The family had contact with missionaries of Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints. They saved to go to the US and in order to do so, the father and mother and three oldest daughters worked. Sarah was working as a Spinner at age 14 in Clayton. The father of Mrs Kershaw (Roger Robertshaw) was opposed to Mormons and threatened to kill his daughter rather than let her go to the United states so their plans were kept secret and she was baptised at night.
When the family embarked they were short 1 passenger fare so they decided that they would leave their daughter, Sarah to stay with a brother (Mr. Kershaw) but the brother decided to pay the passage instead so Martha, Alfred and their eleven children travelled together. When on board the ship they had excess luggage which their ticket didn't allow for and rather than throwing away their church books, cello, violin and bass fiddle, they threw their bedding overboard.
Sarahs family traveled on the Single-Screw Steamship the Wisconsin, departing from Liverpool on 19 Sep 1877 and arriving in New York on 29 Sep 1877.
After arriving in New York, they boarded the Pennsylvania Railway, traveling first to Chicago then onto Council Bluffs. Here they changed train cars for the trip on the Ogden and Salt Lake train. They traveled 1,052 miles stopping in Laramie, Evanston, Ogden and arriving in Salt Lake midnight on 6 Oct 1877.
Sarah married James Anderson on the 8th May 1878 in Laketown, Rich, Utah.
They had 9 children.
Sarah died at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 16 days of Myocarditis which she'd had issue with for 2 years in Cache, Logan, Utah, U.S. She had spent 6 years in Cache, Logan, Utah and 55 years in the United States.
Sarah was buried next to her husband, James Anderson in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah.
The family had contact with missionaries of Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints. They saved to go to the US and in order to do so, the father and mother and three oldest daughters worked. Sarah was working as a Spinner at age 14 in Clayton. The father of Mrs Kershaw (Roger Robertshaw) was opposed to Mormons and threatened to kill his daughter rather than let her go to the United states so their plans were kept secret and she was baptised at night.
When the family embarked they were short 1 passenger fare so they decided that they would leave their daughter, Sarah to stay with a brother (Mr. Kershaw) but the brother decided to pay the passage instead so Martha, Alfred and their eleven children travelled together. When on board the ship they had excess luggage which their ticket didn't allow for and rather than throwing away their church books, cello, violin and bass fiddle, they threw their bedding overboard.
Sarahs family traveled on the Single-Screw Steamship the Wisconsin, departing from Liverpool on 19 Sep 1877 and arriving in New York on 29 Sep 1877.
After arriving in New York, they boarded the Pennsylvania Railway, traveling first to Chicago then onto Council Bluffs. Here they changed train cars for the trip on the Ogden and Salt Lake train. They traveled 1,052 miles stopping in Laramie, Evanston, Ogden and arriving in Salt Lake midnight on 6 Oct 1877.
Sarah married James Anderson on the 8th May 1878 in Laketown, Rich, Utah.
They had 9 children.
Sarah died at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 16 days of Myocarditis which she'd had issue with for 2 years in Cache, Logan, Utah, U.S. She had spent 6 years in Cache, Logan, Utah and 55 years in the United States.
Sarah was buried next to her husband, James Anderson in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah.
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Sarah K Anderson
September 8 1856
April 24 1931
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Thomas Kershaw
1854–1942
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Mary Kershaw Dawson
1858–1935
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Eunice Kershaw Kershaw Lamborn
1860–1908
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Elizabeth Ann Kershaw Brown
1862–1933
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Harriet Kershaw
1863–1868
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Cicely Kershaw Wells
1865–1939
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Ada Kershaw Bramwell
1867–1943
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Annie Kershaw Davis
1870–1955
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Kershaw
1872–1872
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Dickinson Kershaw
1873–1898
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Gideon Roger Kershaw
1874–1875
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Fred Robertshaw Kershaw
1876–1895
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Adeline Kershaw Johnson
1879–1970
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