Person:Eliza Marshall (9)

Eliza Marshall was baptised on 8th November 1835 at Hatfield in Hertfordshire. She was the youngest daughter of Hannah Marshall, formerly Arnold, and her husband James Marshall, an agricultural labourer. Eliza appears in the 1841 census living with her parents and siblings at Mill Green in Hatfield.

Some time between 1841 and 1851 Eliza and her parents moved from Hatfield to Sarratt, appearing there in the 1851 census. Eliza was married at Sarratt on 28th April 1856, aged 20, to a Robert Jeffs. He was from the neighbouring town of Watford, and the 1861 census finds Eliza, Robert and three daughters living at Bridge Place in Watford. At this time Robert was working as a labourer in an ironworks.

Eliza and Robert left Watford in the late 1860s, moving to the neighbouring parish of Aldenham, where Robert became a coachman to the vicar. Both the 1871 and 1881 censuses find Eliza and Robert living at the coachman's house at Aldenham Vicarage. Eliza and Robert appear to have had about eight children together.

Robert died in 1884. After his death Eliza moved to London, living at 30 St Gothards Road in Norwood, where she occupied one or two rooms within the house and supported herself by working as a dressmaker. Eliza died in south London in 1908, aged 72, having outlived Robert by 24 years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Bishops Hatfield in the County of Hertford in the Year 1835
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   2309	Nov[embe]r 8	Eliza daughter of	James & Hannah	Marshall	Hatfield	Labourer	T. Ludlam, Curate

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 436; Book 10; Folio 25; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill Green, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
   James Marshall, male, 38 [1802/3], born in county
   Hannah Marshall, female, 37 [1803/4], born in county
   Sarah Marshall, female, 15 [1825/6], born in county
   Joseph Marshall, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   William Marshall, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Eliza Marshall, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1714; Folio 558; Page 11, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Sarratt Hall Farm, Sarratt, Hertfordshire
   James Marshall, head, married, male, 47 [1803/4], Ag Labourer, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Marshall, wife, married, female, 46 [1804/5], b. Bushey, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Marshall, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1835/6], b. Hatfield, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 833; Folio 51; Page 8, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Bridge Place, Watford, Hertfordshire
   Robert Jeffs, head, married, male, 32 [1828/9], Labourer in Ironworks, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Jeffs, wife, married, female, 24 [1836/7], b. Hatfield, Hertfordshire
   Ann E. Jeffs, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Harriett Jeffs, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Emma Jeffs, daughter, female, 18 months [1859], b. Watford, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1380; Folio 12; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Coachmans House, Aldenham Vicarage, Aldenham, Hertfordshire
   Robert Jeffs, head, married, male, 43 [1827/8], Coachman Domestic Serv[ant], b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Jeffs, wife, married, female, 37 [1833/4], b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Emma Jeffs, daughter, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Sarah A. Jeffs, daughter, female, 7 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Jeffs, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Alice Jeffs, daughter, 9mo [1870], b. Aldenham, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1434; Folio 11; Page 15, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Vicarage [but listed separately from the vicar's household], Aldenham, Hertfordshire
   Robert Jeffs, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Coachman, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Jeffs, wife, married, female, 46 [1834/5], b. Hatfield, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Jeffs, daughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Watford, Hertfordshire
   Robert Jeffs, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Aldenham, Hertfordshire
   Rose C. Jeffs, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Aldenham, Hertfordshire
   Alfred W. Jeffs, nephew, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Marylebone, Middlesex
   George Lines, lodger, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Gardener, b. Harpenden, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 418; Folio 81; Page 35, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 30 Gothards Road, Norwood, Lambeth, London
   One room occupied
   Eliza Jeffs, lodger, widow, 56 [1834/5], b. Hatfield, Hertfordshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 437; Folio 131; Page 53, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 30 St Gothards Road, Norwood, Lambeth, London
   2 rooms occupied
   Eliza Jeffs, head, widow, female, 65 [1835/6], Dressmaker, own account, working at home, b. Hatfield, Hertfordshire

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Eliza JEFFS, March Quarter 1908, Wandsworth Registration District, Volume 1d, page 423, aged 74 [1833/4]