Frances was baptised on 18 Jul, 1819 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^a1,b1, 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 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^a2,b2:–

• Emily died age one. Died on 15 Feb, 1838 at The Union Workhouse in Stradbroke, Suffolk, England^c1.

The next year, on 23 July, she had a daughter, Eliza Snowling, who was baptised on 23 Jul, 1837 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^a3,b3:–

• Eliza died in infancy. Died on 17 Oct, 1837 in the parish of Fressingfield in Suffolk, England^c2.

She married George Brooks (1819–1861)★, a labourer, on 31 Jan, 1839 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^a4,c3 . They went on to have six children:–

• William baptised on 12 May, 1839 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield^a5,b4.
• Rebecca★ baptised on 3 Oct, 1841 in the parish of Withersdale in Suffolk, England^b5. Married William Chambers★ on 5 Feb, 1860 at The Register Office in Hoxne, Suffolk, England^c4. Died on 24 Aug, 1881 in the parish of Wilby in Suffolk, England^c5 at the age of forty.
• Anna Maria baptised on 14 Apr, 1844 at All Saints Church in Mendham, Suffolk, England^d1,b6.
• James died age three. Baptised on Palm Sunday, 5 Apr 1846 at All Saints Church, Mendham^d2,b7. Buried on 9 Sep, 1849 at St. John's Church in Metfield, Suffolk, England^e1,f1.
• Sarah Ann born in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1847 in the parish of Mendham in Suffolk, England^g1.
• Betsy born in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1850 in Mendham^g2.

Frances was recorded in the 1841 census in Withersdale^h1 with her husband George, now an agricultural labourer and two children Rebecca Brooks and William Brooks (1839–?).

By the time of the 1851 census she was living in Mendham^k1 with her husband George and five children Rebecca, William Brooks, Anna Maria Brooks (1843–?), Sarah Ann Brooks (1847–?) and Betsy Brooks (1850–?).

In the 1861 census she was living in Mendham^m1 with her husband George and daughter Betsy Brooks.

George, her husband, died on 24 May, 1861 in Mendham^c6 at the age of forty-two.

By the time of the 1871 census she was living at Church Street in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England^p1 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^c7.

She was recorded in the 1881 census at Lowgate Street in Eye, Suffolk, England^q1 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^f2,c8. Her death was attributed to "cancer of the liver"^c8.

She was buried seven days later at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul in Eye, Suffolk, England^r1,f2

Timeline

1819

18 Jul

Baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England.^a1,b1

1836

5 Jul

Daughter, Emily Snowling (1836–1838), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^a2,b2
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield, Suffolk.^a2,b2

1837

23 Jul

Daughter, Eliza Snowling (1837–1837), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^a3,b3
Recorded as residing in Fressingfield.^a3,b3

17 Oct

Her daughter, Eliza Snowling (1837–1837), died in Fressingfield. She was the informant.^c2

10 Nov

Occupation recorded as servant.^c2

1838

15 Feb

Daughter, Emily Snowling (1836–1838), died at The Union Workhouse, Stradbroke, Suffolk, England.^c1

1839

31 Jan

Married George Brooks★ at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^a4,c3
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^a4,c3

12 May

Son, William Brooks (1839–?), baptised at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Fressingfield.^a5,b4
Recorded as living in Fressingfield.^a5,b4

1841

8 May

Her daughter, Rebecca Brooks (1841–1881)★, born in Withersdale, Suffolk, England. She was the informant.^c9

19 May

Recorded as living in Withersdale.^c9

6 Jun

Recorded in the 1841 census living in Withersdale.^h1

3 Oct

Recorded as living in Withersdale.^b5

1843

30 Aug

Daughter, Anna Maria Brooks (1843–?), born in Mendham, Suffolk, England.^d1,b6

1844

14 Apr

Recorded as living in Mendham.^d1,b6

1846

5 Apr

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), baptised at All Saints Church, Mendham, Suffolk, England.^d2,b7
Recorded as living in Mendham.^d2

1847

Jul-Sep

Daughter, Sarah Ann Brooks (1847–?), born in Mendham.^g1

1849

9 Sep

Son, James Brooks (1846–1849), buried at St. John's Church, Metfield, Suffolk, England.^e1,f1

1850

Apr-Jun

Daughter, Betsy Brooks (1850–?), born in Mendham.^g2

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census living in Mendham.^k1

1853

30 Jul

Father, William Snowling (1799–1853)★, died in Kelso, New South Wales, Australia.^s1

1858

24 Jan

James Brighton Brooks (1774–1858)★, died in Mendham. She was the informant.^c10

28 Jan

Recorded as residing in Mendham.^c10

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census residing in Mendham.^m1
Economic status recorded as Pauper.^m1

24 May

Husband, George, died in Mendham.^c6

1870

24 Oct

Mother, Frances Gosling (1800–1870)★, died in Fressingfield.^c11

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census at Church Street, Fressingfield, Suffolk.^p1
Occupation recorded as former servant.^p1

1873

28 Jul

Married John Sage in Eye, Suffolk.^c7
Recorded as residing in Bungay, Suffolk.^c7

1881

3 Apr

Recorded in the 1881 census living at Lowgate Street, Eye, Suffolk.^q1

24 Aug

Daughter, Rebecca, died in Wilby, Suffolk, England.^c5

1885

1 Dec

Died at the age of sixty-six at Lowgate Street, Eye.^f2,c8

8 Dec

Buried at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Eye, Suffolk, England.^r1,f2
Recorded as living in Eye.^r1

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