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Facts and Events
| Name |
Elizabeth Pye |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[2] |
Abt 1776 |
Crewkerne, Somerset, England |
| Marriage |
22 May 1823 |
Winsham, Somerset, Englandto Francis Forsey |
| Census[1] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Winsham, Somerset, EnglandBack Street |
| Census[2] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Broadway, Somerset, EnglandWhite House, Rapps in Road |
| Death[3] |
10 Jun 1857 |
Winsham, Somerset, England |
| Burial[4] |
13 Jun 1857 |
Winsham, Somerset, England |
Elizabeth Pye's origins have yet to be established. She claimed to have been born at Crewkerne in Somerset in about 1776. Her first confirmed sighting is on 22nd May 1823 when she was married at Winsham to a widower named Francis Forsey. She marked the register rather than signing it. Francis had at least five children from his first marriage, the eldest of whom was about thirty years old when Elizabeth and Francis married.
Elizabeth and Francis went on to have one son together: Samuel, baptised at Winsham in 1824. Francis has yet to be traced after Samuel's baptism. Elizabeth appears (as Betty, suggesting that is how she was known) in the 1841 census living with her son at Back Street in Winsham. The 1851 census finds Betty visiting a family at Broadway. She was described as a widow, suggesting that Francis had died. She was also recorded as having formerly been a agricultural labourer.
Betty died on 10th June 1857 at Winsham.
References
- ↑ 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 949; Book 10; Folio 9; Page 9, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Back Street, Winsham, Somerset
Samuel Forsey, male, 15 [1821-6], Labourer, born in county
Betty Forsey, female, 60 [1776-81], born in county
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 1927; Folio 263; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: White house, Rapps in Road, Broadway, Somerset
James Paul, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Ag Lab, b. Broadwinsor, Dorset
William Sibley, visitor, married, male, 56 [1794/5], Tinman, b. Misterton, Dorset
Elizabeth Sibley, wife, married, female, 46 [1804/5], b. Broadhembury, Dorset
Betty Forsey, visitor, widow, female, 75 [1775/6], Formerly Ag Lab, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
| Registration District Chard | | 1857 Death in the Sub-district of Chard in the County of Somerset | | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | | 121 | Tenth June 1857
Winsham | Elizabeth Forsey | female | 77 years [1779/80] | Washerwoman | Natural Decay
Certified | X The mark of Fanny Forsey
Present at the Death
Winsham | Thirteenth June 1857 | Ja[me]s Mill
Registrar |
The informant Fanny was probably Elizabeth's stepson Francis's wife, who appears to have been the only Fanny Forsey in Winsham in either the 1851 or 1861 censuses.
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Winsham. Winsham Parish registers, 1559-1944. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Winsham in the County of Somerset in the Year 1857 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 755 | Betty Forsey | Winsham | June 13th | 77 [1779/80] | Geo[rge] Ware |
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