Sarah Ann Bunting

Daughter of Rev Anthony Bunting and his wife Jane Elizabeth. A minor in 1834.

1. Sarah Ann, daughter of Rev Anthony Bunting of Port Antonio and Jane his wife was baptised in Portland 20/01/1827.

2. Sarah Ann was bequeathed £1000 in trust in the will of her father Rev Anthony Bunting (written 1831, proved in 1832).

3. Jane Elizabeth Bunting of England was awarded compensation for the ownership of 6 enslaved people in Portland as guardian of her daughter Sarah A. Bunting.

4. Living with her mother and siblings on Bridge Street in Pershore, Worcestershire, in the census of 1841, age 14. The death of Sarah Ann Bunting was recorded Q3 at Pershore in 1841. Probate was granted to Jane Elizabeth Bunting of Pershore.

1. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

2. PROB 11/1805/54.

3. Portland claim no. 131.

4. 1841 census online; FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Births, 1837-1983 [database online]; Findmypast.co.uk, Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903 [database online].

We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.