Person:Eliza Moles (3)

Eliza Moles was baptised on 27th March 1825 at Willian in Hertfordshire, daughter of Mary Ann Moles, formerly Best, and her husband Thomas Moles, an agricultural labourer.

The 1841 census finds Eliza living with her parents and youngest brother at Willian. In 1844 Eliza married an agricultural labourer named Thomas Bracey at Graveley, just south of Willian. The 1851 census finds Thomas and Eliza living at Graveley. A week after that census, the couple had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane, baptised at Graveley, but she died shortly after birth. The couple do not appear to have had any other children.

Eliza and Thomas appear to have stayed the rest of their lives in Graveley, with Thomas working as an agricultural labourer and Eliza as a plaitter. Back in Willian, Eliza's father died in 1853. Her mother then moved a few miles west to Offley, where two of Eliza's sisters had settled. Eliza's mother died in Offley in 1861.

Eliza and Thomas appear in each census from 1851 to 1891 living in Graveley. Eliza died on 3rd May 1895, aged 70. Thomas outlived her by nine years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Willian Parish Registers.

   No. 102
   When baptised: 27 Mar 1825
   Name: Eliza
   Parents: Thomas & Mary
   Surname: Mole
   Abode: Willian
   Occupation: Labourer

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 437; Book 11; Folio 4; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Willian, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moles, male, 60 [1776-81], Lab[ourer], not born in county
   Thomas Moles jun[io]r, male, 13 [1827/8], Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Ann Moles, female, 59 [1781/2], not born in county
   Eliza Moles, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   ~ next house ~
   W[illia]m Moles, male, 35 [1801-6], Lab[ourer], not born in county
   George Moles, male, 10 [1830/1], Lab[ourer], born in county
   Eliza Moles, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Thomas Moles, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Hanah Moles, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Maria Moles, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   W[illia]m Pratt, male, 20 [1816-21], Lab[ourer], 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 1709; Folio 199; Page 6, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: In the village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Bracey, head, married, male, 30 [1820/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Bracey, wife, married, female, 25 [1825/6], b. Willian, 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 816; Folio 94; Page 5, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Bracey, head, married, male, 40 [1820/1], Farm Labourer, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Bracey, wife, married, female, 35 [1825/6], b. Willian, 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 1364; Folio 91; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Bracey, head, married, male, 50 [1820/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Bracey, wife, married, female, 44 [1826/7], Plaitter, b. Willian, 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 1416; Folio 92; Page 3, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Bracey, head, married, male, 60 [1820/1], Laborer Farm, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Bracey, wife, married, female, 55 [1825/6], b. Willian, 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 1105; Folio 60c; Page 2, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Three rooms occupied
   Thomas Bracey, head, married, male, 70 [1820/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, employed, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Bracey, wife, married, female, 63 [1827/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Eliza BRACEY, June Quarter 1895, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 263, aged 69 [1825/6]

9. ↑ Find a Grave, accessed 25 Sep 2018.

   In Loving Memory of ELIZA, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS BRACEY, WHO DIED 3RD MAY 1895, AGED 69 YEARS.
   Also of
   THOMAS BRACEY, WHO DIED 23RD DEC. 1904, AGED 83 YEARS.
   Also of
   THOMAS WALDEN BRACEY, WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN PALESTINE, IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919.
   And LAURA KATE BRACEY WHO DIED 7TH JUNE 1932, AGED 69 YEARS.
   "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE."