, witness.
19 Robt. HURST, witness.
20 Rd. A. KNOWLES, Surrogate.
(Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1785/138)
John (x) COOPER of Welchersdam married a Sarah PILKINTON (sic) spinster of this parish at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, on 29 January 1792 by licence. Witnesses were Thomas PAYNE, Mary PAYNE, and Thomas NEWITT jun.
(CFHS PR transcription)
No proof that this is the correct Jane, but no COOPER/PILKINTON marriage was found in the LFHS Marriage Index. No other PILKIN(G)TON marriages at Chatteris. Interestingly, Sarah PILKINTON's brother William (1766-1812) had married a Sarah PAYNE at Stamford St. Michael in 1789.
A Sarah COOPER, wife of John COOPER farmer, was buried at Chatteris on 12 September 1804 aged 33 [i.e. born in 1770 or 1771]
(CFHS Burial Index)
The will of her brother Jonathan PILKINTON proved in 1845 refers to his sister Sarah COOPER deceased.
(revised 07.12.2019)