ROSE SANBY'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS

"Memory is a golden chain, it binds till we meet again."

"Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear."

The photograph on the previous page reveals six children who I assume are my grandmother Rose's brothers and sisters but there is no actual confirmation that this is the case.

A 1891 Census Extract led me to the 1891 Census for the Nether Hallam registration district of Sheffield. My gran's family were living at 402 South Road, Walkley, Sheffield (PRO Ref RG12/3798) 

The 1891 information also ties in with the Enumerators Return for the 1901 Census although by this time the family were living at 48 Harold Street Walkley Sheffield

• ALBERT SANBY (1881-1949) The 1891 Census was the first mention I've heard of my gran's eldest brother ALBERT. There is a photograph of the family that was taken circa 1894-95 and so I believe that this is Albert taken at 14 - 15 years of age.  ALBERT's birth was registered in the December quarter of 1880 (PRO Sheffield Volume 9C Page 407).n the 1901 Census his occupation is given as Tool Striker.

ALBERT SANBY married ALICE MARSH. There is a record of a marriage that took place on Christmas Day 1910 at St Marys Church Walkley Sheffield (December quarter of 1910 PRO Ecclesall Bierlow Volume 9C Page 717. The parents of Alice were called John and Alice Marsh and came from the district of Bradfield nr Sheffield

SANBY, Albert (Bachelor, age 29, Steel Warehouseman, residing at 168 Hoole St).Married Alice MARSH, on December 25, 1910, by P J Kelly Assistant Curate (Banns) at St Mary, Walkley. Father's name is Edwin Sanby,deceased (Edge Tool Forger) Married in the presence of Joseph Broomhead, Elizabeth Marsh Notes: ~ Page No: 232 Reg No: 464

The 1911 Census has the following information

Name Albert Sanby Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition Married Gender Male
Age 30 Estimated Year of Birth 1881
Occupation Steel Works Labourer
Employed Yes Working at Home No
Place of Birth Sheffield Yorkshire
Enumerator Information Address 144 Bell Hagg Sheffield Parish Ecclesall Town Bell Hagg Road Sheffield
Type of Building Private House Number of Rooms 4 Rooms Inhabited Yes
Reference RG14PN27701 RG78PN1587 RD509 SD1 ED1 SN187 Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding) Registration District Ecclesall Bierlow Registration Sub District Ecclesall North Enumeration District 1

Living with Albert was his twenty seven year old  year old wife ALICE and his twenty year old brother EDWIN who was also a Steel Works Labourer. There were no children at the time but later that year on 5th November they had a daughter ALICE ADA SANBY. In late March 1916 they had another daughter ELSIE but she died at just three days old. She is buried alongside 14 others in a public grave in

SANBY, Elsie (~, age 3 days). Died at 144 Bell Hagg Road; Buried on April 1, 1916 in ~ ground; Grave Number 432, Section GP of Walkley Cemetery Cemetery, Nichols Rd.Sheffield Parent or Next of Kin if Available: ~. Remarks: ~. Plot Owner: ~ ~ of ~. Page No 214  

In the Burgess Rolls (Register of Electors) for the Rivelin Polling District Spring 1921 there is an entry for  Albert and Alice SANBY who were entered as living at 144 Bell Hagg Road in the Walkley district of Sheffield. Sadly ALICE died soon after the entry was made at the relatively early age of 37 on 24th April 1921. She is buried in the grave of her in-laws EDWIN and MARY SANBY in St Mary's Cemetery Walkley Sheffield. There is a birth in the registers for an ALICE MARSH in the March quarter of 1884 (PRO Ecclesall Bierlow Vol 9C Page 320) but at the moment I have no way of proving that this is the same person as Albert married.

