Background
Sarah was the second daughter of Matthew Rhodes (1751–1802), a wool merchant from Campfield in Leeds, and Mary Smith who were married on 27 October 1785 in Street Peters, Leeds.
Sarah was the second daughter of Matthew Rhodes (1751–1802), a wool merchant from Campfield in Leeds, and Mary Smith who were married on 27 October 1785 in Street Peters, Leeds.
Mary Smith died on 18 December 1826 in Campfield. On 1 December 1807 in Leeds, Sarah married a banker, Stephen Nicholson (1779 Chapel Allerton – 23 February 1858 Roundhay), son of William Nicholson and Grace Whitaker, who inherited Roundhay Park and Chapel Allerton estates on 8 February 1833 after the death of his older half-brother Thomas" widow. A dispute amongst the heirs led to the estate"s being sold to the city.