Henrietta Sarah Wells "Sarah or Dolly"

1884 - 1979  (95 years)

• Name	Henrietta Sarah Wells
  Nickname	Sarah or Dolly
  Born	13 Mar 1884	Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England   [1]
  	Address: Bethnal Green London, London
  		Birth certificate
  Gender	Female
  School	30 Mar 1896 - 5 June 1896
  	Admitted to Bath Street School. Bath Street School opened 1881, renamed Moorfields Primary School from 1951. Living at 160 Lever Street, London. Also Columba Road School. Left Bath Street school on 5 June 1896.
  		Admission and discharge register for girls. Bath Street School, London.
  Occupation	23 Dec 1902  [2]
  	Sewing machinist
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
  	Occupying 2 rooms
  	Age: 27
  	Address: 31 Fashion Street off Brick Lane London
  		UK census 1911 31 Fashion Street, Brick Lane, London
  Religion	Converted from Christianity to Judaism after marriage, which caused her parents to disown her.  [3]
  Residence	Mar 1936	Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
  	Address: 31 Fashion Street
  Residence	Abt 1975	2 Louisa Gardens, Stepney Green, Middlesex, England
  Died	Dec 1979	Poplar and Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England   [4]
  	Address: in hospital in London
  Person ID	I380	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Alfred Wells,   d. Bef 23 Dec 1902
  Mother	Jane Henrietta Staples,   d. Sep 1960, Ealing, Middlesex, England
  Married	25 Jul 1869	St John, Hoxton, Hackney, Middlesex, England   [5]
  		Parish register record of marriage
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marks Abrahams "Mark",   b. 17 Aug 1883, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. Abt Mar 1948  (Age 64 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1902	Holborn, Middlesex, England   [7]
  	Type: Civil marriage
  	Agency: Holborn Registry Office
  	A Jane Wells was a witness to the marriage of Henrietta on 23 Dec 1902. If verbal family accounts that Sarah was disowned by her family for marrying a Jew, are true, then witness Jane is more likely to have been a sister than a mother. [6]
  		Marriage certificate
  Alt. Marriage	9 Feb 1904
  	Jewish marriage
  		Marriage Authorisation of Chief Rabbi UK Binyamin Yacob ben Yuhuda Hersch Lieb
  Residence	23 Dec 1902-1904	Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England   [8]
  	Address: 20 Cyprus Street
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
  	Address: 56 Brick Lane
  		UK census 1911 31 Fashion Street, Brick Lane, London
  		31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London
  Residence	1939	20 Winthrop Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
  Children	+ 1. Jack Abrahams,   b. Abt 1903,   d. Apr - Jun 1982, Haringey, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 79 years) + 2. Leah Abrahams "Lily",   b. 25 Apr 1904, Hoxton, Middlesex, England ,   d. 5 Aug 1984, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 80 years)  [Birth] + 3. Anne Abrahams "Annie",   b. 19 Mar 1906,   d. 6 Apr 1992  (Age 86 years) + 4. Bessie Abrahams + 5. Alfred Abrahams "Alfie",   b. 18 Mar 1911,   d. Jun 2002, Wandsworth, Surrey, England  (Age 91 years) + 6. Herbert Abrahams "Bert",   b. Jan-Mar 1919, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1 Aug 2002  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: Bethnal Green London, London - 13 Mar 1884 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Married - Type: Civil marriage - 23 Dec 1902 - Holborn, Middlesex, England Residence - Address: 20 Cyprus Street - 23 Dec 1902-1904 - Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England Census - Occupying 2 rooms - 2 Apr 1911 - Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Census - Address: 56 Brick Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Residence - Address: 31 Fashion Street - Mar 1936 - Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Residence - Abt 1975 - 2 Louisa Gardens, Stepney Green, Middlesex, England Died - Address: in hospital in London - Dec 1979 - Poplar and Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Henrietta Sarah Wells born 1883
  		Family group photo from about 1940. Two participants are unknown and their identities are sought. From left to right: Unknown, Bessie Abrahams, Henrietta Sarah Abrahams née Wells, Shirley Block (at front holding Mums hand), unknown child, Leah Block née Abrahams. Maybe the baby is one of Bessie's? Patricia or Alan Lloyd?
  		Henrietta Sarah Wells

  
  

• Notes

  Had two children before she was married. Approximate age of at death 96 years. [9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Birth certificate. [S28] Marriage certificate, Marriage certificate (Reliability: 3). [S11] David H Thrale. [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), Dec 1979. Poplar and Bethnal Green. Volume 14. Page 1125. (Reliability: 3). [S64] England Marriages 1538-1973, (FamilySearch Intl). [S11] David H Thrale, 2004. [S28] Marriage certificate. [S28] Marriage certificate, 23 Dec 1902. [S47] Lindsay Block.