In June 1841, Sarah Ingram was an independent, aged 45, living in or near Church Lane. In April 1861, she was a housekeeper; in April 1871, she was an “Annuitant Partly.”

Early life at Hardington

Sarah, born at Hardington on 5 November 1790, was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Genge. She was also the sister of Abraham Genge (1803-80).

Life in Bristol and Newfoundland

On 11 January 1816, she married William Ingram at Hardington. He was a resident of Castle Cary. In 1822 and 1823, he was a ship’s carpenter resident in Bristol.

William and Sarah had six children:

Elizabeth  c 1817 Harbour Grace

Robert      c 1822 Bristol

William    c 1822 Bristol

Dinah       c 1823 Bristol

John          c 1827 Newfoundland

Sidney      c 1829 Hardington Mandeville

Sarah’s husband, William, died at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on 9 March 1830.

In 1832, she inherited £100 from her uncle, Abraham Genge, of Labrador.

On 4 March 1834, at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Sarah’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Thomas Genge of Hardington.

Later life at Hardington

In June 1841, Sarah and her son, John, lived in or near Church Lane, Hardington. Her daughter, Dinah, and son, Sidney, lived with their grandfather, John Genge.

In 1842, Sarah was a beneficiary under her father’s will (his personal estate was valued at under £300). He directed that a house and orchard occupied by her be let to her and her sister, Ann Dodge, at the yearly rent of £5. He also directed that the estate held on the life of Lucy Gard be le to an approved tenant and the rents invested. After the death of Lucy and his son, Edward, the money was to be divided equally between his children, John Genge, Abraham Genge, Sarah Ingram, Ann Dodge and Mary Gillingham, except one guinea, which was to go to his son, William Genge. [1]

In 1843, Sarah jointly occupied a house in Bishop’s Lane with her brother-in-law, Charles Dodge.

On 11 August 1845, Sarah’s daughter, Dinah, married Job Taylor, the village blacksmith. Sarah went to live with them and, when Dinah died in May 1851, remained as housekeeper to Job until he left the village in late 1869 or early 1870. Sarah then went to live with her daughter, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth’s husband, Thomas Genge, at Struckmead Farm. Sarah died in August 1874, aged 83.

References

[1] The will of John Genge, dated 25 November 1841, proved at Wells on 11 March 1842.