Sarah Graham grave monument in St Paul (upper churchyard) Church burial ground, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Sarah Graham (nee Dawes) was the older sister of my Great x4 Grandmother, Eleanor Maria Dawes. She was married to Aaron Graham and quite a major player on the London social scene in the late 18th Century. Aaron Graham of Bloomsbury, London was a magistrate, Secretary to Five Governors of Newfoundland, manager of The theatre Royal, Drury Lane but is probably best known for getting Thomas Heywood off the hook for his part in 'The Mutiny on The Bounty' She had at least ten children although three or four of them were rumoured to have been fathered by Sir Henry Tempest, a family friend. Her husband died in 1818, Sir Henry and one of her sons in 1820, and her last surviving daughter in 1834. Henry Elliot Graham, the rector at Ludgvan, was her last surviving child, and the reason why she spent the last few years of her life in Cornwall. Please note that Henry is her son and not her husband ! I am happy to provide more information on this interesting family by pointing you to literary and internet sources. Thank you for all the efforts that you go to photographing the gravestones. Adrian.
(requested on 17 09 2011)

She is the sister of my Gx5 Grandmother, and the mother of Henry Elliot Graham, Rector of I can give biographical information on her. Regards Adrian Donne
(requested on 25 01 2012)

To read the full details about Henry's mother(?) in the hope of establishing a link with his sister Ellen Tempest Hicks and my ancestor Tempest Margaret Hughes. Female Tempests are relatively rare. Thnak you for your kind offer
(requested on 26 02 2012)

I believe I may be descended from Ellen tempest graham
(requested on 08 04 2015)