Emma (Cureton) Shipley (1863 - 1946)

Born 1863 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Shipley — married 1901 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1946 at about age 83 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Emma (Cureton) Shipley was born in Shropshire, England.

Emma was born in 1863. She is the daughter of John Cureton and Mary Onions.

Emma is aged 8 and one of 11 children listed in 1871 with her father a water engine driver, aged 46 and her mother aged 48. Three of the older boys are working ^[1]

Emma is an 18 year old dressmaker living at home with her parents in Wellington, Shropshire in 1881, At home are three siblings ^[2]

Emma marries William Shipley in Bedford, Bedfordshire on 21 Apr 1901^[3]

Emma is 45 and living in Bedford, Bedfordshire with her husband and son in 1911, they have been married 9 years with one child who is living. ^[4]

Living in Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire in 1939 with her husband William Shipley who has retired ^[5]

Emma dies 19 may 1946 in Bedford, Bedfordshire^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2807; Folio: 47; Page: 2; GSU roll: 838851; ED, institution, or vessel: 7; Household schedule number: 4
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #6551942 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Cureton (8) daughter in household of John Cureton (46) in Arleston in Wellington registration district in Shropshire, England. Born in Arleston, Shropshire, England.
2. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 2679; Folio: 22; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341642; ED, institution, or vessel: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #18389641 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Cureton (18) daughter, Dressmaker, in household of John Cureton (55) in Mill Fields in Wellington registration district in Shropshire, England. Born in Wellington, Shropshire, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   FHL Film Number: 1042893
   Ancestry uk Record 9852 #17662072 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Cureton marriage to William Shipley on 21 Apr 1901 in Bedford, Bedford, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VB-BDB : 22 July 2019), Emma Shipley in household of William Shipley, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1973g; Line Number: 11; Schedule Number: 51; Sub Schedule Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #507827 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Shipley (born 26 Jul 1863), married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, at 25, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England.
6. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3b; Page: 341
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #31253390 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Shipley death Apr-May-Jun 1946 in Bedford (age 82).
7. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #16491958 (accessed 11 June 2022)
   Emma Shipley probate on 26 Jul 1946 in London, England. Died 19 May 1946 in Bedfordshire, Bedford, England.