Sarah Hammersley^[1]

1848 - 1927  (79 years)

• Name	Sarah Hammersley
  Born	10 Apr 1848	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sarah Evans
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81697
  Died	5 Aug 1927	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I81697	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Hammersley,   b. 1801, Hanley, , Staffordshire, England ,   d. 16 Jul 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Janet Niven,   b. 1823, , Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Apr 1881, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F21713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith Evans,   b. 8 Feb 1843, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1919, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Robert Hammersley Evans,   b. 23 Nov 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1922, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   2. Albert Evans,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabell Evans,   b. 19 Oct 1886,   d. 1976  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F21293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EVANS, SARAH SMITH (Nee Hammersley) On Friday noon, August 5, 1927, one of the older residents of Puslinch Township, Mrs. Smith Evans, at the home of her son-in-law, Percy Evans on the 3rd concession of Puslinch. Daughter of the late John and Mrs. Hammersley, she was born in Puslinch Township 80 years ago and had always lived there. Sixty years ago, she married Smith Evans, who predeceased her in 1919. With her death, the last of the pioneer Hammersley family has passed away, her brother, Robert Hammersley having died a few weeks ago. Surviving are five children: Agnes (Mrs. Oswald Sorby) of Guelph; Mrs. James Buchanan of Erin; Mrs. Percy Evans of Puslinch; Albert, Canadian National Railway agent of Beaverton; and William of Bridgeburg. Mrs. Evans was a lifelong member of Memorial Church and a neighbour beloved by all who knew her. The largely attended funeral was held on Sunday afternoon. Rev. H. L. Merner officiated, with interment in Hespeler Cemetery. -Information from the death certificate: Of lot 13, rear of concession 2 in Puslinch. Born in Puslinch on April 9, 1848, daughter of John Hammersley and Janet Niven. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Honnah M Stunns Born: On Age: 25 Father: Gottlieb Stunns Mother: Mary Cober Born: abt 1878 Spouse: Albert Evans Age: 24 born: On Father: Smith Evans Mother: Sarah Hammersley married 17 Oct 1903 married: Wellington [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213125832/sarah-evans.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Apr 1848 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Aug 1927 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth