Sarah Rutherford GOFTON

See also

Sarah GOFTON's parents: Henry Gofton MCCLEMEN (1818?-1870) and Margaret RUTHERFORD (1825-1872)

Sarah GOFTON's siblings: Ann Rutherford GOFTON (1845- ), Isabella GOFTON (1847- ), Margaret Rutherford GOFTON (1849- ), Matthew Rutherford GOFTON (1853-1872), Dorothy Rutherford GOFTON (1855-1856), Dorothy Rutherford GOFTON (1856-1857), Henry Rutherford GOFTON (1858-1859), James Rutherford GOFTON (1860- ), Dorothy GOFTON (1862- ) and Mary GOFTON (1864- )

Sarah Rutherford GOFTON (1851-1917)

Name:	Sarah Rutherford GOFTON ^1,2,3,4,5,6
Alt. Name:	Sarah GOFTON ⁷
Father:	Henry Gofton MCCLEMEN (1818?-1870)
Mother:	Margaret RUTHERFORD (1825-1872)
Spouse:	Edward DYKES (1852-1925)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	9 May 1851	Southwick, Co. Durham, England ^5,8,9
Census (1)	1861 (age 10)	Southwick, Co. Durham, England ¹⁰
Education	1861 (age 10)	School ¹⁰
Census (2)	1871 (age 19)	Southwick, Sunderland, England ¹¹
Occupation	1871 (age 19)	Pottery Worker ¹¹
Census (3)	1881 (age 29)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ¹²
Census (4)	1891 (age 39)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ¹³
Census (5)	1901 (age 49)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ¹⁴
Death	Q4 1917 (age 66)	Sunderland, Co. Durham, England ¹⁵
Relationship		Gx2 Grandmother

Additional Information

Census (1)	William St.
Census (2)	Back Crown Rd.
Census (3)	53 Milburn St.
Census (4)	16 Howarth St.
Census (5)	16 Howarth St.

Marriage

Spouse	Edward DYKES (1852-1925)
Children	Elizabeth DYKES (1872-1950)
	Henry DYKES (1874-1874)
	John DYKES (1875-1875)
	Henry DYKES (1875-1875)
	Margaret Gofton DYKES (1876-1943)
	Sarah Ann DYKES (1878-1956)
	Christianna Lewis DYKES (1880-1954)
	Edward John DYKES (1882-1953)
	Henry Gofton DYKES (1885-1887)
	Samuel James DYKES (1887-1972)
	Mary Isabella DYKES (1889-1958)
	Joseph DYKES (1892-1949)
	Robert Ryland DYKES (1894-1948)
Marriage	20 May 1872 (age 21)	Southwick, Co. Durham, England ^5,16

Additional Information

Marriage

They were married in the Parish Church by Rev. C.S. Collingwood, Rector. The witnesses were Matthew Gofton & Henry Bell. Edward gave his age as 20 when in fact he was 19.

Sources

¹	Family Bible of Edward & Sarah Dykes. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
²	Old Software Gedcom. Source for field: Source Source for field: Source Record updated from...
³	GRO Index. 1851 Apr-Jun Sunderland Births 24 p.404. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
	1837online.com / FreeBMD. Web: www.1837online.com & www.freebmd.org.uk.
⁴	Susan Young. Record updated from...
⁵	Family Bible of Edward & Sarah Dykes. Family Register - Parents Names. Assessment: Primary evidence. Text From Source: [Husband] Edward Dykes [Born] Nov 17th 1852 Maldon, Essex [Wife] Sarah Gofton [Born] May 9th 1851 Southwick, Durham [Married] May 20th 1872
	Bruce Dykes Peckett. Email: bruce@peckett.org.uk. Web: http://www.peckett.org.uk/.
⁶	Birth Certificate CM 565806 (Sarah Rutherford Gofton 1851).
	Susan B. Anderson.
⁷	Susan Young.
⁸	Civil Registration Index - Births 1837-1983. Apr-Jun 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Sunderland vol.24 p.404
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
⁹	Birth Certificate CM 565806 (Sarah Rutherford Gofton 1851). Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Susan B. Anderson.
¹⁰	1861 Census of England. RG9/3781 fo.80 p.64. Assessment: Primary evidence.
¹¹	1871 Census of England. RG10-5018 fo.39 p.38. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹²	1881 Census of England. RG11/4988 fo.110 p.40. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹³	1891 Census of England. RG12/4128 fo.76 p.12. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹⁴	1901 Census of England. RG13/4709 fo.100 p.25. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹⁵	Civil Registration Index - Deaths 1837-1983. Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Sunderland vol.10a p.646
	Ancestry.co.uk. Web: www.ancestry.co.uk.
¹⁶	Certificate of Marriage 1872 Edward Dykes to Sarah Gofton. Assessment: Primary evidence.
	Susan B. Anderson.