Original: Sarah Siddons in "Classic Encyclopedia", based on Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition Biography Youth She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, an actor-manager whose travelling company included most members of his family,  and Sarah "Sally" Ward.
Simplified: Sarah Siddons - LoveToKnow 1911 Biography Youth She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales.