Sarah NUNN

Sarah NUNN

Female 1828 - 1911  (82 years)


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  • Name Sarah NUNN 
    Birth 7 Sep 1828  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chevinton OPR No 292:
      9 Sep 1828 born 7 Sep 1828 Sarah dau of Samuel Nunn and Susan Gilby of this parish
    Gender Female 
    Census 1841  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1851  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1861  East Road, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1871  Orchard St, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census for Orchard Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Ferguson Head - Male 31 1840 Draper & tea dealer Scotland
      Sarah Nunn Servant - Female 38 1833 General servt Chevington, Suffolk, England

    Census 1881  2 Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
      2, Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Ferguson Head Single Male 41 1840 Travelling draper (manager) Scotland
      Andrew Ferguson Brother Single Male 39 1842 Travelling draper (hawker) Scotland
      Sarah Nunn Housekeeper Single Female 48 1833 Domestic servant Chevington, Suffolk, England

    Census 1891  64 Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 64 Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
      John Ferguson, head, single, aged 51, travelling draper, born Scotland
      Sarah Nunn, servant, single, aged 58, general serv (domestic), born Suffolk, Chevington

    Census 1901  80 Hospital Rd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1901 census for 80 Hospital Rd, Bury St Edmunds.
      John Ferguson, single, aged 61, travelling draper, born Scotland
      Sarah Nunn, servant, single, aged 70, housekeeper, born Chevington
      Edith Aston, visitor, single, aged 26, born Bury St Edmunds.
      NOTE: Edith Aston is Sarah's granddaughter, her mother Emily being Sarah's base child Emily who married William Aston. Also note that Sarah is still single and gives her age as 70 even though she was born 1828. She is the only Sarah Nunn born Chevington around between 1825 and 1835.
      And, in 1911, she married above John Ferguson.

    Census 1911  Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1911 census for Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK
      John Ferguson, head, 71, single, retired draper, born Peebles, Stobo
      Jane Ferguson Ferguson, sister, 75, single, born Peebles, Stobo
      Sarah Nunn, 82, born England
      Edith Aston, visitor, 37, single, born England

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    Burial May 1911  St Andrew's Cemetery, Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This headstone was erected by John Ferguson in memory of Sarah Nunn for many years his faithful housekeeper, a native of Chevington, in the County of Suffolk, who died at Peebles, 17th May, 1911, aged 82 years.
      Also the above John Ferguson who died at Brier Bush, Peebles, 24th April 1913, aged 73 years.
      And his wife Edith Aston, who died at Peebles, 26th September 1935, aged 61 years.

    Death 17 May 1911  Wilton Cottage, Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1911 deaths in the district of Peebles
      No 38 Sarah Nunn, housekeeper, single, 17 May 1911 at 8am at Wilton Cottage, Rosetta Road, Peebles, femal, 82 years, dau of Samuel Nunn, husbandman, deceased, and Susan Nunn, M.S.Gilby, deceased. Cause: Arterio sclerosis, senile gangrene. Informant: John Ferguson.


      https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
      NUNN, SARAH, aged 82, mother's maiden name GILBY, F, year 1911, ref 768 / 38, at PEEBLES


      Peebles News, 20 May 1911, page 3
      NUNN.- At Wilton Cottage, Rosetta Road, Peebles, on the 17th May, Sarah Nunn, late of Bury St Edmunds, born in the parish of Chevington, county of Suffolk, aged 82 years; for many years faithful housekeeper to John Ferguson, formerly of Bury St Edmunds, now of Wilton Cottage, Peebles. Funeral to Peebles Cemetery, on Saturday (to day), at 1.30 pm.

    Notes 
    • Sarah was housekeeper to John Ferguson who was married to her granddaughter Edith Aston.

    Person ID I4912  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Samuel NUNN,   b. 7 Dec 1793, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. JAN-MAR 1875, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Susan GILBY,   b. 26 Sep 1798, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1865, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1827  Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Transcribed from Chevington OPR held at Bury St Edmunds by Warren Nunn October 2004:
      Banns: Samuel Nunn and Susan Gilby both of this parish, banns Oct 14, 21, 28 1827
      Marriage: No 60 Samuel Nunn bach of this parish and Susan Gilby spinster of this parish Nov 8 1827. Witnesses David Harrow and Lucy Harrow.
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Children 
     1. Emily NUNN,   b. 19 Feb 1850, Chevington, Suffolk, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1928, 4 Rosetta Rd, Peebles, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2025 

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