Sarah UNKNOWN
Abt 1765 - 1848 (~ 83 years)-
Name Sarah UNKNOWN [1] Birth Abt 1765 Bedfordshire, England 
[2, 3] Gender Female AFN MGF Occupation 1841 [4] Bonnet Sewer Residence 1841 Widows Houses, London Road, Luton, Bedford, England [5] Residence 1848 London Road, Luton, Bedford, England [6] Death 24 Nov 1848 Luton, Bedford, England [7] Burial 29 Nov 1848 Luton, Bedford, England [8] Person ID I2502 King Gardner Genealogy Last Modified 11 Mar 2023
Family William GARDNER, b. Bef 15 Jan 1768, Luton, Bedford, England d. Bef 19 Nov 1830, Luton, Bedford, England (Age < 62 years) Marriage Bef 1789 [9] Children + 1. William GARDNER, b. Bef 2 Jun 1789, Luton, Bedford, England d. 25 Aug 1847, Luton, Bedford, England (Age > 58 years) [Father: natural]+ 2. Joseph GARDNER, b. Bef 15 Oct 1790, Luton, Bedford, England d. 18 Apr 1860, Luton, Bedford, England (Age > 69 years) [Father: natural]3. Sarah GARDNER, b. Bef 30 Nov 1792, Luton, Bedford, England d. 8 Sep 1860, Luton, Bedford, England (Age > 67 years) [Father: natural]4. John GARDNER, b. Bef 29 Mar 1795, Luton, Bedford, England d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural]+ 5. Samuel GARDNER, b. Bef 22 May 1796, Luton, Bedford, England d. Bef 16 Jul 1879, Mortlake, Surrey, England (Age < 83 years) [Father: natural]6. Elizabeth GARDNER, b. Bef 8 Nov 1797, Luton, Bedford, England d. Bef 4 Jan 1798, Luton, Bedford, England (Age < 0 years) [Father: natural]7. Phoebe Ann GARDNER, b. Bef 30 May 1800, Luton, Bedford, England d. Aft 1861 (Age > 62 years) [Father: natural]8. Mary GARDNER, b. Bef 23 Sep 1801, Luton, Bedford, England d. Bef 10 Oct 1802, Luton, Bedford, England (Age < 1 years) [Father: natural]9. Charles GARDNER, b. Bef 21 Aug 1807, Luton, Bedford, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 45 years) [Father: natural]Family ID F1120 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Mar 2023
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Notes - Presumably, William and Sarah Gardner were married before the baptism of their first known child William on June 2 1789 in Saint Mary, Luton. As William Gardner was baptized January 15 1768, he was likely born no earlier than about 1766. So, it is reasonable to believe he married after 1784 (when he may have been 18 years old).
Saint Mary, Luton does not record the marriage of a William Gardner (or variant spelling) and Sarah for any year between 1602 and 1837.
FamilySearch's Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983 records no marriages of William Gard[e/i]ner and wife Sarah between 1775 and 1789.
FamilySearch's England Marriages, 1538-1973 records 20 marriages of William Gard[e/i]ner and wife Sarah between 1775 and 1789. None are in Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Names Online's Marriages & Marriage Licences (1538-1922) records no marriages of a William Gardner (or variant spelling) and Sarah between 1785 and 1789.
FamilySearch's England Marriages, 1538-1973 records 2 marriages of William Gard[e/i]ner and wife Sarah between 1785 and 1789:
1. William Gardener and Sarah Barret May 6 1785 in Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Shropshire is quite distant from Bedford, and the Luton Gardner's of that time have no known connection to Shropshire.
2. William Gardener and Sarah Cowper November 26 1786 in Foston On The Wolds, York. York is a considerable distance from Bedford, and the Luton Gardner's of that time have no known connection to York.
The baptisms of William and Sarah Gardner's children followed regularly for about 12 years (i.e. in October 1790, November 1792, March 1795, May 1796, November 1797, May 1800, and September 1801). It seems likely they married about a year or two before the birth of their son William (i.e. say between 1787 and mid 1789).
So, neither of the above marriages are likely candidates for the marriage of William Gardner, son of John and Elizabeth Gardner, and Sarah.
