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Sarah Cook GLANFIELD (1811?-1884)

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Sarah's death certificate

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Sarah's newspaper death notice. Note incorrect name of her husband!

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Personal Details

Birth 1811 (approx.) Ipswich, Suffolk
The Suffolk baptism index shows Sarah Cook GLANFIELD baptised 1st May 1811 at St Clement, Ipswich. Father Robert, mother Mary (late Fryatt)
Death 24 March 1884 (age 72-73) 40 Cold Bath Square, London
Sarah died at 40 Cold Bath Square, London, the home of son, Abraham (as at 1881 census). Her death certificate shows she died of "Sudden failure of heart - cardiac dropsey" i.e. heart attack. A coroners inquest was held on the 25th March 1884, but as yet I have been unable to source a copy of the coroners report, or a corresponding newspaper report.
Interestngly, a newspaper announcement says she was the widow of JAMES Cook-Abbott of St Helens Street, Ipswich.

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Marriage and Family Details

Spouse Thomas ABBOT (1810?-1874)
Children Thomas ABBOT (1831-1831)
Thomas Cook ABBOT (1832-1877)
Edmund Cook ABBOT (1835-1929)
Edmund Cook ABBOT (1835-1929)
William Cook ABBOT (bef1836-1836)
Sarah Ann Cook ABBOT (1837?- )
Susanna Cook ABBOTT (1841-1846)
Walter Cook ABBOT (1844-1880)
Harriet Cook ABBOTT (1846-1846)
Abraham Cook ABBOTT (1848-1931)
Susannah Cook ABBOT (1850-1852)
Marriage 24 April 1831 (age 19-20) St Clements, Ipswich, Suffolk
Census (family) 6 June 1841 (age 29-30) Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk
Thomas, Sarah and their 3 living children, Thomas, Edmund and Sarah, (note William died in 1836), were living in Woodbridge Road, St Helen's Parish, Ipswich at the time of the 1841 census, but the family appear under the surname COOK not ABBOTT. Note also the spelling of Edmund (as opposed to Edmond on his birth registration)

Thomas and Sarah's ages are given as 30, but as the census required adult ages to be rounded down to the nearest 5 years, they could be anywhere between 30 and 34 making their birth dates between 1807 and 1811. There was no requirement to state place of birth.

The handwriting on the census form is that of a transcriber, not the householder, (which perhaps explains the use of Cook rather than Abbott?) and is difficult to decypher. Thomas's occupation appears to be Iron Founder but I cannot make out Sarah's occupation.
Census (family) 30 March 1851 (age 39-40) 49, St Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
The 1851 census shows Thomas and Sarah with children Thomas, Edmund, and Sarah Ann,
Thomas's place of birth is shown as Thorndon, Suffolk, which does not tie in with other censuses, where his place of birth is shown as Ipswich.
Address 30 March 1851 (age 39-40) 49 St Helens Road, Ipswich
Address 7 March 1861 (age 49-50) 24 St Helens Street
Census (family) 1871 (age 59-60)
24, St Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
The family name used on this census is COOK ABBOTT
Census 1881 (age 69-70) 3 Turners Place, Ipswich
As yet I have been unable to find a definitive entry for Sarah in the 1881 Census, However, I have found the following entry which matches our Sarah in terms of the (town) location and her age and marital status, so I have added it to her record with the caveat it may not be correct.

Sarah COOK Head / W / Female / 69 / Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Robert ELLIOTT / Lodger / U / Male / 24 / Ipswich, / Suffolk, England / Billiard Marker