Their daughter ALICE who lived at 144 Bellhagg Road, Walkley with her parents, married a WILLIAM OLDHAM in 1937 (an entry in Kelly's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1972 gives Alice's husbands name as EDWIN OLDHAM. They later moved to 65 Marchwood Road, Stannington, Sheffield. In the photograph taken below, the front is inscribed "with love from Alice" and on the reverse it states "to Aunt Rose with love" 

The 1939 National Register has this entry for Albert

Albert died at that address ten years later in 1949

SANBY, Albert (~, age 67). Died at 144 Bell Hagg Rd; Buried on March 23, 1949 in ~ ground; Grave Number 1152, Section G of Walkley Cemetery Cemetery, Nichols Rd.Sheffield Parent or Next of Kin if Available: ~. Remarks: ~.Plot Owner: ~ ~ of ~. Page No 23

• FLORENCE SANBY (1882 - 1970) - Flo's  birthday was 30th August 1882 and she married a WILLIAM (Will) RICHARDSON (date of birth 22 December 1888) and lived to be 87 years old. Florence and Bill were married in the December quarter of 1908 (PRO Ecclesall Bierlow Vol 9C Page 696). This is a record of their marriage - 

SANBY, Florence (Spinster, age 26, ~, residing at 168 Hoole St). Married William RICHARDSON, on November 15, 1908, by Sydney T G Smith (Banns) at St Mary, Walkley. Father's name is Edwin Sanby (Edge Tool Forger) Married in the presence of Joseph Broomhead,Ada Broomhead. Notes: ~. Page No: 150 Reg No: 300

 I found FLORENCE in the 1911 Census 

1911 Census Record
Name Florence Richardson
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 2 Years
Total Children Born Alive 1
Children Still Living 1 Gender Female
Age 28 Estimated Year of Birth 1883
Employed No Working at Home No
Place of Birth Yorks Sheffield
Enumerator Information Address 48 Steadfast St Sheffield Parish Sheffield Town Sheffield Type of Building Private House Number of Rooms 4 Rooms Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN27996 RG78PN1600 RD510 SD7 ED8 SN128 Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding) Registration District Sheffield Registration Sub District Attercliffe Enumeration District 8

A Notice of her Death in the Sheffield Star stated that 

"Peacefully at home on April 13th Florence aged 87 of 42 Steadfast Street, the beloved wife of William, loving mother of Albert and Vesta and a dear Grandma and Great-Grandma. Service and interment Tinsley Park Cemetery on Friday April 17th at 12.15 p.m."

The burial record states - "RICHARDSON Florence 17 Apr 1970 87 housewife 42 Steadfast Steet Sheffield 8A2738gp

The year was 1970 and so this confirms the year of birth as 1882 and so would have been an elder sister of my grandmother by eleven years. William ("Bill") incidentally died two years later on October 23rd 1972 and was cremated four days later on 27th October 1972   

The notice in the local paper stated

"RICHARDSON - in hospital October 23rd aged 84 years of 7 Willington Road (late Steadfast Street) beloved husband of the late Florence, loving father of Albert and Vesta, loving Grandad of Donald and Leia and a darling great grandad. Service and cremation at City Road on Friday Oct 27th at 11.15 a.m. Flowers to and mourners meet B&C Suffolk Road " 

The only other information I have to date is that in 1901 Florence was employed as a Sweet Machine Worker. 

An entry in Kelly's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1972  gives Albert and Vesta's address as 17 Follett Road Shiregreen Sheffield

The striking feature of this information I have found for FLORENCE is that she lived in 42 Steadfast Street Attercliffe Sheffield from possibly 1908 and definitely 1911 until her death in 1970, a total of 60 years. As the notice of her death states she rather fittingly died at home

Steadfast Street Attercliffe circa 1965

• BEATRICE SANBY - (1884 - 1975) the only address I've got for "Beat" is 96 Emerson Crescent Sheffield and a date of birth 27th April 1884. My grandmother noted that "my sister Beat passed away on 7th June 1975 at seven o'clock at night and was buried on the following Thursday 12th June 1975 at 10 o'clock"

With regard to her family Beatrice married a GEORGE MOSS. This is a record of their marriage in June 1905. Prior to that the 1901 Census has Beatrice employed as a file cutter.

