See also
| Name: | Sarah NEEDLE |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | John NEEDLE (1787-1831) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth {NEEDLE} (1793?-1873) |
| Birth | 1829 (cal) | Tadmarton, Oxfordshire |
| Baptism | 24 May 1829 (age 0) | Tadmarton, Oxfordshire |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 12) | Tadmarton, Oxfordshire |
| Sarah NEEDELL 12 born in county was with her mother. | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 21) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| 3 B House Cecil St. Sarah HALL 21 from Todmerden, Oxfordshire <Tadmarton> was with her husband William and son John William. |
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| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 31) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| Farm St Bck 295 Sarah HALL 31 from Birmingham was with her husband William and children John, Betsey, Mary and Sarah. |
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| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 42) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| Back 82 Cecil St., St George Sarah HALL 42 from Birmingham was with her husband William and children; John, Betsey, Mary Ann, Sarahan, Thomas, Pheobe, Rose and Hannah. |
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| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 52) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| 4 Court 15 Gt Hampton St. Sarah HALL 52 from B'ham with husband William and their children; Thomas, Rosetta and Hannah. |
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| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 62) | Aston, Warwickshire |
| 56 Banners Street, Aston Manor Sarah HALL 62 a Widow living on her own means was given as from Tadmartin, Oxford. Her relationship to the head Harry HUMPHRIES was given as widow but this should be mother-in-law. |
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| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 75) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| 10 Bk 98 Gt Hampton St Sarah HALL 75 a widow from Birmingham had her son Thomas and granddaughters Maria and Rose with her. |
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| Death | 16 Apr 1903 (age 74) | Birmingham, Warwickshire |
| Cause: Senile Decay Address: Back 75 Barr St Her daughter Hannah was present at the death and the informant. |
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| Spouse | William HALL (1830-1883) | |
| Children | John William HALL (1850- ) | |
| Betsey HALL (1852?- ) | ||
| Mary Ann HALL (1857?- ) | ||
| Sarah Ann HALL (1859?- ) | ||
| Thomas Henry HALL (1861-1927) | ||
| Pheobe HALL (1864?- ) | ||
| Rosetta HALL (1866?- ) | ||
| Hannah HALL (1868?- ) | ||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1849 (age 19-20) | Edgbaston, Warwickshire |
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Surname variations.
Sarah's maiden surname was given on the birth certificate of Thomas as NEALE.
On the censuses of 1851 onwards she is in Birmingham / Aston then a HALL born in either Birmingham or Todmerden / Tadmarton, Oxfordshire.
No NEALEs are to be found in Tadmarton or Birmingham in the 1841 census but there is a Sarah NEEDELL of the right age in Tadmarton.
The head of the household was Elizabeth NEEDELL who is on the 1851 census as Elizabeth NEEDLE.
On her marriage to William HALL at Edgbaston parish church she is Sarah NEEDLE.
NEEDLE and NEALE, when handwritten, can easily be confused. We have taken the surname to be NEEDLE.