Eliza Pearce

[albertagirl]

Here is one I have been stuck on for years. Eliza Pearce was born June 1866 in Bridgewater Somerset UK. She married a John Roberts,, March 1886. Over the years they had 11 babies, some that died young and some that didnt. :(

I cannot find any information on Eliza. She died at age 66 at Wellington Somerset or Taunton Somerset in 1932. I think she may have died in a workhouse.

I am looking for anything that can tell me her parentage,, and i know that that is not a easy call, but sometimes new eyes see new things, ;) Eliza is my great great grandmother...

And just for something to do I have left a picture here for all of you to see.. She never smoked a day in her life but was excited by this car,, and thought the cigarette would make her classy looking, like the car belonged to her.
eliza (Small).jpg

[Elaine ..Spain]

Do you have her marriage certificate to John Rogers as that would give the name of her father and his occupation - might help locate her in the census.
Have you found an entry in the BMD index for her birth certificate - or more importantly do you have her birth certificate?

[Elaine ..Spain]

Have found her marriage on FamilySearchRecord site - but her father´s name is not there!

John Roberts born c 1855 / Eliza Pearce born c 1865
Marriage - 06 Mar 1886, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Groom's Father's Name - Thomas Roberts

Collection: England Marriages, 1538–1973

[albertagirl]

I have thought that too, I have found a couple things that make me unsure that her mother ever married even though I believe there is alot of children (up to 7). I cannot imagine how that happened. My grandmother had a baby out of wedlock in the early 1930's and her life was horrible (as in how she was treated) I cannot imagine in the mid 1800's doing that. Wonder if Elizas mother was a ballroom lady?

[Darksecretz]

hello Albertagirl,

do you have Eliza on any census at all? you say she had 11 children, do you have names and dates of birth for them, some snippit of info that you can give us to try and pinpoint her at all.

[albertagirl]

Here is some of Elizas children, which her granddaughter, my grandma wrote out for me, she just died 2 months back,, and got the curosity movin again
Eliza and John

Alice Jane, 1887-1976 (Died in Canada with us)
Medford 1888-1957
George 1891-
Annie (nancie) 1893-1975 (My ggrandma, also died in Canada)
Thomas T 1895-1914
William 1899-1901
Edith 1901-
Wilfred 1902-
Margaret 1903-1997
Mervyn 1907-1986
Amy 1910-

Now I know the top 5 are hers,, 100%.. my grandmother had the other names written down as well, but by the time I seen them, she was kinda getting mixed up with things..

In 1891 she was in St Helens
1n 1901 she was at Creech St Michael, Somerset, England


Thanks

[Elaine ..Spain]

I´m presuming this is her in 1891

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&indiv=try&h=23282330

Household
John Roberts 36
Eliza Roberts 26
Alice J Roberts 4
Medford J Roberts 3
George H Roberts 10/12
George Halford 20
Eunice Halford 20
Elizabeth A Halford 2/12
Mary Conroy 19

RG12; Piece: 3022; Folio 64; Page 60

[Elaine ..Spain]

and 1901

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&indiv=try&h=12298935

household:
John Roberts 45
Eliza Roberts 34
Medford Roberts 13
George H Roberts 10
Annie Roberts 8
Thomas Roberts 5
William Roberts 2
Edith M Roberts 9 Months

RG13; Piece: 2274; Folio: 26; Page: 12

[albertagirl]

yes,, that is them,, Thanks!

[Elaine ..Spain]

and doing a free search on the 1911 census, the household appears to be

ROBERTS AMY REBECCA 1910
ROBERTS EDITH MAY 1900
ROBERTS ELIZA 1867
ROBERTS JOHN 1854
ROBERTS MARGRET COMILLA ELLEN 1904
ROBERTS THOMAS 1896
ROBERTS WILFRED DUGLAS 1902
ROBERTS WILLIAM 1898
ROBERTS MERVYN VICTOR 1907

living in Bridgewater, Somerset.

[Elaine ..Spain]

I think you need to get her marriage certificate to John Rogers.
Even though it may not have a father listed, the witnesses may be useful in identifying other family members.

Marriage registration
1886 - March quarter
PEARCE Eliza / Roberts John
Bridgwater, volume 5c, page 516

[albertagirl]

Yes I think I will have to.. I am in Alberta Canada, anyone have any idea what is the easiest route to do so?

[Elaine ..Spain]

Via the General Register Office - cost 9.25 pounds sterling, includes worldwide postage.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

You will need the details of the marriage registration which I have just added to post #11

[albertagirl]

Thank you :D