Sarah Starkey Mansfield 1827 - 1898

Sarah Starkey Mansfield (1827 - 1898)

Sarah Starkey Mansfield was born in July 1827 in Kegworth, Leicester, where she was later baptised on 25 July 1827. She was the eldest child of William Mansfield and Ann Starkey. 

Sarah's parents disappear from records around 1830, however in 1841 we find Sarah - now just using the name Sarah Starkey - living with her grandmother at Mill Lane in Kegworth. Her grandmother is independent - living on the rents of a number of cottages left to her when her husband died. However young Sarah is employed as a Lace Worker.

On 28 Feb 1846 Sarah married Thomas Fullelove in Kegworth. The marriage was by Banns - which had been previously read on 5 and 19 Sept - where Sarah is no longer using the name Mansfield. The marriage is announced in several local papers. Thomas was noted as being from Radcliff on Soar in Nottinghamshire. He was born in 1823 the seventh child of Abraham Fullelove and Mary Elltinton. 

Sarah and Thomas had six children :

• Sarah Ann Starkey Fullelove Born 1844. Died 1935. Married George William Bashford 1866
• Mary Fullelove Born 1848. Died 1925 Married Richard Fox 1868
• Thomas Fullelove Born 1850. Died 1912. Married Margaret Wallace 1872
• Emma Fullelove Born 1853. Died ?. Married Henry Gardiner
• Ann Fullelove Born 1855. Died 1927. Married John Wallace
• George Fullelove Born 1858. Died 1928. Married Emma Mitchell

Sarah Ann appears was born 2 years before the her parents married, but is consistently recorded as a Sarah Ann Starkey Fullelove. We havent found a baptismal record as yet - which would help address this question.

The family appear to be very mobile over the next 18 years with Thomas employed making reservoirs:

• 1846 to 1850 - it appears the family was living in the Ratcliffe / Kegworth area as the childrens birth are recorded there
• 1851 Census - the family is living in Cradden Brook, Tintwistle, Mottram, Cheshire - Thomas is working as a farm labourer and they now have 3 children - Sarah, Mary and Thomas
• 1853 - 1855 - it appears the family was living in Sheffield, Yorkshire as the final two childrens births are recorded there.
• 1861 Census they are living at Dowry St, Accrington, Lancashire - Thomas is working as a labourer and they have 6 children 

In 1850 Sarah's grandmother passes away, and under the terms of her grandfathers will - and if the assumption that her mother is deceased - Sarah should have funds from the sale of the cottages in Kegworth. 

 ... I give and devise all those my four messuages cottages or tenements with the outbuildings gardens and appurtenances there to belonging an all other my real estate whatsoever situate and being at the top of Mill Lane in Kegworth aforesaid in the several tenures of myself, Henry Young, Robert Osborn and Mary Edan unto John Starkey of Kegworth aforesaid Maltster and Robert Osborn of the same place Brewer their heirs and assigns to and for the several uses trusts and purposes following (that is to say)

Upon trust that they my said trustees or the survivor of them his executors or administrators do and shall permit and suffer my daughter Ann Marnsfield (now the wife of William Marnsfield of Kegworth aforesaid Joiner) after the decease of my said wife to have receive and take the rents issues and profits of the said messuages and herditaments for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease upon further trust that they my said trustees or the survivor of them his executors or administrators shall and do as soon as conveniently may be after the decease of my said daughter Ann Marnsfield sell and dispose of the same heriditaments for the best price or prices that they can get or obtain for the same and do and shall pay and divide the money arising from such sale unto and equally amongst the children or only child of my said daughter Ann Marnsfield which shall be living at the time of her decease...

In 1862 Thomas left the family in England, travelling to Australia aboard the Queen of Colonies. He has been sponsored by The Queensland Cotton Co. He sold his land order and started working as a road contractor in Ipswich.

Sarah Ann and their children followed him 15 months later in February 1864 aboard the Warren Hastings which departed from Southhampton on 27 February 1864 and arrived in Brisbane on 20 June 1864.

The family first lived in the area known as Little Ipswich which was the area of early urban settlement. Now part of West Ipswich it was the area between central Ipswich and One Mile Bridge over the Bremer River. Thomas business prospers over the next 25 years and his name appears regularly in the local newspapers.

Thomas died on 30 December 1891. His probate was advertised 15 February 1892, where he is noted as a freeholder with an estate valued at £1809. His allotments are noted as

• Sub-divisions 4 and 6 of allotment 62 (near Ipswich),
• subdivisions 6. 7, 14, and 15 of allotment 81, county of Stanley, parish of Ipswich ; and
• subdivislon 8 of allotment 81 and 82, county of Stanley, parish of Ipswich ; and
• portion 474, county of Churchhill, parish of Brassal

Sarah 

Sarah passed away seven year later in February 1898.

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