Person Open DS/UK/4294 Berry; Sarah (August 1865); English contralto singer Berry Sarah August 1865 English contralto singer Female (cisgender) Heywood, Lancashire, England (born)

British Music | Vocalist | Contralto Labourer | Mill Worker White No known disability No known religious affiliation Daughter of Martha Berry and Edmund Berry (stone mason worker) Sibling of James Berry, Joseph Berry, John Berry and Ellen Berry Unknown 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 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18990615.2.182 (2023) Ancestry research (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 2/5/2013 RAHAKirkbride 6/22/2023 afe755a5-ed75-4acc-9cb7-1289410dc34f