Sarah Ellen Chew was the daughter of Thomas Riley Chew and Alice Thornber.

Sarah was born on Monday 8 October 1855 in Newsholme, near Gisburn, Yorkshire.

She was christened on Sunday 18 November 1855 at Newsholme, near Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Sarah married John (Jackie) Parkinson on Saturday 30 March 1878 in the Parish Church, Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
The witnesses at the marriage were Dawson Parkinson (John's father) and Elizabeth Chew (Sarah's sister).
Sarah was 22 years old and John was 23 years old when they married.

She had the following children from her marriage to John (Jackie) Parkinson:

- John Chew	born on 25 May 1872 in Spring Heads, Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Jane Anne Parkinson	born around 1877 in Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Dawson Parkinson	born around 1878 in Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Alice (Tatt) Parkinson	born in 1880 in Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- William (Billy) Parkinson	born in 1883 in Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Annie (Spin) Parkinson	born on 20 March 1886 in Halton West, near Long Preston, Yorkshire.
- Randolph Riley Parkinson	born in 1889 in Halton West, near Long Preston, Yorkshire.
- Rhoda (Coxie) Parkinson	born on 4 February 1894 in Halton West, near Long Preston, Yorkshire.
- Richard (Dick) Parkinson
- Ellen Parkinson

The places where she lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1855	1857	Newsholme, near Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Notes 1 & 2.
1858	1864	Poultry House, Horton in Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Note 2 & Census Data.
1865	1868	Pewet Hall, Paythorne, Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Note 2.
1871		Next to Ray Head, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1878		Spring Heads, Bolton by Bowland, near Clitheroe, Yorkshire.	Note 5.
1881		Church Gates, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1891		Main Road, Halton West, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1901		Towngate, Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1911		15 Wesley Place, Earby, Yorkshire.	Census Data.

Sarah died when she was 56 years old, on Friday 5 January 1912 in Earby, near Skipton, Yorkshire.  

She was buried in Earby, near Skipton, Yorkshire.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	Birth Certificate.
2.	Residence of her parents.
5.	Marriage Certificate.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1861	Poultry House, Horton, Gisburn, Yorkshire.
1871	Next to Ray Head, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
1881	Church Gates, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
1891	Main Road, Halton West, Yorkshire.
1901	Towngate, Gisburn, Yorkshire.
1911	15 Wesley Place, Earby, Yorkshire.