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SMALLWOOD, Sarah
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Name SMALLWOOD, Sarah Birth Between 1845 and 1846 Ward End, Aston, Warwickshire, England
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5397 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family 1 HARRISON, Charles, b. 1839, Frimley, Surrey
d. 1875, Aston Registration District, Warwickshire
(Age 36 years) Marriage 1862 Birmingham Registration District, Warwickshire
Children 1. HARRISON, Charles Henry, b. 1862, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HARRISON, John, b. Between 1867 and 1868, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
d. UNKNOWN3. HARRISON, Edward, b. 1873, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1836 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 WOODCOCK, Edward, b. Abt 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1882 Aston Registration District, Warwickshire
Family ID F2189 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
SARAH SMALLWOOD
The marriage between Charles HARRISON and Sarah SMALLWOOD was registered in 1862.
(GRO June Q 1862 Birmingham 6d 167)
The 1871 census of No. 4 Shakespere Road, Taylor's Buildings, Birmingham, Warwickshire:
Charles HARRISON, head, aged 31, porter gun trade, born at Frimley, Surrey;
*Sarah HARRISON, wife, aged 25, born in Birmingham;
Charles H. HARRISON, son, aged 8, born in Birmingham;
John HARRISON, son, aged 3, born in Birmingham;
Edward WOODCOCK, visitor, aged 30, edge tool maker, born in Birmingham.
(RG10/3092/90/22)
The death of a Charles HARRISON aged 35 was registered in 1875.
(GRO March Q 1875 Aston 6d 285)
Charles HARRISON's wife Sarah was described as a widow in the 1881 census return for 3 Haywood's Buildings, New Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
*Sarah HARRISON, head, aged 32, widow, housekeeper, born at Ward End, Aston, Warwickshire;
Charles H. HARRISON, son, aged 18, unmarried, labourer, born in Birmingham;
John HARRISON, son, aged 12, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Edward HARRISON, son, aged 8, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Ada HARRISON, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Arthur HARRISON, son, aged 2, born in Birmingham;
Albert HARRISON, son, aged 5 weeks, born in Birmingham;
Edward WOODCOCK, boarder, unmarried, aged 48, B smith striker, born N.K..
(RG11/3040/5/1)
Sarah HARRISON married their lodger Edward WOODCOCK in 1882.
(GRO December Q 1882 Aston 6d 554)
QUERY:
Where was she at the time of the 1891 census?
(revised 20.05.2008)

