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ELSOM, Sarah
1810 - 1897 (87 years) Has no ancestors but 18 descendants in this family tree.
1814 - 1874 (60 years)-
Name ELSOM, Sarah Birth 1810 Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire 
Gender Female Death 1897 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I4250 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Family GREGORY, James, b. 1814, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1874, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 60 years) Marriage 6 Apr 1837 Holbeach, Lincolnshire Children 1. GREGORY, Sarah R., b. Between 1835 and 1836, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown2. GREGORY, Henry, b. 1838, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. Michigan, USA 3. GREGORY, John Thomas, b. 1840, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1840, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 0 years)4. GREGORY, Sarah Ann, b. 1841, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1876, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. GREGORY, John Thomas, b. 1844, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown6. GREGORY, William, b. 18 Sep 1847, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 21 Jun 1900, Hudson, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. GREGORY, Charlotte, b. 1849, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown8. GREGORY, Mary A., b. Between 1852 and 1853, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1737 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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SARAH GREGORY nee ELSOM 1810-1897
Sarah, daughter of William and Mary ELSOM, was baptised at Moulton, Lincolnshire, on 14 October 1810.
(PR)
James GREGORY, bachelor, and Sarah ELSOM, spinster, were married at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, on 6 April 1837. Witnesses were Sarah HARRISON, Joseph SCARBOROUGH and John WALKER.
(PR)
From the 1841 census of St. John's, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
Jas GREGORY, aged 25, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
*Sarah GREGORY, aged 25, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah R. GREGORY, aged 5, born in Lincolnshire;
Henry GREGORY, aged 3, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/608/5/37/6)
From the 1851 census of Prospect Street, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*Sarah GREGORY, head, aged 39, married, manglewoman, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire;
Henry GREGORY, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann GREGORY, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Holbeach;
John GREGORY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Holbeach;
William GREGORY, son, aged 4, scholar, born at Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
Charlotte GREGORY, daughter, aged 1, born at Wisbech St. Peter;
Joseph SMITH, lodger, aged 50, married, tailor, born at Wisbech St. Peter.
(HO107/1766/515/18)
James GREGORY's whereabouts are unknown.
The 1861 census of 1 Prospect Place, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
James GREGORY, head, aged 43, agricultural labourer, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
*Sarah GREGORY, wife, aged 44, born at Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire;
Sarah A GREGORY, daughter, aged 19, born at Holbeach;
William GREGORY, son, aged 13, agricultural labourer, born at Wisbech;
Charlotte GREGORY, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Mary A GREGORY, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Wisbech.
(RG9/1049/54/21)
The 1871 census of West Walton, Norfolk:
James GREGORY, head, aged 52, agricultural labourer, born at Holbeach St. James, Lincolnshire;
*Sarah GREGORY, wife, aged 54, born at Molton (sic) Chapel, Lincolnshire;
Sharlotte E. LEWIN, granddaughter, aged 4, visitor, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG10/1617/92/4)
The 1881 census of 29 Albert Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
John COCKERTON, head, aged 72, widower, town rd labourer, born at Moulton, Suffolk;
*Sarah GREGORY, housekeeper, aged 65, widow, housekeeper, born at Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/1696/50/45)
The 1891 census of 3a Stermyn Street, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*Sarah GREGORY, head, aged 80, widow, born at Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/1304/96/6)
The death of a Sarah GREGORY aged 87 was registered in 1897.
(GRO December Q 1897 Wisbech 3b 356)
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