SANBY, Beatrice (Spinster, age 21, residing at 166 Hoole Street). Married George MOSS, on June 11, 1905, by Sydney T G Smith (Banns) at St Mary, Walkley. Father's name Edwin Sanby (Edge Tool Maker).Married in the presence of Albert Sanby,Florence Sanby.Page No: 229 Reg No 257

Edwin Sanby (the father of the bride) on the left then ,Albert Sanby ,Florence Sanby Lady not known but possible George Moss's mother 

Seated are Beatrice Sanby and George Moss - Married 11th June 1905 

The 1911 Census gives the following information

Name Beatrice Moss
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 5 Years
Gender Female
Age 26 Estimated Year of Birth 1885
Employed No Working at Home No
Place of Birth Bramwall Square Bierlow Yorks
Enumerator Information Address 117 Stevenson Road Attercliffe Sheffield Parish Sheffield Town Attercliffe Sheffield Type of Building Private House Number of Rooms 4 Rooms Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN28001 RG78PN1600 RD510 SD7 ED13 SN142 Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding) Registration District Sheffield Registration Sub District Attercliffe Enumeration District 13

I know very little about George beyond the fact that he and Beatrice had three children JESSIE  PEGGY and GEORGE Their first child JESSIE was born in June 1906 but died at the age of 2 in February 1909. She is buried in Sheffield's City Road Cemetery

MOSS, Jessie (daughter of George, age 2). Died at 117 Stevenson St; Buried on February 6, 1909 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 9193, Section T of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield. Parent or Next of Kin if Available: George Moss. 

Their son GEORGE was born on 27th May 1910 and PEGGIE on 9th March 1920. In April 2021 I was informed that PEGGIE had been adopted and that she was born SARAH.

On Friday February 5th 1971 there appeared the following death notice in the Sheffield Star

For a number of years I thought that this was the only photograph I'd got of GEORGE and HESTER MOSS. But in February 2008 I was contacted by a descendent of George and Hester who confirmed that a previously unidentified wedding photograph I had posted to another page was in fact the wedding of GEORGE and HESTER. The only information I had was on the reverse side of the photograph - a date 15th April 1933. The only other indication on the photograph is that it was taken outside the "Guild Room" which seems to point to the fact that the photo was taken at the Reception rather that at the Church. The descendent confirmed that this was the date of George and Hester's wedding. The lady to the right of the bride Hester, sat on the end,  is ROSE GILLOWAY  who was Hester's mother.  As it is a wedding photograph, it is safe to assume that it is George's mother BEATRICE who is sat on the left. (The likeness between Beatrice and my gran Rose is remarkable)

The other interesting fact to emerge from the death notice is that George's funeral was a Roman Catholic one and this is the only one I've come across in the family to date although it is likely that there will be more. I was also informed that Beatrice's son GEORGE who incidentally was born on 27th May 1910 in Attercliffe, Sheffield (PRO Ref Sheffield Volume 9C page 714) lived with his parents Beatrice and George at  117 Stevenson Road Attercliffe Sheffield. His father also called George Moss is listed as a Carter. George showed great promise playing piano and at the age of 12/13 had passed all his exams from the Victoria College of London, thus allowing him to teach music  He started to teach piano to Hester Gilloway who lived a few doors down at 111 Stevenson Road, and as a result a relationship developed that led to the above mentioned marriage at the Church of Emmanuel in Attercliffe Sheffield. The service was conducted by the vicar P.H.S. Rains  and witnessed by Frank Billington and Kate Gilloway (Hesters sister). Kate was a bridesmaid and is on the wedding photograph.

The same descendent who supplied me with details of the photograph also stated

"It was Hester that had Catholic faith and I think that over time she converted George.  That faith was also passed onto to their daughter Patricia, who went on to marry Walter Moore, also a Catholic, they married at St Patrick's, RC Church at Sheffield Lane Top. All four,  George, Hester, Patricia, and Walter  are buried together in Shiregreen, Cemetery (Sheffield)"

In March 2008 some further information came to light. GEORGE and BEATRICE had another daughter JESSIE who sadly died at the age of just two. The Burial Records for City Road Cemetery in Sheffield give the following details

MOSS, George (Cab Driver, age 42). Died at Ecclesall Workhouse; Buried on March 8, 1902 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 9193, Section T of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.

MOSS, Jessie (daughter of George, age 2). Died at 117 Stevenson St; Buried on February 6, 1909 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 9193, Section T of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent Name if Available: George Moss.

WALKER, Christina Elizabeth (Spinster, age 39). Died at Ecclesall Union; Buried on October 31, 1908 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 9193, Section T of City Road Cemetery, Sheffield.

