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CodeDS/UK/4294
NameBerry; Sarah (August 1865); English contralto singer
DatesAugust 1865
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginHeywood, Lancashire, England (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of Martha Berry and Edmund Berry (stone mason worker)
Sibling of James Berry, Joseph Berry, John Berry and Ellen Berry
BiographySarah 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

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