Kidd, Sarah Elizabeth (nee Grey) (1856-1915)

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Transcription of obituary published in the Primitive Methodist Magazine by T.C.S.

Mrs. S. A. Kidd was a member of our Westgate Church for forty-six years. She loved to serve, and for many years taught in the Sunday school, and latterly was leader of a society class. Deeply attached to the church, she delighted in its services, and only ill-health could keep her away.

Possessed of splendid intellectual and spiritual gifts, she wielded a gracious influence. Her later years were full of suffering, but she bore up bravely. For her two daughters, both active members of the Church, the deepest sympathy is felt.

Family

Sarah was born in the spring of 1856 at Stanhope, Co. Durham, to parents Robert Grey, a blacksmith (1861), and Ann Walton. She was baptised on 29 may 1856 at Stanhope.

Before her marriage Sarah worked as a domestic servant (1881)

She married Ralph Kidd (1848-1900), a lead miner, in late 1882 at Stanhope, Co. Census returns identify two of three children.

• Sarah Ann (1884-1952) – elementary school teacher (1911)
• Mary Ethel (1889-1956) – married John J Lee in 1917

Sarah died in the summer of 1915 at Westgate, Co. Durham.

References

Primitive Methodist Magazine 1916/242

Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers

Note: Sarah’s second initial is incorrect in the printed obituary.