Elizabeth Chubb

c1815-1891

Elizabeth was baptised on the 9^th March 1815 at St Mary, Long Ditton, Surrey, the daughter of William (a Sawyer) and Jemima Chubb (nee Freeman) who were married on the 22^nd April 1810 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

Elizabeth’s known siblings were:

Thomas born 4^th March 1811, baptised 24^th March 1811 at All Saints, Kingston Upon Thames

William baptised 22^nd November 1812 at St Mary, Long Ditton, Surrey

Joseph baptised in 1819 in Newbury

In 1841 Elizabeth’s parents William (55), a Shop Keeper, Jemima (55) and her brothers William (25), a Gardener and Joseph (20), a Shoemaker were living in Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berkshire. (No record of Elizabeth in this census found)

Elizabeth’s mother Jemima died ages 58 in 1845, she was buried on the 10^th February at St Nicolas Newbury.

Elizabeth had an illegitimate daughter born in 1848, she was baptised Jemima, on the 2^nd June 1848 at St Nicolas Church Newbury.

In 1851 Elizabeth (36) was living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury with her father William (66), a Milkman, her daughter Jemima (2) and a lodger.

The 1861 census records Elizabeth (40), as a Sempstress, living at 3 Raymond’s Almshouses, Newbury, with her daughter Jemima (12) and her father William (83), late a Sawyer.

Elizabeth’s father William died aged 82 in 1867, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 4^th March.

In 1871 Elizabeth (61) was working as a Rag Sorter, she was living with her widowed sister-in-law Hannah Chubb (60), a Charwoman, at 13 Shaw’s Lane, Newbury.

The 1881 census records Elizabeth (67) as a Marine Store Labourer, living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury with her married daughter Jemima Digby (33,) her son-in-law William Digby (39), a Fellmonger’s Labourer and her nephew William James Digby (14), an Errand Boy.

Elizabeth’s daughter Jemima died aged 32 on the 13^th July 1881, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 15^th July.

The 1891 census records Elizabeth (77) living alone at 2 Elms Lea Cottages, Old Newtown Road, Newbury.

She died aged 78 on the 8^th May 1891 in the Newbury Workhouse and was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 11^th May.

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