At the moment it looks as though the GEORGE MOSS mentioned in the burial records is JESSIE'S grandfather. I have no indication of who CHRISTINA WALKER is.  

• ADA SANBY (1886 - 1977) - ADA 's birthday was October 24th 1886. One of her old addresses was 392 Southey Green Road, Southey, Sheffield and from the brief note her sister Rose (my Gran) left behind I would say that she was living here circa 1950. She then moved to 153 Emerson Crescent, Sheffield which is the same road her sister Beat lived on (see above). An entry in Kelly's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1972 states that she is still living at the Emerson Crescent address and that her married name was SPYE . There is a record of the marriage - in the September quarter of 1908 she married a FRANCIS ARTHUR SPYE  (PRO Ref Ecclesall Brierlow Vol 9C Page 658). There is an ARTHUR SPYE aged 13 in the 1901 Census living in the Nether Hallam district of Sheffield. He would have been 20 at the time of the marriage.  

SANBY, Ada (Spinster, age 21, ~, residing at 168 Hoole Street).Married Francis Arthur SPYE, on July 12, 1908, by Dawson Parsons Curate of Pitsmoor (Banns) at St Mary, Walkley. Father's name is Edwin Sanby (Edge Tool Forger).Married in the presence of William Richardson,Florence Sanby. Notes: ~ Page No: 143 Reg No: 285

The 1911 census lists two daughters ALICE age 2 and ADA age 10 months I know of three other children from the marriage

Births Mar 1914 SPYE Arthur Sanby Ecclesall B. Volume 9c Page 806      Births Sep 1916 SPYE Rose Sanby Ecclesall B. Volume 9c Page 671     Births Mar 1919 SPYE Nellie Sanby Ecclesall B. Volume 9c Page 512

• ROSIE, and NELLIE. The latter married a man called BILL GOW and at one time lived at 47 Crowder Avenue, Southey Green, Sheffield. ALICE who I think took the name IRELENE married an ALFRED WOLSTENHOLME in 19300and according to an entry in Kelly's Directory 1972, lived at 80 Dixon Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield. The final daughter that I have traced ROSIE SPYE married a SYDNEY VERHAMME and according to Kelly's Directory 1972 lived at 32 Stannington Road, Malin Bridge, Sheffield. 

Marriages Jun 1942 SPYE Rose Verhamme Sheffield 9c 1212 Marriages Jun 1944 SPYE Nellie Gow Sheffield 9c 901

The 1911 Census has the following information

Name Ada Spye
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 3 Years
Total Children Born Alive 2 Children Still Living 2
Gender Female Age 24 Estimated Year of Birth 1887
Employed No Working at Home No
Place of Birth Yorkshire Sheffield
Enumerator Information
Address 67 Penistone Road Sheffield Parish Ecclesall Town Sheffield Type of Building Private House Number of Rooms 2 Rooms
Inhabited Yes Reference RG14PN27718 RG78PN1587 RD509 SD1 ED18 SN297 Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Registration District Ecclesall Bierlow Registration Sub District Ecclesall North Enumeration District 18

ADA died just over two years after her sister Beatrice on Saturday October 22nd 1977 and was buried on the following Thursday, October 25th 1977  

• EDWIN SANBY (1891 - 1952) Rose left a cutting from the local paper and wrote above it 1952

This would make Edwin Rose's elder brother by about four years as he was born 1889. There is also a postscript to this. In the acknowledgements section of the Sheffield Star newspaper "Mrs SANBY wishes to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for their kindness and floral tributes, also doctors and nurses of the Royal Hospital (Wilkinson Ward) also S.C.C.E in her sad bereavement"

The Burial Registers for Crookes Cemetery record the following

13653    6748    SANBY EDWIN     Tramway Employee Age 63 Died Royal Hospital Date of Burial 25th September 1952 Section KK  No 6441 Conc Ground Ceremony performed by W Sawle

MARY looks as though she remarried soon after Edwin's death - the following notice refers to her as being the wife of THOMAS BENNETT. Sadly though MARY died in tragic circumstances. The Sheffield Star 28th January 1955 reported

There is an entry in the Registers for the birth of a MARY EMMA WOMACK in the December quarter of 1893 (PRO Ref Wortley Volume 9C page 351). This would have meant that at the accident occurred on Thursday, January 27th 1955.

