Person:Elizabeth Waby (1)

Elizabeth Walby was appears to have been born around 1819 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire. She was baptised alongside two sisters when she was about three years old, on 8th September 1822 at Great Wymondley. She was the daughter of Ann Walby, formerly Cocker, and her husband William Walby, an agricultural labourer.

The 1841 census finds Elizabeth living with her parents and siblings at Great Wymondley. Later that year, Elizabeth married her cousin, Thomas Worbey. Their fathers were brothers. They appear to have had eleven children together between 1842 and 1863. They generally lived in Hitchin parish, but many of their children were baptised back at neighbouring Great Wymondley. The 1851 census finds them living at The Riddy, a small group of farm worker's cottages in Hitchin parish but close to the border with Great Wymondley.

By 1861 they had moved to Walsworth, another hamlet in Hitchin parish, and Thomas kept a beer shop. Ten years later the census records their address as the Red Cow at Walsworth. Elizabeth was working as a plaiter at this time.

Thomas died in 1881. Elizabeth survived him by about eleven years. She appears in the 1891 census living at Walsworth with her daughter Eliza (who was described as having been infirm since childhood) and two granddaughters.

Elizabeth died in 1892. She was said to be 73 years old.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Great Wymondley in the County of Hertford in the Year 1822
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   84	8th Sept[ember]	Elizabeth Daughter of	William & Ann	Waby	Great Wymondley	Lab[oure]r	W. Lax

   Baptised same day as sisters Ann and Fanny. Censuses suggest that she was probably born a few years earlier.

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 12; Folio 6; Page 6, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Much Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   William Worby, male, 60 [1776-81], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Ann Worby, female, 55 [1781-6], born in county
   Emma Worby, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Elizabeth Worby, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Mary Worby, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Thomas Worby, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   George Worby, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 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 1710; Folio 231; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: The Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Warboys, head, married, male, 35 [1815/6], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Warboys, wife, married, female, 32 [1818/9], b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Ann Worboys, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worboys, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Worboys, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Worboys, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Mary Worboys, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worboys, lodger, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Great Wymondley, 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 819; Folio 103; