Eliza Ann (Bennett) Thornton (1856)

Born 1856 in Enstone, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Thornton — married about Sep 1881 in , Dist of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Biography

Eliza Ann Bennett was born in 1856 at Enstone in Oxfordshire, England. She was the daughter of Caleb Bennett and Eliza (Turfrey) Bennett. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1861 Eliza A, Bennett was living in Church Enstone with her parents Caleb and Eliza and their other children.
BENNETT: Caleb 29 stone mason; wife Eliza 29 ; Children: Eliza A 4, Caleb E 2, Henrietta M 6 Months all b Enstone; Visitor Emily FOAD 20 b Bishopsbourne, KEN; Previous household Hannah TURFREY, wid. 63, formerly laundress b Enstone ^[1]

When Eliza was about 24 she married Charles Thornton in 1881 in Chipping Norton registration district, Oxfordshire, England. The couple had one child: Henrietta Ellen Thornton. ^[3]

In 1891 Eliza was living in West End in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. ^[4]
THORNTON: Charles 34 monumental stone mason b Salford, OXF; wife Eliza A 34 b Enstone, OXF; Daughter Henrietta 5 b Chipping Norton, OXF

In 1901 Eliza was living at 58 West Street in Chipping Norton.
THORNTON: Eliza A 44 "wife" b Enstone, OXF; Children: Henrietta E 15, Wallace C 9, both b Chipping Norton, OXF ^[2]

In 1911 Eliza was living at Over Norton in Oxfordshire with her son Wallace. Her age was given as 54, implying a birth date in 1856 or 1857. Her birthplace was given as Church Enstone, Oxfordshire. It was stated that Eliza had been married for 29 complete years and had had 2 children, both of whom were still living. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1861 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1861,
   Page: Par. of Enstone, Sub/Dist Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, RG 9; Piece: 912; Folio: 87; Page: 20 hsehold of Caleb & Eliza BENNETT, extracted Jun 2013. Ancestry Record uki1861 #16339386
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Census: Title: 1901 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1901 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1901,
   Page: Sub/Dist Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, RG13; Piece: 1399; Folio: 58; Page: 16, hsehold of Eliza A THORNTON, extracted Jun 2013.
3. ↑ Marriage: Title: findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com Abbreviation: findmypast. Citing: Page: Marr. 1881 Q4 Charles THORNTON & Eliza Ann BENNETT, Chipping Norton, OXF, 3a/1359, extracted Jun 2013 (accessed before 27 June 2013)
4. ↑ 1891 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1891 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1891,
   Page: Sub/Dist Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, RG12; Piece: 1179; Folio: 61; Page: 16;, hsehold of Charles & Eliza A THORNTON, extracted Jun 2013.
5. ↑ England and Wales 1911 census (Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 14/8254; schedule 23: Ancestry Record 1911England #51865421