Sarah SPENCER b. 10 Feb 1811 Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1889 Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1811 - 1889 (78 years)

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Name Sarah SPENCER

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 10 Feb 1811 Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 6 Mar 1811 St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1810 Sep-Dec) Baptism Record (1811 Jan-Mar)
St. Mary's Church, Cromford
St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth

St. Mary's Church
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Female

Census 1841 Leys Farm, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
26	1088	Reuben	Spencer	1766	Derbyshire	75	Male	Farmer
27	1088	Benjamin	Spencer	1806	Derbyshire	35	Male	Farmer
28	1088	Ann	Spencer	1801	Derbyshire	40	Female
29	1088	Ellen	Spencer	1821	Derbyshire	20	Female	Female Servant
30	1088	John	Spencer	1826	Derbyshire	15	Male	Male Servant
31	1088	Thomas	Buxton	1801	Derbyshire	40	Male	Agricultural Labourer
32	1088	Sarah	Buxton	1811	Derbyshire	30	Female
33	1088	Joseph	Buxton	1833	Derbyshire	8	Male
34	1088	Mary	Buxton	1836	Derbyshire	5	Female
35	1088	Jane	Buxton	1838	Derbyshire	3	Female
36	1088	Ann	Buxton	1840	Derbyshire	1	Female
37	1088	Joshua	Gratton	1826	Derbyshire	15	Male	Male Servant

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 197 Folio: 42 Page: 24 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=m5g7_4998
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Census 1851 Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
13	21	Peter	Wragg	Head	1814	Middleton	37	Male	Married	Lead Miner
14	21	Sarah	Wragg	Wife	1812	Middleton	39	Female	Married
15	21	Emily	Wragg	Daughter	1840	Middleton	11	Female		Scholar
16	21	Joseph	Buxton	Son-in-Law	1833	Bonsall	18	Male	Single	Teams Man
17	21	Mary	Buxton	Daughter-in-Law	1836	Bonsall	15	Female	Single	Employed at Cotton Factory
18	21	Jane	Buxton	Daughter-in-Law	1838	Bonsall	13	Female		Scholar
19	21	Benjamin	Buxton	Son-in-Law	1844	Bonsall	7	Male		Scholar

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 673 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=hb6t_5002
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Census 1871 Hillside, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
4	73	Peter	Wragg	Head	1815	Middleton	56	Male	Married	Lead Miner
5	73	Sarah	Wragg	Wife	1812	Middleton	59	Female	Married	Miner's Wife
6	73	Jane	Buxton	Step Daughter	1839	Bonsall	32	Female	Single	Dressmaker

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3603 Folio: 51 Page: 15 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=fdbk_5003
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Census 1881 Hillside, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
21	85	Sarah	Wragg	Head	1811	Middleton	70	Female	Widow
22	85	Jane	Buxton	Daughter	1838	Bonsall	43	Female	Single	Dressmaker

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3426 Folio: 118 Page: 15 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=bjcm_5004
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Death Mar 1889 Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial 8 Mar 1889 Holy Trinity Churchyard, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Holy Trinity Churchyard
Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Burial Record (1889-1890)
Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Benjamin SPENCER (Great Grandfather)

Mary STATON, b. 1741 d. Oct 1816, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 75 years) (Grandmother)

Person ID I27253 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 16 Jun 2025

Father	Reuben SPENCER, b. 1765, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jan 1846, Leys Farm, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 81 years)
Mother	Mary GOODALL, c. 23 Jul 1766, St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England bur. 20 Dec 1814, St. Mary's Churchyard, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age ~ 48 years)
Marriage	5 Jan 1789	St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1789 Jan 1-5) St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth
		St. Mary's Church Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Family ID	F19236	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Thomas BUXTON, b. 10 Jun 1797, Aldwark, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 1846, Aldwark, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 48 years)

Marriage 22 Dec 1831 St. James the Apostle Church, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Banns (1831-1833)
St. James the Apostle Church, Bonsall

Marriage Record (1831-1833)
St. James the Apostle Church, Bonsall

St. James the Apostle Church
Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Children

+	1. Joseph BUXTON, b. 27 Sep 1832, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jun 1878, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 45 years) ▻ Mary Rose DOXEY m. 18 Oct 1854
	2. Mary BUXTON, b. 9 Dec 1835, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	3. Jane BUXTON, b. 20 Mar 1838, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	4. Ann BUXTON, b. 30 May 1840, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	5. Benjamin BUXTON, b. 2 May 1843, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England ▻ Elizabeth DOXEY

Family ID F19258 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

Family 2 Peter WRAGG, b. 8 Dec 1814, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jun 1876, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 61 years)
Other Partners: Hannah WRAGG m. 19 Jan 1837

Marriage 7 Sep 1848 Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Banns (1848 Aug-Nov)
Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Holy Trinity Church
Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Marriage Record (1848 Sep-Nov)
Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Children

1. Agnes WRAGG, b. 1848, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

d. 16 Dec 1848, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 0 years)

Family ID F19261 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Jun 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 10 Feb 1811 - Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 6 Mar 1811 - St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 22 Dec 1831 - St. James the Apostle Church, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Leys Farm, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 7 Sep 1848 - Holy Trinity Church, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Hillside, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Hillside, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Mar 1889 - Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 8 Mar 1889 - Holy Trinity Churchyard, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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