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Eliza Westwood (1835 - 1922)
15. ELIZA WESTWOOD was born ca. 1835 in Creeksea or Ostend, Essex.
Father: Thomas Westwood
Mother: Frances Adams (No. 9) (Fanny Bird)
In 1841, Eliza Westwood, age 6, was living with her parents in Creeksea, Essex.
From the 1841 Census of Creeksea:
Name - Age Sex - Profession - Born in County ?
Cottage
Thos
Westwood 45 M
Ag Lab y
Francies do 35 F
y
Elizabeth do
12 F
y
Eliza
do 6 F
y
Hannah do 3 F
y
In 1851, Eliza Westwood, age 16, was a servant at the home of John and Sarah May on Back Road Little Johns in Burnham, Essex.
From the 1851 census of Burnham:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Back Road Little Johns
John May
Head Mar 82
M Retired Farmer
Essex Haverhill
Sarah Do
Wife Mar 77
F Do Wife
Do Crixsea
Eliza Westwood
U 16 F Servant
Do Hockely
In this census it mentioned Hockely for her birthplace but perhaps it was the enumerator got her birth place mixed up with Sarah May’s birth place.
In 1861, Eliza Westwood, age 22, was a servant in the household of Joseph Poynter on East End Road in Bradwell, Essex.
From the 1861 census of Bradwell:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
East End Road
Joseph
Poynter Head Widr 71 M
Harness Maker
Essex Tillingham
Walter Rayner Gd Son
9 M Scholar
Esex
East [Hamingfield]
Eliza Westwood Servant Un
22 F
Housekeeper
Essex Ostend
Eliza Westwood married WILLIAM BOWTLE in 1864.
From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Marriage entry from the Indexes:
Name: Eliza
Westwood / William Bowtle
Year: 1864
Quarter: Apr-May-Jun (2nd Quarter)
District: Maldon
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 251
William Bowtle was born ca. 1838 in Bradwell, Essex.
In 1871, William and Eliza Bowtell were living on East End in Bradwell on Sea, Essex. William was an Agricultural Laborer.
From the 1871 census of Bradwell on Sea:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
East End
William Bowtell
Head
Mar 30
M Agricultural Laborer Bradwell
Essex
Eliza
do
Wife Mar 31 F
do
do
John Foster
Lodger Widr 64
M
do
do
do
do
Ephraim Gladwell do Unm 23 M
do
do
do
do
Daniel Creasy
do Unm 19 M
do
do
do
do
In 1881, William and Eliza Bowtell were living on East End Rd. in Bradwell, Essex. William was an Agricultural Laborer.
From the 1881 census of Bradwell:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
East End Rd.
William Bowtell Head Mar 43 M
Ag. Lab.
Essex Bradwell
Eliza
Do. Wife
Mar 46 F
Do. Cricksea
Ernest J. Do. nephew
14 M Ag. Lab.
Do. Bradwell
James Quy
Boarder Unm
18 M Ag. Lab.
Do. Do.
In 1891, William and Eliza Bowtle were living in Dunbirds in Bradwell, Essex. William was an Agricultural Labourer.
From the 1891 census of Bradwell:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Dunbirds 4 - Number of rooms occupied if less than five
William
Bowtle Head M 50 M Agricultural
Labourer Employed Essex Bradwell
Eliza
Do
Wife M 51 F
Do Cricksea
William Whitman Lodger S
24 M Agricultural Labourer Employed
Do Bradwell
Arthur French
Lodger S 20
M Agricultural Labourer Employed
Do Do
In 1901, William and Eliza Bowtle were living in Dunbirds in Bradwell near the Sea, Essex. William was a Horseman on a Farm.
From the 1901 census of Bradwell near the Sea:
Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace
Dunbirds 4 - Numbers of Rooms occupied if less than five
William Bowtle Head M 55 M Horseman
on Farm worker
Essex Bradwell on Sea
Eliza
Do Wife M 55 F
Essex Bradwell
on Sea
In 1917, William Bowtle died at the age of 78.
From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Death entry from the Indexes:
Name: William
Bowtle
Year: 1917
Age: 78
Quarter: Apr-May-Jun (2nd Quarter)
District: Maldon
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 772
In 1922, Eliza Bowtle died at the age of 87.
From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Death entry from the Indexes:
Name: Eliza
Bowtle
Year: 1922
Age:
87
Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar (1st Quarter)
District: Maldon
County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 1068
It appears that William and Eliza Bowtle did not have any children.
Sources:
1. 1841 Census of England, Essex, Creeksea, District 3, Image No. 3, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: HO 107 / 327 / 14, Original Page No. 5, Household of Thos Westwood. March 24, 2009 Tuesday 7:14 PM.
2. 1851 Census of England, Essex, Burnham, District 1a, Image No. 11, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: H.O. 107 / 1778, Original Page No. 11, No. of Householder’s Schedule 33, Eliza Westwood in the household of John May. April 7, 2010 Wednesday 7:29 PM.
3. 1861 Census of England, Essex, Bradwell, Bradwell, District 1, Image No. 15, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: R.G. 9 1088, Original Page No. 15, Stamped Page No. 11, No. of Schedule 80, Eliza Westwood in the household of Joseph Poynter. April 4, 2010 Sunday 1:26 PM.
4. 1871 Census of England, Essex, Bradwell on Sea, District 1, Image No. 10, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: R.G. 10 1672, Original Page No. 10, No. of Schedule 56, Household of William Bowtell. April 3, 2010 Saturday 9:27 PM.
5. 1881 Census of England, Essex, Bradwell, District 1, Image No. 16, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: RG 11 / 1774, Original Page No. 16, No. of Schedule 81, Household of William Bowtell. April 3, 2010 Saturday 9:17 PM.
6. 1891 Census of England, Essex, Bradwell, District 1, Image No. 14, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: RG 12 / 1396, Original Page No. 14, No. of Schedule 88, Household of William Bowtle. April 4, 2010 Sunday 1:41 PM.
7. Civil Registration Index, Marriage of Eliza Westwood and William Bowtle, 2nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1864, District Maldon, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 251. Searched April 3, 2010 Saturday 9:46 PM.
8. 1901 Census of England, Essex, Bradwell near the Sea, District 1, Image No. 14, Ancestry.com. Public Record Office Reference: RG 13 / 1689, Original Page No. 14, No. of Schedule 90, Household of William Bowtle. April 4, 2010 Sunday 1:50 PM.
9. Civil Registration Index, Death of William Bowtle, 2nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1917, Age 78, District Maldon, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 772. Searched April 4, 2010 Sunday 1:57 PM.
10. Civil Registration Index, Death of Eliza Bowtle, 1st Quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar), Year 1922, Age 87, District Maldon, County Essex, Volume 4a, Page 1068. Searched April 4, 2010 Sunday 1:58 PM.
Last updated April 9, 2010 Friday 9:13 PM
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