Code | DS/UK/4294 |
Name | Berry; Sarah (August 1865); English contralto singer |
Dates | August 1865 |
Gender | Female (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Heywood, Lancashire, England (born) |
Relationships | Daughter of Martha Berry and Edmund Berry (stone mason worker) Sibling of James Berry, Joseph Berry, John Berry and Ellen Berry |
Biography | Sarah Berry was a wool weaver at a Lancashire Mill. She went on to win a singing competition, where she won a scholarship with the Royal College of Music. She debuted at the De Jongh Concerts, Manchester . She went on to become a contralto singer with the Albani Concert Party |