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Sarah Pells

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  • Name Sarah Pells
    Birth Bef 10 Sep 1820  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census ages from 1881 to 1901 understate her age by 5–8 years; her death certificate and headstone (aged 86) agree with the 1820 baptism.
    Christening 10 Sep 1820  St. Andrew's Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [1] 
    Baptismal Record: Sarah Pells (1820)    		 Baptismal Record: Sarah Pells (1820)
    Gender Female
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Blackditch, Hollesley, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 21 
    1841 Census: Blackditch, Hollesley, Suffolk    		 1841 Census: Blackditch, Hollesley, Suffolk
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  [2] 
    Female Servant 
    Residence 31 May 1848  St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 30 
    1851 Census: 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex (1851)    		 1851 Census: 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex (1851) (2)
    1851 Census: 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex (1851)
    Residence 12 Dec 1852  Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 24 Sep 1854  Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 8 Nov 1857  Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 19 Jun 1859  Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 19 Mar 1861  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Richmond Cottage, High Road, Southtown, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Visitor 
    Age: 40 
    1861 Census: Richmond Cottage, High Road, Southtown, Gorleston, Suffolk    		 1861 Census: Richmond Cottage, High Road, Southtown, Gorleston, Suffolk
    Residence 5 Apr 1865  Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  5 St John's Road, Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Age: 48 
    1871 Census: 5 St John's Road, Battersea, Surrey    		 1871 Census: 5 St John's Road, Battersea, Surrey
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [12] 
    Gardener's Wife 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Brookwood Lunatic Asylum, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Patient 
    Age: 55 
    1881 Census: Brookwood Lunatic Asylum, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey    		 1881 Census: Brookwood Lunatic Asylum, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey
    Census 5 Apr 1891  St. Stephen's Church House, River Street, Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Age: 67 
    1891 Census: St. Stephen's Church House, River Street, Islington, Middlesex    		 1891 Census: St. Stephen's Church House, River Street, Islington, Middlesex
    Census 31 Mar 1901  12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Age: 76 
    1901 Census: 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire    		 1901 Census: 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire
    Death 7 Jun 1906  12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Age: 86 years 
    Cause: Senile Decay 
    Death Certificate: Sarah Pechell (1906)    		 Death Certificate: Sarah Pechell (1906)
    Burial Southampton Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Date not known; from the headstone.
    Headstone of Sarah Pechell, d. 1906, Southampton, Hampshire    		 Headstone of Sarah Pechell, d. 1906, Southampton, Hampshire
    Person ID I30  Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2026

    Father Henry Pells,   b. Bef 1 Apr 1787, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1836, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)
    Mother Margaret Skinner,   b. 5 Jul 1789, Kessingland, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1864, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 4 Jun 1811  St. Edmund's Church, Kessingland, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Henry Pells (bachelor, of the parish of Gorleston), Margaret Skinner (spinster, of this parish). Married by licence. Henry signed, Margaret signed. Witnesses: Owen Skinner and Elizabeth Skinner.
    Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811)    		 Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811)
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jeremiah George Cocks,   b. Bef 13 Jan 1823, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1861, Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 38 years)
    Marriage 31 May 1848  St. Matthew's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    • Jeremiah George Cock (bachelor, of full age, confectioner, of St Pancras, Middlesex), Sarah Pells (spinster, of St Matthew’s). Banns or licence not stated on the certified copy; no marks shown. Married by C. H. Gaye, Rector. Witnesses: Moses Cock, James Cock, Robert Cock, Eliza Cock, Emma Pells, and Matilda Cock.
    Marriage Certificate: Jeremiah George Cock and Sarah Pells (1848)    		 Marriage Certificate: Jeremiah George Cock and Sarah Pells (1848)
    Newspaper mention 10 Jun 1848  [20] 
    Announces the marriage at Ipswich of George Cocks, of London, to Sarah, third daughter of the late Henry Pells, of Gorleston. 
    Clipping from Norfolk Chronicle: 10 June 1848    		 Clipping from Norfolk Chronicle: 10 June 1848
    Children 
     1. George Robert Cocks,   b. Sep 1849, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. Sarah Margaret Cocks,   b. 4 Sep 1850, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1852, St. Giles, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +3. William Alfred Cocks,   b. 11 Nov 1852, 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1919, Brentford, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. Sarah Margaret A. Cocks,   b. 22 Aug 1854, Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     5. Henry Pells Cocks,   b. 16 Mar 1857, Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1858, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     6. Eliza Ann Cocks,   b. 26 Apr 1859, Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2012

