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LEWIN, Sarah Jane
1847 - 1923 (76 years) Has 12 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
Bef 1802 - 1868 (> 66 years)-
Name LEWIN, Sarah Jane Birth 1847 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England 
Gender Female Burial 1923 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Death 6 Feb 1923 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England Person ID I2041 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father LEWIN, John, b. Bef 1802, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1868, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age > 66 years) Mother WADE, Maria, b. 1811, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1884, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 73 years) Marriage 28 Feb 1832 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England Family ID F525 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family POWERS, James, b. 1847, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1931, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 84 years) Marriage 1869 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. POWERS, John Thomas, b. 1870, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. POWERS, William, b. Between 1875 and 1876, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1070 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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SARAH JANE LEWIN 1847-1923
The birth of a Sarah Jane LEWIN was registered in 1847.
(GRO June 1847 Wisbech 14 133)
The 1851 census of Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
John LEWIN, head, aged 48, farmer of 35 acres, born at Leverington;
Maria LEWIN, wife, aged 39, born at Leverington;
Mary Ann LEWIN, daughter, aged 18, born at Leverington;
John LEWIN, son, aged 17, born at Leverington;
Judith LEWIN, daughter, aged 10, born at Leverington;
William LEWIN, son, aged 8, born atLeverington;
Eliza LEWIN, daughter, aged 6, born at Leverington;
*Sarah Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 3, born at Leverington.
(HO107/1766/85B/23)
The 1861 census of 14 Seadike Common, Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
John LEWIN, head, aged 59, farmer of 35 acres, born at Leverington;
Maria LEWIN, wife, aged 49, born at Leverington;
John LEWIN, son, aged 26, farmer's son, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington;
Judith LEWIN, daughter, aged 21, born at Leverington;
William LEWIN, son, aged 18, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington;
Eliza LEWIN, daughter, aged 16, born at Leverington;
*Sarah J. LEWIN, daughter, aged 13, born at Leverington.
(RG9/1047/107/3)
The marriage of a Sarah Jane LEWIN to James POWERS was registered in 1869.
(GRO December Q 1869 Wisbech 3b 1429)
The 1871 census of Elm, Cambridgeshire:
Maria LEWIN, head, aged 52 (sic), widow, nurse, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
James POWERS, husband, aged 24, labourer, born at Elm;
*Sarah Jane POWERS, wife, aged 23, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
John Thomas POWERS, grandson, aged 8 months, born at Elm.
(RG10/1620/22/1)
The 1881 census of South Brink, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
James POWERS, head, aged 34, agricultural labourer, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
*Sarah J. POWERS, wife, aged 33, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
John T. POWERS, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Elm;
William POWERS, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Wisbech St. Peter;
Maria LEWIN, mother-in-law, aged 70, formerly farmer's wife, born at Wisbech St. Peter.
(RG11/1695/46/2)
The death of a Sarah J. POWERS was registered in 1923.
(GRO March Q 1923 Wisbech 3b 644)
She died on 6 February 1923 and was buried in Leverington Road Cemetery, Wisbech.
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