Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874

Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874 - 1973)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elsie GILFOYLE (1903 - 2001) Stanley GILFOYLE (1906 - 1984)	Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874 - 1973) + Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE (1875 - 1947)	William BRITTLE (1821 - 1900)	Joseph BRITTLE

			Sarah (BRITTLE)

		Mary NIGHTINGALE (1836 - 1909)	William NIGHTINGALE (1795 - 1859)	Richard NIGHTINGALE
				Mary (NIGHTINGALE)
			Mary LOMAS (1800 - 1860)	George LOMAS (1776 - 1845)
				Hannah SADLER (1777 - 1809)

b. 1874 at Matlock, Derbyshire, England

m. 1901 Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE (1875 - 1947) at Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, England

d. 1973 at Stockport, Cheshire, England aged 99

Near Relatives of Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874 - 1973)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Joseph BRITTLE
Grandmother	Sarah (BRITTLE)
Grandfather	William NIGHTINGALE	abt 1795	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1859	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	64
Grandmother	Mary LOMAS	1800	North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England	1860	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England	60

Father	William BRITTLE	1821	Birmingham (St. Martin's), Warwickshire, England	1900	Reddish, Lancashire, England	79
Step Father	Charles ROBINSON
Mother	Mary NIGHTINGALE	1836	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1909	Stockport, Cheshire, England	73
Step Mother	Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL	abt 1830	Rocester, Staffordshire

Self	Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE	1874	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	1973	Stockport, Cheshire, England	99

Husband	Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE	abt 1875	Gorton, Lancashire, England	1947	Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England	72

Daughter	Elsie GILFOYLE	abt 1903	Reddish, Lancashire, England	2001	Stockport, Cheshire, England	98
Son	Stanley GILFOYLE	1906	Reddish, Lancashire, England	1984	Colwyn, Clwyd, Wales	78

Sister	Hannah Bower NIGHTINGALE	1856	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Half Brother	William ROBINSON	abt 1862	Repton, Derbyshire	1933	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England	71
Brother	John Nightingale BRITTLE	abt 1869	Cutthorpe, Derbyshire	01 Dec 1952	Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster, Newton, Dorset, England	83
Brother	Joseph BRITTLE	abt 1870	Staveley, Derbyshire, England	1935	Stockport, Cheshire, England	65
Half Sister	Elizabeth BRITTLE	abt 1852	Rocester, Staffordshire
Half Sister	Mary BRITTLE	abt 1854	Rocester, Staffordshire
Half Sister	Eliza BRITTLE	abt 1857	Wheatonaston, Staffordshire, England
Half Sister	Anne BRITTLE	abt 1860	Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, England

Son in Law	Frank G DONALDSON
Daughter in Law	Mabel FENTON

Uncle	John NIGHTINGALE	1832	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1916	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	84
Aunt	Sarah NIGHTINGALE	1836	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Uncle	George MELLOR	1824	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1825	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	1
Uncle	Samuel MELLOR	1826	Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Uncle	George MELLOR	01 Oct 1827	Ashover, Derbyshire, England	29 Aug 1913	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	85
Aunt	Ellen (Helen) BULLAS	Jan 1831	Woodhouse, Yorkshire,England	29 Jun 1919	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	88

Cousin	Ellen (Nellie) Jane MELLOR	1864	Creswick, Victoria, Australia	19 Oct 1938	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	74
Cousin	Henry MELLOR	1866	Spring Hill, Victoria, Australia	1958	South Preston, Victoria, Australia	92
Cousin	Anne (Annie) Maria MELLOR	1868	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	28 Oct 1937	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	69
Cousin	George MELLOR	1873	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1914	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	41
Cousin	John WOOD	abt 1853	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	1931	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	78

Nephew	Lionel Evans BRITTLE	1897	Cirencester, Gloustershire, England
Niece	Alice Mary Nightingale BRITTLE	1904	Oxford, England	1988	Weymouth, Dorset, England	84
Niece	Elizabeth ASHWORTH	abt 1877	Reddish, Lancashire, England	1884	Bredbury, Cheshire, England	7
Niece	Lavinia ASHWORTH	1879	Stockport, Cheshire, England	1918	Stockport, Cheshire, England	39
Niece	Clara ASHWORTH	1881	Reddish, Lancashire, England
Nephew	William ASHWORTH	1884	Bredbury, Cheshire, England
Nephew	Tom ASHWORTH	1889	Bredbury, Cheshire, England

Sister in Law	Elizabeth Esther JONES
Sister in Law	Lizzie Virtue EVANS	abt 1873	Holkham, Norfolk, England	26 Jun 1953	Cheddington Beauminster, Dorset, England	80
Brother in Law	George Henry ASHWORTH	abt 1855	Reddish, Lancashire, England	bef 1920		65

Events in Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE (1874 - 1973)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1874		Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE was born	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	Note 1	57, 69
1881	7	Census	Matlock, Derbyshire, England	Note 2	67
1891	17	Census	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 3	67
1900	26	Death of father William BRITTLE (aged 79)	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 4	69
1901	27	Married Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE (aged 26)	Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, England	Note 5	69
1901	27	Census	39 Mill Lane, Reddish, Lancashire	Note 6	67
abt 1903	29	Birth of daughter Elsie GILFOYLE	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 7	69
1906	32	Birth of son Stanley GILFOYLE	Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 8	69
1909	35	Death of mother Mary NIGHTINGALE (aged 73)	Stockport, Cheshire, England	Note 9	69
1911	37	Census	392 Gorton Rd, Reddish, Lancashire, England	Note 10	67
1947	73	Death of husband Henry (Harry) GILFOYLE (aged 72)	Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England	Note 11	57
1973	99	Sarah Nightingale BRITTLE died	Stockport, Cheshire, England	Note 12	57
		Death of step father Charles ROBINSON		Note 13
		Death of step mother Anne (UNKNOWN) HILL		Note 14

