Emily (Pluck) Harvey (1867)

Born 1867 in Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Richard Harvey — married 7 Sep 1887 in Sheerness, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Emily was born in 1867 in Sheerness, Kent.^[1] She was the daughter of Edward Pluck and Sarah Pearce.

Marriage

Emily Pluck and William Richard Harvey were married in 1887.^[2] William's Army Service Records show that the marriage took place on 7th September 1887 at the Registry Office in Sheerness.^[3]

Censuses

Date: 1881^[4]
Residence: 47 East Lane, Sheerness, Kent Emily (14) was working as a domestic servant and living at home with her parents Edward (54), still working as a bricklayer, and Sarah (52). Three other siblings were at home with them: Robert was now 21, William was 11 and George was 10. Also with them was Emily's niece, Maude Fielding, who was one year old and born in Sheerness. She was the child of Emily's sister Esther.

Date: 1891^[5]
Residence: 5 Wyles Street, Gillingham, Kent
Emily was 24, born in Sheerness and married (although her husband was not present on the night of the census). With her were two children: Emily J who was 3 years old and born in Sheerness, and William H who was 2 years of age and born in Gillingham. Also resident was Emily's niece Elizabeth Wood who was 11, a scholar and born in Sheerness. She was the daughter of Emily's sister Emma.

Date: 1901^[6]
Residence: 2 Budock Place, Falmouth, Cornwall
William R (34) was a Sergeant in the Royal Engineers and Emily was 33. They had two children with them: daughter Emily J was 13 and was born in Sheerness, Kent like her mother, and son William H was 12 and had been born in Chatham, Kent.

Date: 1911^[7]
Residence: 20 Crombe Road, Gravesend, Kent
William (43) was a labourer (general) under R.E. dept, and gave his place of birth as Falmouth, Cornwall. Emily (43) was born in Sheerness, Kent. She stated on the census that they had been married for 24 years and had two children born alive to the marriage and they were both still living.

Notes

Cannot locate in 1871 census.

The 1891 census has been incorrectly transcribed with the surname Taylor for Emily and her children. The image clearly shows that the William Taylor recorded on the live above Emily is a separate household. The presence of the children and more importantly Emily's niece confirms that this is Emily Pluck now Harvey.

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births: GRO Reference: 1867 M Quarter in Sheppey Volume 02A Page 778
2. ↑ Register of marriages: GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in Sheppey Volume 02A Page 1357
3. ↑ British Army Service Records, Archive: the National Archives, Archive Reference WO97 Box 5068 Box Record Number 89 Image of Service Records on Findmypast.co,uk
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-VZK1 : 11 December 2017), Edward Pluck, Minster In Sheppey, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 980/93, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,447.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National Archives, London, England. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 659; Folio: 77; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6095769 Enumeration District: 04 Image
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHC-XQF : 21 May 2019), Emily Harvey in household of William R Harvey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Falmouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWD6-CKG : 28 June 2019), Emily Harvey in household of William Harvey, Gravesend St George, Kent, 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.