Born

Calculated from age at death

Married John ABBOT in London.5

Groom - John Abbot
Bride - Sarah Farr

Married Jeremiah BENTHAM in Westminster, St Margarets.7

Mentioned in Will.1

0f Jeremiah Bentham
Described as :-
"my dear wife Sarah Bentham"

Mentioned in Codicil to Will.1

of Jeremiah Bentham
Described as :-
"my dear wife Sarah Bentham"

Death of Jeremiah BENTHAM in Bath.6

Executor.1

of the will of Jeremiah Bentham
Joint executors :-
Jeremy Bentham Esquire the son
Sarah Bentham widow the relict
Samuel Bentham Esquire the son
John Sharp Palmer Esquire

Wrote will.2

"With humble submission to the will of the Almighty I Sarah Bentham of Duke Street in the parish of St Margaret in the City of Westminster ,,, ,,,"

Directions as to burial :-
"my body I desire my be buried in Westminster Abbey if I die in town or should I die near Bath or York that in such case I may be buried either in the Abbey at Bath near my late husband Jeremiah Bentham or near my late beloved son John Farr Abbot in the Minster at York"

Some names mentioned :-
1. "my beloved son the Right Honourable Charles Abbot the Speaker of the House of Commons"

Died in Westminster (Duke Street).3,4

From the Salisbury and Winchester Journal :-
"On Wednesday, in Duke-street, Westminster, Mrs. Bentham, mother to the Speaker of the House of Commons"

Signature on Will attested to in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.2

Elizabeth (illegible) of Little George Street Westminster

Buried in Westminster Abbey.3

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.2

Sole Executor -
The Right Honourable Charles Abbot Speaker of the House of Commons