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Name	Sarah FEARNS [157]
Birth	Female
Death	Deceased, age not recorded
Residence	1850: Turner Heath House, Bollington Cross, Cheshire UK New Zealand

Spouse:

1	Married
Name	Thomas GASKELL [157]
Birth	Male; 22 June 1809; Disley, Cheshire UK
Death	8 Aug 1900, age 91; Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Occupation	Agricultural labourer
Residence	1850: Turner Heath House, Bollington Cross, Cheshire UK New Zealand

Marriage

12 Oct 1834

Children (8):	James GASKELL (1839 - 1921)
	Edward GASKELL (1842 - 1913)
	Mary GASKELL (1845 - 1922)
	Martha GASKELL (1848 - 1936)
	Harriet Ann GASKELL (1850 - 1927)
	Thomas Matthew GASKELL (1852 - 1924)
	Ellen Elizabeth GASKELL (1856 - 1930)
	Catherine Ann GASKELL (1858 - 1878)

Family notes for Sarah FEARNS and Thomas GASKELL

Thomas & Sarah together with their five eldest children emigrated to New Zealand leaving London on 8th April 1851, arriving Canterbury NZ on 12th August 1851, sailing on the good ship Labuan Open in new tab . [157]

It is interesting to note that the second youngest child, 3 year old Martha, travelled in 'paying steerage' class while the rest of the family travelled 'steerage'. Very good to put the infant in a better class, but who would look after her? And why was the 1 year old Harriet Ann in 'steerage'? [102]

Sources

102.	Personal information, Webmaster, Research / Interview
157.	Email, Jo-Anna Cousineau, 27/09/2021

Person record last updated: 23 May 2025

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