Note 1: 1881 census - age 6 = c 1875,Matlock
1891 - age 16 = 1875, Matlock
1901 - age 26 = 1875, Matlock

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Name: Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1874
Registration district: Bakewell
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 705 (click to see others on page)

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
Name: Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
[Sarah Nightingale Gilfoyle]
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1874
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1973
Age at Death: 99
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 1718

Note 2: BRITTLE
William (63) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police
Mary (44) c 1837), Ashover
Hannah (25) c 1856, Ashover - dau - dressmaker
John (12) c 1869, Cutthorpe - scholar
Joseph (11) c 1870, Staveley
Sarah (6) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire

Note 3: BRITTLE
William (73) c 1818), Birmingham - Inspector of Police - retired inspector of police
Mary (55) c 1837), Ashover
Joseph (21) c 1870, Staveley - iron turner
Sarah (16) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire - hat trimmer

Note 4: England and Wales National Probate
BRITTLE William of 39 Mill Lane Reddish Lancashire died 1 March 1900 Probate Manchester 27 March to Mary Brittle widow
Effects 338 pounds 7s 10d

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about William Brittle
Name: William Brittle
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Age at Death: 82
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 35 (click to see others on page)

Note 5: 1911 census - married 9 years

Nightingale Brittle
Name: Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1901
Registration District: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 97
Records on Page:
Name
Sarah Nightingale Brittle
James Harry Chadwick
Harry Gilfoyle
Maude Yates

Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns - Reddish, St Elisabeth
August 3 1901
Harry Gilfoyle (26) - bachelor - iron turner of 7 Brighton Avenue, North Reddish - father, Thomas Guilfoyle (foreman)
Sarah Nightengale Brittle (26) - spinster - hat trimmer of 39 Mount View, Mill Lane - father William Brittel (dec) (Inspector of Police)
Witnesses - Charles Tatton & Eliza Guilfoyle

Note 6: BRITTLE
Mary (64) c 1837), Ashover
Joseph (31) c 1870, Staveley - labourer in chemical works
Sarah (26) c 1875, Matlock, Derbyshire - felt hat trimmer

Note 7: 1911 census - age 8 = 1903, Reddish, Lancashire

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Elsie Gilfoyle
Name: Elsie Gilfoyle
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1903
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 81 (click to see others on page)

Note 8: 1911 census - age 4, Reddish, Lancashire

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Stanley Gilfoyle
Name: Stanley Gilfoyle
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1906
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 91 (click to see others on page)

Note 9: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 about Mary Brittle
Name: Mary Brittle
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1909
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 75 (click to see others on page)

England and Wales National Probate
BRITTLE Mary of 392 Gorton road Reddish Lancashire widow died 1 January 1909 Probate Manchester 20 January to John Nightingale Brittle post office clerk and Joseph Brittle stillman at a chemical plant.
Effects 406 pounds 19s 9d

Note 10: GILFOYLE
Harry (36) - c 1875, Gorton - iron turner, printers engineer
Sarah N (36) - c 1875, Matlock
Harry and Sarah had been married 9 years - 2 children born and 2 still living
Elsie (8) - c 1903, Reddish
Stanley (4) - c 1907, Reddish
BRITTLE
Joseph (41) - c 1870, Staveley - brother in law - lab, chemical mfg

Note 11: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Henry Gilfoyle
Name: Henry Gilfoyle
Birth Date: abt 1876
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1947
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: North East Cheshire
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 562

England and Wales National Probate
GILFOYLE Henry otherwise HArry of 21 Bakewell road Hazel Grove Cheshire died 4 February 1947 at 314 London road Hazel Grove Probate Manchester 20 May to Sarah Nightingale Gilfoyle widow. Effects 6015 pounds 2s 6d

Note 12: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
Name: Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
[Sarah Nightingale Gilfoyle]
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1874
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1973
Age at Death: 99
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 1718

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar
GILFOYLE Sarah Nightingale of 64 Parsonage Rd, Stockport died 19 November 1973 Probate Llandraff 31 December 8660 pounds

Note 13: Ancestry trees - October 1863, Derbyshire - Civil Death reg

Note 14: Possibly June 1864 - Chesterfield, Derbyshire - Ancestry trees

Source References:

57. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, Title: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, Publ: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
Name: Sarah Hightingale Gilfoyle
[Sarah Nightingale Gilfoyle]
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1874
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1973
Age at Death: 99
Registration district: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 1718

- Reference = (Death)

67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au

- Reference = 1911 (Census)

- Notes: GILFOYLE
Harry (36) - c 1875, Gorton - iron turner, printers engineer
Sarah N (36) - c 1875, Matlock
Harry and Sarah had been married 9 years - 2 children born and 2 still living
Elsie (8) - c 1903, Reddish
Stanley (4) - c 1907, Reddish
BRITTLE
Joseph (41) - c 1870, Staveley - brother in law - lab, chemical mfg

69. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Title: England and Wales, Free BMD 1837-1915, Publ: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Name: Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1874
Registration district: Bakewell
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 7b
Page: 705 (click to see others on page)

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Nightingale Brittle
Name: Sarah Nightingale Brittle
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1901
Registration District: Stockport
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 97
Records on Page:
Name
Sarah Nightingale Brittle
James Harry Chadwick
Harry Gilfoyle
Maude Yates

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