Sixth Generation  

50. Sarah ROUTLEDGE [8263] (David⁵, John⁴, Richard³, David², Richard¹) was born on 01 Sep 1914 in Wokington Cumberland England and died in Apr 1994 in Lytham St Anne's Lancashire England at age 79.

General Notes: At the time of her marriage, Sarah was living at 5 High Street,Workington, Cumbria.
She was a great one for talking about her family history, and I recall her saying that her mother's family, the Danson's, were Sea Captain's, (a fact which I have since verified) who came over to England from Denmark,sailing around the top of Scotland and landing at Whitehaven, in Cumbria.Whilst on the the journey Captain William Danson's wife gave birth to a daughter, whom they called Thisbe after the name of the ship 'The Thisbe.'
She also told of how one morning her young sister Jean woke up and told her mother that she had had a strange dream. I think that she was about 5or 6 at the time. She said that she had gone through seven gates, each one being more ornate than the last. When she had gone through the seventh she was surrounded by friendly people, including several children. After describing these people, her mother recognised them as dead family members. One child in particular struck her as being a child who had died just before her daughter had been born. She thought the dream rather perculiar but dismissed it. Seven days later, on her wayhome from school, Jean became ill. She grew rapidly worse, and sadly died later that day. Then her mother recalled the seven gates, each of which could be seen to have implied a day of life which her daughter had left,and the people through the seventh were in heaven! I recall very vividlymy grandmother telling me this family story.

Sarah married Charles William SANDERSON [8268] [MRIN: 4041] on 06 Jun 1936 in Evangelical Church Gordon Street Workington Cockermouth Cumbria England. Charles was born on 20 Jul 1912 in Atcham Shropshire England and died on 30 Jul 1997 in Lytham St Anne's Lancashire England at age 85.

General Notes: Chrles was born at Atcham, Shrewbury. At the time of his marriage,Charles was living at 59 Thirlmere Avenue, Newlands, Workington, Cumbria.He would have been living in the parish for a time in order to get married there. He was a Poultry Farmer at the time of his marriage. After his marriage he moved with his wife, Sarah, back to Lytham St. Annes, and worked as a Coal Merchant, in partnership with Mr. Gilbert Alder. Atabout the age of forty Charles had an accident whilst carryinga sack of coal over a plank, across a trench. The plank broke and he badly damaged his back. He remained pretty much house bound for the remainder of his life.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 55 M    i. David William SANDERSON [8269] was born on 14 Nov 1938 in Lytham St Anne's Lancashire England and was christened on 11 Dec 1938 in Parish Church Lytham St Annes Lancashire England.

+ 56 M    ii. John Duncan SANDERSON [8270] was born on 28 Mar 1941 in Lytham St Anne's Lancashire England and was christened on 11 May 1941 in Parish Church Lytham St Annes Lancashire England.

51. Herbert ROUTLEDGE [8264] (David⁵, John⁴, Richard³, David², Richard¹) was born in Wokington Cumberland England and died in Wokington Cumberland England.

Herbert married Ida REED [8284] [MRIN: 4045].

Children from this marriage were:

   57 F    i. Dorothy ROUTLEDGE [8286] .

Dorothy married UNKNOWN [8290] [MRIN: 4047].

+ 58 F    ii. Barbara ROUTLEDGE [8285] was born about 1946 in Wokington Cumberland England.

52. William ROUTLEDGE [8265] (David⁵, John⁴, Richard³, David², Richard¹).

General Notes: Emigrated to Canada.

William married Agnes [8291] [MRIN: 4048].

Children from this marriage were:

+ 59 M    i. William ROUTLEDGE [8292] .

+ 60 F    ii. Jean ROUTLEDGE [8293] .

53. John ROUTLEDGE [8266] (David⁵, John⁴, Richard³, David², Richard¹) was born in 1926 in Wokington Cumberland England. Another name for John is Jack.

John married Elizabeth [8298] [MRIN: 4051]. Another name for Elizabeth is Betty.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 61 F    i. Elizabeth ROUTLEDGE [8299] was born in 1955 in Wokington Cumberland England.

54. Ethel ROUTLEDGE [8267] (David⁵, John⁴, Richard³, David², Richard¹) was born about 1928 in Wokington Cumberland England.

Ethel married James THOMPSON [8302] [MRIN: 4053]. James was born in Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

   62 F    i. Patricia THOMPSON [8303] .

Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Sales Director for Intel, Europe, Paris France.

+ 63 F    ii. Fiona THOMPSON [8304] .