Eliza Blanche (Taylor) Freeman (1872 - 1957)

Born 24 Feb 1872 in Lower Norwood, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 30 Jan 1957 at age 84 in Henfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Eliza was born on February 24, 1872^[1] to George Taylor and Eliza Palfrey. Her birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1872 in the Lambeth district.^[2]

In 1891 she was a servant in the hosuehold of William Savory in London while her sister and father lived in Bury St Edmunds.^[4] Eliza (age 27) married Benjamin Freeman on February 15, 1900 in Battersea, London. She lived at 8 Brighton Terrace in Battersea Park and worked as a shoemaker.^[5]

They moved to Somerset by 1911^[6] and had at least one daughter. They then moved to Horsham, Sussex by 1939 and lived at Frederick House Monks Gate.^[1] Eliza died a widow on January 30, 1957 at Red Oaks in Henfield, Sussex, and estate passed probate on March 4, 1957 in London to Harold Arthur Sharp, company secretary.^[7] She has a headstone in St Andrew Churchyard in Horsham.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register", database with images
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2624j; Line Number: 44; Schedule Number: 51; Sub Schedule Number: 2
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   Ancestry uk Record 61596 #4297533 (subscription required, accessed 15 March 2024)
   Eliza Blanche Freeman (born 24 Feb 1872), married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, in Frederick House Monks Gate, Horsham, Sussex, England.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 March 2024)
   Taylor, Eliza Blanche (Mother's maiden name: Palfrey).
   GRO Reference: 1872 Jan-Feb-Mar in Lambeth Volume 01D Page 538.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census", database with images
   Class: RG11; Piece: 1844; Folio: 80; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341446; ED, institution, or vessel: 17
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   Ancestry uk Record 7572 #20000737 (subscription required, accessed 15 March 2024)
   Eliza B Taylor (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of George Taylor (40) at 33 Long Brackland, Bury St Edmunds St James in Bury St Edmunds registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Norwood, Surrey, England.
4. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census", database with images
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 67; Folio: 46; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6095177
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   Ancestry uk Record 6598 #8383373 (subscription required, accessed 15 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Taylor (18) servant in household of William S Savory (64) in London City in St George Hanover Square registration district in London, England. Born in Croydon, Surrey, England.
5. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938", database with images
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P70/ALL/011
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   Ancestry uk Record 1623 #7424420 (subscription required, accessed 15 March 2024)
   Eliza Blanche Taylor (27) marriage to Benjamin Freeman on 15 Feb 1900 in All Saints, Battersea: Prince Of Wales Drive, Wandsworth, England.
6. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census", database with images
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 306; ED, institution, or vessel: 06; Piece: 14268
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   Ancestry uk Record 2352 #55165813 (subscription required, accessed 16 March 2024)
   Eliza Blanche Freeman (39), wife, in household of Benjamin Freeman (40) in Halswell Cottage, Goathurst, Nr Bridgwater, Goathurst, Somerset, England. Born in Lower Norwood, Surrey.
7. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995", database with images
   Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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   Ancestry uk Record 1904 #17094619 (subscription required, accessed 15 March 2024)
   Eliza Blanche Freeman probate on 4 Mar 1957 in London, England. Died 30 Jan 1957 in Sussex, England.
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #143441201 (accessed 16 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Ellesa Blanche Freeman (unknown-30 Jan 1955), citing St Andrew Churchyard, Nuthurst, Horsham District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by jonathancurtis1955 (contributor 48361220).