Eliza married Thomas Curtis on 21 July 1832 in Bermondsey, Surrey[2]. They had 5 children[3] - Eliza, Matilda, Ellen, Louisa, and George Thomas.
Husband Thomas passed away in 1839 and by 1841, Eliza is living by independent means with her three youngest children Matilda, Louisa and George.[4]
In 1851, Eliza and all her children are living with her mother Elizabeth Elkington and two of Eliza's brothers (Robert and Alfred) at 23 Grange Walk, Bermondsey.[5]
By 1881, Eliza is living alone at 22 Maregold St, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, London and working as a Nurse[6]
↑ 1.01.1 "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM42-2SZ : 30 December 2014, Eliza Elkington, 19 Feb 1810); citing SAINT MARY MAGDALENE,BERMONDSEY,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0254552-0254560.
↑ 2.02.1 "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN1W-TZ3 : 10 December 2014), Thomas George Curtis and Eliza Elkington, 21 Jul 1832; citing St. Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, Surrey, England, reference p 2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,214,413.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGT4-V3N : 12 September 2019), Eliza Curtis in household of Elizabeth Elkington, Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England; citing Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 1881 England & Wales Census
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. Eliza Curtis Year: 1881; Country: England; County: London; Parish: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey; Series: RG11; Piece: 566; Enum. District: 9; Page: 55; Page: 33; Line: 17
Is Eliza your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
This week's featured connections are
Redheads:
Eliza is
18 degrees from Catherine of Aragón, 23 degrees from Clara Bow, 19 degrees from Julia Gillard, 20 degrees from Nancy Hart, 18 degrees from Rutherford Hayes, 19 degrees from Rita Hayworth, 21 degrees from Leonard Kelly, 19 degrees from Rose Leslie, 20 degrees from Damian Lewis, 24 degrees from Maureen O'Hara, 24 degrees from Jopie Schaft and 37 degrees from Eirik Thorvaldsson
on our single family tree.
Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.