    Family 2 Thomas Pechell,   b. 17 Jan 1836, 43 Brunswick Street, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1907, 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Marriage 5 Apr 1865  St. Andrew's Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [21] 
    Type: Licence 
    • Thomas Pechell (bachelor, of full age, seaman, of Gorleston), Sarah Cocks (widow, of full age, of Gorleston). Married by licence by John Walker, Rector of [Bradwell?]. Witnesses: Charles Balls and Isabella Balls.
    Marriage Certificate: Thomas Pechell and Sarah Cocks (1865)    		 Marriage Certificate: Thomas Pechell and Sarah Cocks (1865)
    Family ID F192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 10 Sep 1820 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 10 Sep 1820 - St. Andrew's Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 21 - 6 Jun 1841 - Blackditch, Hollesley, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 May 1848 - St. Matthew's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - George Robert Cocks - Sep 1849 - Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Margaret Cocks - 4 Sep 1850 - Norwich, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 30 - 30 Mar 1851 - 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Alfred Cocks - 11 Nov 1852 - 43 Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Dec 1852 - Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Margaret A. Cocks - 22 Aug 1854 - Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 24 Sep 1854 - Kenton Street, St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry Pells Cocks - 16 Mar 1857 - Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Nov 1857 - Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eliza Ann Cocks - 26 Apr 1859 - Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jun 1859 - Hastings Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Mar 1861 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Visitor,Age: 40 - 7 Apr 1861 - Richmond Cottage, High Road, Southtown, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Apr 1865 - Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Licence - 5 Apr 1865 - St. Andrew's Church, Gorleston, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Patient,Age: 55 - 3 Apr 1881 - Brookwood Lunatic Asylum, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 67 - 5 Apr 1891 - St. Stephen's Church House, River Street, Islington, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 76 - 31 Mar 1901 - 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 86 years,Cause: Senile Decay - 7 Jun 1906 - 12 Spa Road, All Saints, Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Southampton Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S405] Baptismal Record: Sarah Pells (1820), 10 Sep 1820, Page 75, entry 595, Suffolk Archives FF528/1820/1.

    2. [S368] 1841 Census.

    3. [S171] Marriage Certificate: Jeremiah George Cock and Sarah Pells (1848), 31 May 1848.

    4. [S5] 1851 Census.

    5. [S21] Baptismal Record: William Alfred Cock (1852).

    6. [S44] Baptismal Record: Sarah Margaret Cock (1854).

    7. [S45] Baptismal Record: Henry Pells Cock (1857).

    8. [S53] Baptismal Record: Eliza Ann Cock (1859).

    9. [S193] National Probate Calendar, 19 Mar 1861, link.
      Sarah Cocks of Gorleston near Great Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk Widow

    10. [S42] 1861 Census.

    11. [S29] Marriage Certificate: Thomas Pechell and Sarah Cocks (1865), 5 Apr 1865.

    12. [S46] 1871 Census.

    13. [S47] 1881 Census.

    14. [S48] 1891 Census.

    15. [S49] 1901 Census.

    16. [S291] Death Certificate: Sarah Pechell (1906).

    17. [S400] Headstone: Sarah Pechell (d. 1906), link.

    18. [S116] Marriage Record: Henry Pells and Margaret Skinner (1811).

    19. [S171] Marriage Certificate: Jeremiah George Cock and Sarah Pells (1848).

    20. [S285] Newspaper: Norfolk Chronicle, 10 Jun 1848, 3.

    21. [S29] Marriage Certificate: Thomas Pechell and Sarah Cocks (1865).