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Sarah Court  ( 1809 - 1909 )

also known as
Sarah Court
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born in Acrise 1809
christened in Elham
died in Elham 1909
buried 7th March 1909
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Biography
   Died 7th March 1909 aged 100 years & 11 days (Born 24th Feb 1809) Gravestone
 1861 Monthly Nurse (57) living in Folkestone (husband living in Abbot's Fireside)
 1875 Death of husband Stephen
 1881 Widowed and living in Herne Bay
 1909 Sarah Court of The Street Elham - was born on a farm at Acrise on 24 Feb 1809 - celebrated her 100th birthday.  Her farmer parents both attained the age of nearly 90.  She was a farmer’s maid for the PAPILLON family and still doing nursing at the age of 80 but had never been on a train.  An uncle - a wine merchant who lived in Dover - also lived to a good age.   A son and a daughter were alive when she was 100. Sarah Court
Biography

Died 7th March 1909 aged 100 years & 11 days (Born 24th Feb 1809)

Gravestone

1861
Monthly Nurse (57) living in Folkestone (husband living in Abbot's Fireside)

1875
Death of husband Stephen

1881
Widowed and living in Herne Bay

1909
Sarah Court of The Street Elham - was born on a farm at Acrise on 24 Feb 1809 - celebrated her 100th birthday.  Her farmer parents both attained the age of nearly 90.  She was a farmer’s maid for the PAPILLON family and still doing nursing at the age of 80 but had never been on a train.  An uncle - a wine merchant who lived in Dover - also lived to a good age.   A son and a daughter were alive when she was 100.

Sarah Court
Marriage
(Ages +/-1)
Year   Reg. DistrictChurchNameAgeSpouseAgeCurate
1840 Elham  Sarah Court30Stephen Court43 
Demography
(Elham Parish only)
YearNamePropertyAddressRelationConOccupationAgeBorn  
1901Sarah Court1 The ButtsHigh StreetHeadWLiving On Own Means92Acrise
1871Sarah CourtCosy Teas - Cottage(2) site of High StreetWife  62Kent
1851Sarah CourtLavender House - Cottage site ofHigh StreetWife  42Acrise
1841Sarah CourtMill Down Fm - Cottage (1) site ofMill Down   30Kent
Relationships
(Calculated from the demography records)
Name Relation GBornPlaceDiedPlaceOccupation
Stephen CourtHusbandM1796Acrise1875ElhamMiller
Susannah CourtSisterF1812Elham1902ElhamLiving On Her Own Means
Stephen CourtSonM1842Elham  Mill Labourer (Corn)
Sarah CourtDaughterF1845Elham   
Robert CourtSonM1848Elham  Police constable