Ancestry's London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931 records 1 marriage of William Gardner to a Sarah between 1785 and 1789: William Gardner of this Parish and Sarah Hunt of the same by Banns November 25 1788 at St. James Clerkenwell, Middlesex. William Gardner and Sarah Hunt both signed the marriage record. The witnesses were Myles Ryan and Ann Bryant (?).
This is the only current candidate for the marriage of William Gardner, son of John and Elizabeth Gardner, and Sarah. According to the 1841 Census of Luton, Sarah was born in the County of Bedford, as was William Gardner, son of John and Elizabeth Gardner. It's possible they married at St. James Clerkenwell.
It is also possible there is no longer a record of their marriage.
- Presumably, William and Sarah Gardner were married before the baptism of their first known child William on June 2 1789 in Saint Mary, Luton. As William Gardner was baptized January 15 1768, he was likely born no earlier than about 1766. So, it is reasonable to believe he married after 1784 (when he may have been 18 years old).
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Sources - [S824] Luton Saint Mary, Bedford, England (Transcript), Parish Registers Luton 1755-1812.
Baptisms of William and Samuel, sons of William and Sarah Gardner. The dates and places of birth for William, husband of Elizabeth Smith, and for Samuel, husband of Harriet Lowcock, are consistent with the dates and places of baptism for these sons of William and Sarah Gardner. It is reasonable to believe this William and Sarah Gardner are the parents, but further evidence would be helpful. Source for first name - [S374] Sarah Miller, Death Registration (England) for Gardner, Sarah (1848).
Death of Sarah Gardner age 83 London Road, widow of William Gardner Sack Maker. Source for approximate year of birth - [S27] 1841 Census of Luton, Bedford, England, (Name: Ancestry; Location: UK Census Collection;), District 14 Page 08.
Records Sarah Gardner age 70 Bonnet Sewer born Bedford and Sarah Gardner age 45 Bonnett Sewer born Bedford. It is reasonable to conclude Sarah age 70 is the wife of William Gardner, as her residence (on London Road, Luton) matches the address of her death and the informant for her death is Sarah Miller who appears immediately above Sarah Gardner in the 1841 Census. Source for county of birth - [S27] 1841 Census of Luton, Bedford, England, (Name: Ancestry; Location: UK Census Collection;), District 14 Page 08.
Records Sarah Gardner age 70 Bonnet Sewer born Bedford and Sarah Gardner age 45 Bonnett Sewer born Bedford, residing Widows Houses, London Road. It is reasonable to conclude Sarah age 70 is the wife of William Gardner, as her residence (on London Road, Luton) matches the address of her death and the informant for her death is Sarah Miller who appears immediately above Sarah Gardner in the 1841 Census. Source for occupation - [S27] 1841 Census of Luton, Bedford, England, (Name: Ancestry; Location: UK Census Collection;), District 14 Page 08.
Records Sarah Gardner age 70 Bonnet Sewer born Bedford and Sarah Gardner age 45 Bonnett Sewer born Bedford, residing Widows Houses, London Road. It is reasonable to conclude Sarah age 70 is the wife of William Gardner, as her residence (on London Road, Luton) matches the address of her death and the informant for her death is Sarah Miller who appears immediately above Sarah Gardner in the 1841 Census. Source for residence - [S374] Sarah Miller, Death Registration (England) for Gardner, Sarah (1848).
Death of Sarah Gardner age 83 London Road, widow of William Gardner Sack Maker. Source for residence - [S374] Sarah Miller, Death Registration (England) for Gardner, Sarah (1848).
Death of Sarah Gardner age 83 London Road, widow of William Gardner Sack Maker. Source for date and place of death - [S824] Luton Saint Mary, Bedford, England (Transcript), Burials Database.
Burial of Sarah Gardner age 83. Source for date and place of burial - [S824] Luton Saint Mary, Bedford, England (Transcript), Parish Registers Luton 1755-1812.
Baptism of William, son of William and Sarah Gardener. Marriage assumed before birth of first known child William. Source for approximate year of marriage
- [S824] Luton Saint Mary, Bedford, England (Transcript), Parish Registers Luton 1755-1812.