Centuries Past
Sarah Nixon

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Name Sarah Nixon Residence 1847 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Birth 24 Oct 1847 Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England Gender Female Residence 1874 15, Great Holme Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Residence 1879 10, Clara Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Census 2 Apr 1911 27, Mowbray Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Burial Plot Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Freehold T 2601 (unconsecrated) Occupation Shoe Machinist Residence 3, York Square, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Residence 95, Outram Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England _FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171530340 _FGRAVE 171530340 _FSFTID LX7D-D3Z _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LX7D-D3Z Death 4 Mar 1929 27, Mowbray Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Cause: Cerebral thrombosis No PM Burial 9 Mar 1929 Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England - Her granddaughter, Olive, said it was snowing at the time of the funeral, and she couldn't go as she had to look after her younger brother and sister, Edna & Ron, whilst her parents, Frank & Emily, went to the funeral.
Burial at Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester
Sarah Smith 9 March 1929 age 81 of 27 Mowbray Street, Leicester
Freehold plot T 2601 (unconsecrated)
Burial number u118256
Notes - (Medical):Her grandaughter Olive said that Sarah's daughter Lil came home from work to find Sarah on the floor; she had suffered a stroke while getting the rabbit stew dinner out of the oven. She lived for a couple of days until she died.
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Father Joseph Nixon, b. 1808, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England d. 2 May 1891, Church Street, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England
(Age 83 years)
Mother Catherine Cooper, b. 1818, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England d. 1 May 1858, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England
(Age 40 years)
Family ID F359 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Tom Smith, b. 13 Oct 1853, Cosby, Leicestershire, England d. 4 Sep 1885, Tank Street, North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Age 31 years)
Marriage 26 May 1874 St Mary De Castro Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Children 1. Joseph Smith, b. 18 Mar 1875, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 27 Aug 1953, The Towers Hospital, Gipsy Lane, Humberstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
(Age 78 years)
2. Lilian Smith, b. 14 Jan 1877, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 14 Oct 1955, 27, Mowbray Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
(Age 78 years)
+ 3. Frank Smith, b. 24 Jan 1879, 10, Clara Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 22 Sep 1934, 5, Whitby Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, England
(Age 55 years)
4. Ernest Smith, b. 27 Apr 1881, 10, Clara Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 24 Nov 1952, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
(Age 71 years)
5. Shirley Smith, b. 30 Jan 1884, 95, Outram Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 21 Feb 1884, 95, Outram Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
(Age 0 years)
Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 May 2017
- Her granddaughter, Olive, said it was snowing at the time of the funeral, and she couldn't go as she had to look after her younger brother and sister, Edna & Ron, whilst her parents, Frank & Emily, went to the funeral.