Sarah Ann Child^[1]

1764 - 1793  (29 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Child
  Birth	28 Aug 1764
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Nov 1793	Apethorpe, Northampton
  Person ID	I120888	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert (of Osterly Park) Child, MP,   b. Feb 1739   d. 28 Jul 1782 (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Sarah (Baroness Ducie of Tortworth) Jodrell,   b. 23 Sep 1741   d. 3 May 1793 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1763	Wyrardisbury Church
  Family ID	F48009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John (10th Earl of Westmorland) Fane,   b. 1 Jun 1759   d. 15 Dec 1841 (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Sophia (of Westmoreland) Fane   d. 26 Jan 1867   2. Augusta Jane (Lady Boringdon) Fane,   b. 17 Mar 1786   d. Dec 1871 (Age 85 years)   3. Maria Fane   d. 19 Mar 1834   4. John (11th Earl of Westmorland) Fane,   b. 2 Feb 1789   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Francis Reynolds,   b. 1739   d. 1808 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1791
  Family ID	F31195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah disobeyed the orders of her parents and eloped to Gretna Green with John Fane (1759-1841), the 10th earl of Westmorland. John Fane was described as 'coarse in mind, manners and language' which may account for Robert Child's objections. Sir Robert, on hearing of his daughter's escape, gave chase in his chaise and was on the point of catching up with the eloping pair when the Earl stood up in his carriage, pointed a pistol at Sir Robert Child's leading horse, and shot the beast. Soon thereafter, on 20 May 1782, at age 17, Sarah and John Fane were married by the blacksmith at Gretna Green. Robert Child died some months after his daughter's marriage but he had time to change his will which had some interesting consequences.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.