Person:Elizabeth Burrows (7)

Elizabeth Field Burrows was baptised on 22nd April 1849 at Willian in Hertfordshire, daughter of a charwoman called Elizabeth Burrows, formerly Field, and her husband John Burrows, a shoemaker. Young Elizabeth appears in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses living with her parents and siblings in Willian.

On 6th July 1867, aged eighteen, Elizabeth married James Worbey, an agricultural labourer from Hitchin, a couple of miles west of Willian. They married in Willian, but then moved to Hitchin where their first child was baptised in 1869. By 1871 they had returned to Willian, appearing in the census that year living on Baldock Road in the village. At this time Elizabeth was working as a straw plaiter. Elizabeth and James had nine children together between 1869 and 1888, although one died as a baby.

Each census from 1881 to 1901 finds the family living at 11 Lordship Cottages, a four-roomed house on the north side of the main road in the middle of Willian. Elizabeth's parents were living with them in the 1881 census.

Some time between 1901 and 1908 the family left Lordship Cottages and moved along the road to Bray Cottages, on Baldock Lane leading out of the village. Elizabeth was buried at Willian on 8th January 1908, aged about 58. James survived her by over twenty years.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Elizabeth Field BURROWS, March Quarter 1849, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 608, mother's maiden name Field

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

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Willian in the County of Hertford in the Year 1849
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   349	April 22	Elizabeth Field	John & Elizabeth	Burroughs	Willian	Shoemaker	W.W. Pym, Vicar

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 139; Page 12, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Village, Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Burrows, head, married, male, 45 [1805/6], Shoemaker, b. Holwell, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Burrows, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], Char Woman, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Burrows, daughter, unmarried, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth F. Burrows, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick F. Burrows, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Platting & scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   James F. Burrows, son, unmarried, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, 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 84; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Burrows, head, married, male, 53 [1807/8], Shoe Maker, b. Holywell, Bedfordshire
   Elizebeth Burrows, wife, married, female, 51 [1809/10], Wife of d[itt]o, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Burrows, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1837/8], Gardner, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Burrows, son, male, 15 [1845/6], Farmers Laborer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizebeth Burrows, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Daugh[ter] of d[itt]o, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Walter Burrows, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, 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 1365; Folio 21; Page 15, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Baldock Road, Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 22 [1848/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth F. Worbey, wife, married, female, 21 [1849/50], Straw Plaiter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Francis J. Worbey, son, male, 2 [1868/9], 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 118; Page 11, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cot[tages], Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 33 [1847/8], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Field Worbey, wife, married, female, 33 [1847/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Francis James Worbey, son, male, 12 [1868/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Edward Worbey, son, male, 9 [1871/2], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Alice Annie Worbey, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Edith Emma Worbey, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Lillian Lizzie Worbey, daughter, female, 8m [1880], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Burrows, father in law, married, male, 75 [1805/6], b. Holwell, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Burrows, mother in law, married, female, 73 [1807/8], 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 62f; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cottages, Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worby, head, married, male, 41 [1849/50], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worby, wife, married, female, 41 [1849/50], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Lilian Worby, daughter, single, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Worby, son, single, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Mabel Worby, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Worby, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Willian, 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 1299; Folio 54; Page 6, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cottages, Willian, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 51 [1849/50], Ordinary Agricultural Labourer, worker, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worbey, wife, married, female, 51 [1849/50], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Edith Stone, daughter, married, female, 23 [1877/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Worbey, son, single, male, 19 [1881/2], Ordinary Agricultural Labourer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Mabel Worbey, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Worbey, son, male, 13 [1887/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Elizabeth Field WORBEY, March Quarter 1908, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 417, aged 58 [1849/50]

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Willian Parish Registers.

    No. 457, 8 Jan 1908 / Elizabeth Field Worbey / 58 [1849/50] / Bray Cottages, Willian