Sarah KEAST

   Research Notes:

Obituary

"MRS. S. JENKIN

There was a large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Jenkin, aged 79 years, whose death occurred at Camborne-Redruth Hospital. She was a native of Four Lanes and the widow of Mr. C. Jenkin, who died 16 years ago. Mrs. Jenkin leaves two daughters, Mrs. P. Dolling, in America, and Mrs. T. Billing, of Lower Rose Row, Redruth, and two sons, Mr. W. Jenkin, Loscombe, Four Lanes, and Mr. J. C. Jenkin, South Wales.

The funeral took place at Redruth Parish Church, the vicar (Rev. Ladd Canney) officiated,with Mr. Nicholas at the organ.

Mourners were Mrs. T. Billing (daughter); Mr. W. Jenkin (son); Mrs. V. Collett, Miss E. Jenkin, Miss L. Jenkin and Miss H. Billing (granddaughters); Mr T. Billing (son-in-law); Messrs. J. Uren, Jim Uren, S. Hall, A. Hall, W. Pryor, G. Howarth (nephews); Mrs. F. C. Bolitho, Miss R. Keast and Mrs. L. Odgers, Mesdames O. Marshall, J. A. Uren, J. Uren (nieces); Mrs. J. Blewett, Mr. J. Billing, Mrs. F. Billing, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Johnston (cousins)...."

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"Granny Jenkin's Life of Service (abridged)

In Redruth a family with a great tradition of service has just passed its torch of self-sacrifice from one member who, growing old in her work of fine-spirited charity, has passed quietly away, to another, young and eager to apply her youthful courage to the profession of healing.

There has died at her daughter's home in Lower Rose-row, Redruth, 80-year-old Mrs. Sarah Jenkin. In the heyday of mining she and her husband Charlie, were prominent figures of the Four Lanes mining district, whence the widowed Mrs. Jenkin came to continue here self-appointed task of helping the less fortunate in Redruth.

Today, while she is mourned by hundreds of all ages, from the old man whose shirts were never allowed to go buttonless or torn, to the children who knew they were sure of one Christmas gift at least (from Grannie Jenkin), her grand-daughter, 18-year-old Hazel Billings, has left home to take up her new career as a nurse.

Hazel, this year's Redruth Carnival Queen, has felt herself called to this great work as surely as was her grandmother to her unselfish readiness to aid...." ³

   Marriage Information:

Sarah married Charles Henry JENKIN, son of Thomas Prisk JENKIN and Jane PRYOR, on 10 Oct 1889 in Pencoys, Cornwall ¹. (Charles Henry JENKIN was born about 1864 in Wendron, Cornwall and died in 1932 in Redruth District, Cornwall ⁴.)

   Marriage Notes:

Married 21 years in 1911.

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Charles Henry Jenkin, 24, of Stithians Row, bachelor, miner, son of Thomas Jenkin, miner, and
Sarah Keast, 19, of Four Lanes, spinster, daughter of Robert Keast, farmer

Married by Banns

Witnesses: George Davey, Samuel Jane