Aged 68 buried on 19 Sep 1863 Abode Chandos House South Norwood
A shadowy figure whose origins are unclear. Her existence was hidden in the early biographies of her long-term partner, the composer and organist Samuel Wesley. As the son of Rev. Charles Wesley, leading Methodist and hymn-writer, Samuel's separation from his wife (divorce was too complex and expensive) and subsequent life with Sarah was not acceptable for much of the nineteenth century.
What is known, however, is that Sarah was Samuel's housekeeper after his separation from his wife, and that on 14 August 1810 their first child, organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born. Sarah would have been aged 16 or 17. At least eight further children were born to them, the final one being Robert Glenn Wesley in 1830.
Samuel went through several bouts of mental illness, each lasting several years. At these times Sarah was responsible for their children.
After Samuel's death at 8 King's Row, Pentonville, in October 1837 Sarah seems to have continued living in their home until at least 1841. By 1851 she was living at 20 Queens Row, Clerkenwell, and in 1861 she had moved to lived with her married daughter Thomasine in Peckham. She died at the home of Rosalind, another married daughter, in 'Chandos House', Albert Road, South Norwood.
Her remains were interred at St James's Burial Ground on 19 Sep 1863. Her son Samuel Sebastian had been organist at St James's Chapel from 1826 to 1830.
A shadowy figure whose origins are unclear. Her existence was hidden in the early biographies of her long-term partner, the composer and organist Samuel Wesley. As the son of Rev. Charles Wesley, leading Methodist and hymn-writer, Samuel's separation from his wife (divorce was too complex and expensive) and subsequent life with Sarah was not acceptable for much of the nineteenth century.
What is known, however, is that Sarah was Samuel's housekeeper after his separation from his wife, and that on 14 August 1810 their first child, organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born. Sarah would have been aged 16 or 17. At least eight further children were born to them, the final one being Robert Glenn Wesley in 1830.
Samuel went through several bouts of mental illness, each lasting several years. At these times Sarah was responsible for their children.
After Samuel's death at 8 King's Row, Pentonville, in October 1837 Sarah seems to have continued living in their home until at least 1841. By 1851 she was living at 20 Queens Row, Clerkenwell, and in 1861 she had moved to lived with her married daughter Thomasine in Peckham. She died at the home of Rosalind, another married daughter, in 'Chandos House', Albert Road, South Norwood.
Her remains were interred at St James's Burial Ground on 19 Sep 1863. Her son Samuel Sebastian had been organist at St James's Chapel from 1826 to 1830.
Aged 68 buried on 19 Sep 1863 Abode Chandos House South Norwood
A shadowy figure whose origins are unclear. Her existence was hidden in the early biographies of her long-term partner, the composer and organist Samuel Wesley. As the son of Rev. Charles Wesley, leading Methodist and hymn-writer, Samuel's separation from his wife (divorce was too complex and expensive) and subsequent life with Sarah was not acceptable for much of the nineteenth century.
What is known, however, is that Sarah was Samuel's housekeeper after his separation from his wife, and that on 14 August 1810 their first child, organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born. Sarah would have been aged 16 or 17. At least eight further children were born to them, the final one being Robert Glenn Wesley in 1830.
Samuel went through several bouts of mental illness, each lasting several years. At these times Sarah was responsible for their children.
After Samuel's death at 8 King's Row, Pentonville, in October 1837 Sarah seems to have continued living in their home until at least 1841. By 1851 she was living at 20 Queens Row, Clerkenwell, and in 1861 she had moved to lived with her married daughter Thomasine in Peckham. She died at the home of Rosalind, another married daughter, in 'Chandos House', Albert Road, South Norwood.
Her remains were interred at St James's Burial Ground on 19 Sep 1863. Her son Samuel Sebastian had been organist at St James's Chapel from 1826 to 1830.
A shadowy figure whose origins are unclear. Her existence was hidden in the early biographies of her long-term partner, the composer and organist Samuel Wesley. As the son of Rev. Charles Wesley, leading Methodist and hymn-writer, Samuel's separation from his wife (divorce was too complex and expensive) and subsequent life with Sarah was not acceptable for much of the nineteenth century.
What is known, however, is that Sarah was Samuel's housekeeper after his separation from his wife, and that on 14 August 1810 their first child, organist and composer Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born. Sarah would have been aged 16 or 17. At least eight further children were born to them, the final one being Robert Glenn Wesley in 1830.
Samuel went through several bouts of mental illness, each lasting several years. At these times Sarah was responsible for their children.
After Samuel's death at 8 King's Row, Pentonville, in October 1837 Sarah seems to have continued living in their home until at least 1841. By 1851 she was living at 20 Queens Row, Clerkenwell, and in 1861 she had moved to lived with her married daughter Thomasine in Peckham. She died at the home of Rosalind, another married daughter, in 'Chandos House', Albert Road, South Norwood.
Her remains were interred at St James's Burial Ground on 19 Sep 1863. Her son Samuel Sebastian had been organist at St James's Chapel from 1826 to 1830.
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