John Sadler
Events
Date of Birth: about 1727.
His burial record gives his age at death as 88.
Date of Baptism: 12 March 1727.
Place of Baptism: Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire.
Date of Burial: 14 April 1815.
Place of Burial: Osmotherley, Yorkshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: William Sadler.
Mother: Elizabeth Kilton (or perhaps Hilton).
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Susanna Johnson (died 1795). Married 26 December 1754 in Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Spouse: Elizabeth Sayer. Married 17 July 1796 in Osmotherley.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register. Elizabeth was the widow of John Kay.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Frances Sadler (baptized 12 December 1755 in South Cowton - buried 10 June 1847 in East Harlsey) married George Thompson 27 November 1776 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire.
John Sadler (baptized 9 February 1759 in Danby-Wiske - buried 31 May 1833 in Leake, Yorkshire) married Martha Mothersill 28 January 1788 in Over Silton, Yorkshire.
Thomas Sadler (baptized 23 August 1762 in Danby-Wiske)
William Sadler (baptized 25 May 1766 in Welbury - buried 23 December 1859 in High Worsall) married Ann Richardson 14 June 1825 in Kirklevington, Yorkshire.
Wilfrid Sadler (baptized 14 January 1770 in Osmotherley - died 12 November 1858 in Canada) married Mary Maw 15 August 1793 in Thornton Dale, Yorkshire.
Johnson Sadler (baptized 29 November 1772 in Osmotherley - buried 3 April 1849 in Middleton in Pickering, Yorkshire) married Anne Smith 18 December 1809 in Middleton in Pickering.
James Sadler (baptized 14 April 1775 in Osmotherley) married Isabella Snowdon 16 July 1799 in Middleton in Pickering, Yorkshire.
Robert Sadler (baptized 8 June 1777 in Osmotherley)
Evidence
John's first marriage
[Ainderby Steeple, 1754]
John Sadler and Susanna Johnson both of this Parish was Married by Banns December the 26th.
[The record of the banns reads:]
Sunday Dec: the 8th The Banns of Marriage were duly this day Published the first time between John Sadler & Susanna Johnson both of this Parish by me Rob.t Oldfield officiating Curate
Sund Dec: the 15. the 2.d time by me John Dent Vicar
Sunday Dec: the 22:d. the 3.d time by me John Dent Vicar
John Sadler & Susanna Johnson both of this Parish were married in this church by Banns this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred & fifty four by me John Dent Vicar
This marriage was Solemnized between us Joh Sadler & Susanna Johnson now Sadler her Mark X in the Presence of us James Sadler Thomas Hawkwell
Baptisms of children
[North & South Cowton parish register, 1755]
Frances the Daught.r of John & Susan Sadler Dec.r 2d
[Danby Wiske parish register]
John son of John Sadler and Susanna his wife was baptised February 9th 1759
1762 Thomas the son of John & Susanna Sadler of Brockholm was baptized.
[Welbury parish register, 1766]
W.m Son of John Sadler yeom.n Mary 25.th
[Osmotherley parish register]
[1770] Jan: the 14 Willford son of John & Susanna Sadler
[1772] Nov.br the 29 Johnson son of John & Susannah Sadler
[1775] April the 14 John son of John & Susanna Sadler
[1777] June 8o Robert son of John & Susana Sadler
John's second marriage (banns)
John Sadler, Widower, and Elizabeth Kay, Widow, both of the Township of Osmotherley, were married in this Church by Banns lawfully published this 17..th Day of July 1796,
By me Rich..d Hodgson } Vic..r
This marriage was solemnized between us } John Sadler x his mark Eliz: Kay x her mark
In the presence of us } John Bellwood W..m Kirstlan
Land tax redemption, 1798:
John is occupying land in Osmotherley owned by Richard William Pears, esq., assessed at 3 shillings.
John's burial
[Osmotherley parish register, 1815]
John Sadler, Harlsey, April 14th, [age] 88, [ceremony performed by] Jas. Brown
Commentary
On John’s parents
William Sadler and Elizabeth Kilton (or Hilton) were married in Northallerton. This is the information on their children as I reconstruct it.
William: baptized 1718 in Northallerton; buried 1730 in Kirby Sigston.
Elizabeth: baptized 1720 in Northallerton; married 1748 in South Cowton; children baptized in Brompton; buried in Brompton in 1765.
Wilfrid: baptized 1721 in Northallerton; married 1748 in Leake; children baptized in Leake; lived in Borrowby; worked as a wheelwright; buried in 1809 in Leake; left a will. Some websites have this Wilfrid as being of Alne, but this is an error: the Wilfrid who was baptized in 1720 in Alne died as an infant.
Thomas: baptized 1724 in Kirby Sigston. I am not certain what became of Thomas.
John: baptized 1727 in Kirby Sigston; married 1754 in Ainderby Steeple; a child Frances was baptized in South Cowton in 1755; children after 1769 were baptized in Osmotherley; buried in Osmotherey in 1815.
Frances: baptized 1732 in Kirby Sigston; buried 1747 in South Cowton (parents given as William and Eliz.).
I am basing the reconstruction on dates and places.
Of the four children known to have survived:
-the eldest son, Wilfrid, married and lived in Borrowby, about 5 miles from Kirby Sigston.
-the youngest son, John, lived in South Cowton shortly after his marriage, and then eventually moved to Osmotherley, about 4 miles from Kirby Sigston.
-the elder daughter, Elizabeth, married in South Cowton and then moved to Brompton, about 4 miles from Kirby Sigston.
-the youngest daughter, Frances, was buried as a teenager in South Cowton.
Three of the four have a connection to South Cowton in the 1740s/50s, where presumably William and Elizabeth were living at the time. The two survivors of these three ended up not far from Kirby Sigston, as did Wilfrid. It may be significant that there were Kiltons living in Leake and Osmotherley, which is where the two sons Wilfrid and John ended up. (An Elizabeth Kilton was baptized in Osmotherley in 1701 and Leake in 1702. Another Kilton family lived at Kirby Sigston. A James Kilton of “Sigston” married in Northallerton in 1719.)
Also, John’s age at the 1727 baptism exactly matches the age given in John’s 1815 burial record (88).
References
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NNXH-L8D : accessed 23 Mar 2014), John Sadler and Susanna Johnson, 28 Dec 1754; citing Ainderby-Steeple, York, England, reference 7; FHL microfilm 1849260.
John Sadler burial, Osmotherley, Yorkshire, parish register. (FHL microfilm 550545, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah).
UK, Land Tax Redemption, 1798. Digital images on Ancestry.com, accessed 5 January 2018.
Yorkshire parish registers, digital images available on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 30 December 2015, 27 December 2017.