The Burial Registers for Crookes Cemetery record the following

14547 13099 MARY EMMA BENNETT Wife of Thomas Age 62 Died Leopold Street Date of Burial 31st January 1955 Section KK  No 6441 Conc Ground Ceremony performed by Redfern,

She is buried with her first husband EDWIN.

The one remarkable fact about my Gran and her sisters is their longetivity. Rose was 94 when she died whilst her eldest sister Florence was 87. Beat was 91 and Ada was just two days short of her 91st birthday. For four sisters to live as long as they did says quite a bit for the Sanby constitution. 

I have also posted a page on the Sanby Family in Sheffield in 1881. I have excluded one family on the grounds that they were not born in Sheffield but all the others in the Census MAY have a strong family link. 

For further information on the Sanby section of the site please click here

As a footnote I believe that quite a few of my ancestors may be buried in St Mary's Cemetery. St Mary's is one of three cemeteries on the hillside between Rivelin Valley Road and Bole Hill Road. On the lower slopes there is St Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery. Above that is St Mary's cemetery which is the cemetery for St Mary's, Walkley (C of E). St Mary's cemetery is now closed and in many places quite overgrown. There is still an occasional burial but that is in existing family plots only.

My great grandparents EDWIN AND MARY SANBY, are buried in St Mary's Cemetery. The inscription on the headstone reads

The burial entry for Mary Elizabeth states that she was buried on Friday 4th March 1904 and that her address at the time of her death was 166 Hoole Street Walkley Sheffield. The grave reference is G1153.

Mary with two of her daughters Florence and Ada

There is also one member of the family who died at the young age of 10. The eldest child was called CLARA and she appears in the 1881 Census as the daughter of EDWIN and ELIZABETH. I was checking the burial registers of St Mary's and came across the following entries

SANBY Clara 13 Oct 1889 10 402 South Road
SANBY Sarah Ann 21 Apr 1889 24 16 Highton Street

I contacted the Church and received the following information

Here are the details for Clara and Sarah Ann SANBY: C230 [plan C6 no MI]

[name/date of burial/address or place where death occurred/age/minister]

SANBY Clara 13 Oct 1889 402 South Rd 10 Thomas Smith

BROOMHEAD Edward 28 Aug 1892 Ecclesall Union Workhouse 77 Thomas Smith

SWAN Charles Angus 25 Sep 1892 Ct1 Daniel Hill St 35 Sydney TG Smith

WILSON Sarah Ann 9 Oct 1892 121 Grammar St 30 Thomas Smith

MASON Mary Sophia 20 Oct 1892 101 Bell Hagg Rd 25 Alfred J Parkes

BLAND Ethel Susanna 22 Jan 1894 18 Albion St 19m Thomas Smith.

I was surprised to say the least EDWARD BROOMHEAD who died in the UNION WORKHOUSE was Clara's grandfather and my great great grandfather! And I have a very strong belief that ETHEL BLAND is Clara's cousin.

C231 [plan C6 no MI]

SANBY Sarah Ann 21 Apr 1889 16 Highton Street 24 Thomas Smith

SANBY George 17 Mar 1921 378 South Rd. 56 D (sic)

SARAH and GEORGE are Clara's aunt and uncle, and share the next grave to Clara. SARAH ANN SANBY nee LIVERSIDGE died at the young age of 24. Her husband as far as I know never re-married

The entries for Clara and Sarah Ann are in the first volume of the Burial Registers, which has a column to indicate the 'class' of burial/plot. C230 is listed as 3rd Class [public grave] and C231 as 2nd Class [purchased]  

Notes

Burial record

GILLOWAY, Rose (102 Southey Hall Road Widow, age 80).     Died at Northern General Hosp; Buried on October 3, 1971 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 58, Section S2 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield.

Births registered June 1916 qtr Sanby Elsie Mother maiden name Marsh Ecclesall Bierlow Volume 9c Page720

Deaths registered June 1916 qtr Sanby Elsie 0 Ecclesall Bierlow. Volume 9c Page 365
 

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