Frances was baptised on 18 Jul, 1819 in the parish of Fressingfield in Suffolk, England^a1, the daughter of William Snowling (1799–1853)★, a chapman, and Frances Gosling (1800–1870)★. She is Ian's 3x great grandmother.

At the age of sixteen, Frances had a daughter, Emily Snowling, who was baptised on 5 Jul, 1836 in Fressingfield^a2:–

• Emily died age one. Died on 15 Feb, 1838 at The Union Workhouse in Stradbroke, Suffolk, England^b1.

The next year, on 23 July, she had a daughter, Eliza Snowling, who was baptised on 23 Jul, 1837 in Fressingfield^a3:–

• Eliza died in infancy. Was baptised on 23 Jul, 1837 in Fressingfield^a3 and died there on 17 Oct, 1837^b2.

She married George Brooks (1819–1861)★, a labourer, on 31 Jan, 1839 in Fressingfield^b3 . They went on to have six children:–

• William baptised on 12 May, 1839 in Fressingfield^a4.
• Rebecca★ baptised on 3 Oct, 1841 in the parish of Withersdale in Suffolk, England^a5. Married William Chambers★ on 5 Feb, 1860 at The Register Office in Hoxne, Suffolk, England^b4. Died on 24 Aug, 1881 in the parish of Wilby in Suffolk, England^b5 at the age of forty.
• Anna Maria baptised on 14 Apr, 1844 in the parish of Mendham in Suffolk, England^a6.
• James died age three. Baptised on 5 Apr, 1846 in Mendham^a7. Buried on 9 Sep, 1849 in the parish of Metfield in Suffolk, England^c1.
• Sarah Ann born in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1847 in Mendham^d1.
• Betsy born in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1850 in Mendham^d2.

Frances was recorded in the 1851 census in Mendham^e1 with her husband George, now an agricultural labourer and five children Rebecca Brooks, William Brooks (1839–?), Anna Maria Brooks (1843–?), Sarah Ann Brooks (1847–?) and Betsy Brooks (1850–?).

By the time of the 1861 census she was living in Mendham^f1 with her husband George and daughter Betsy Brooks.

In the 1871 census she was living at Church Street in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^g1 with her brother John.

She married John Sage (1801–?), a farmer, on 28 Jul, 1873 at the age of fifty-four in the parish of Eye in Suffolk, England^b6.

By the time of the 1881 census she was living at Lowgate Street in Eye, Suffolk, England^h1 with her husband John Sage, now a retired farmer.

Frances died at the age of sixty-six on 1 Dec, 1885 at Lowgate Street, Eye^b7,c2. Her death was attributed to "cancer of the liver"^b7.

She was buried seven days later in Eye^c2

Timeline

1819

18 Jul

Baptised in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England.^a1

1836

5 Jul

Daughter, Emily Snowling (1836–1838), baptised in Fressingfield.^a2
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^a2

1837

23 Jul

Daughter, Eliza Snowling (1837–1837), baptised in Fressingfield.^a3
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^a3

17 Oct

Her daughter, Eliza Snowling (1837–1837), died in Fressingfield. She was the informant.^b2

10 Nov

Occupation recorded as servant.^b2

1838

15 Feb

Daughter, Emily Snowling (1836–1838), died at The Union Workhouse, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England.^b1

1839

31 Jan

Married George Brooks★ in Fressingfield.^b3
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^b3

12 May

Son, William Brooks (1839–?), baptised in Fressingfield.^a4
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^a4

1841

8 May

Her daughter, Rebecca Brooks (1841–1881)★, born in Withersdale, Suffolk, England. She was the informant.^b8

19 May

Recorded as living in Withersdale.^b8

3 Oct

Recorded as residing in Withersdale.^a5

1843

20 Aug

Daughter, Anna Maria Brooks (1843–?), born in Mendham, Suffolk, England.^a6

1844

14 Apr

Recorded as residing in Mendham.^a6

1846

5 Apr

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), baptised in Mendham.^a7
Recorded as residing in Mendham.

1847

Jul-Sep

Daughter, Sarah Ann Brooks (1847–?), born in Mendham.^d1

1849

9 Sep

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), buried in Metfield, Suffolk, England.^c1

1850

Apr-Jun

Daughter, Betsy Brooks (1850–?), born in Mendham.^d2

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census in Mendham.^e1

1858

24 Jan

James Brighton Brooks (1774–1858)★, died in Mendham. She was the informant.^b9

28 Jan

Recorded as residing in Mendham.^b9

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census in Mendham.^f1
Economic status recorded as Pauper.^f1

24 May

Husband, George, died in Mendham.^b10

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census at Church Street, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^g1
Occupation recorded as former servant.^g1

1873

28 Jul

Married John Sage in Eye, Suffolk.^b6
Recorded as living in Bungay, Suffolk.^b6

1881

3 Apr

Recorded in the 1881 census living at Lowgate Street, Eye, Suffolk.^h1

24 Aug

Daughter, Rebecca, died in Wilby, Suffolk, England.^b5

1885

1 Dec

Died at the age of sixty-six at Lowgate Street, Eye.^b7,c2

8 Dec

Buried in Eye.^c2

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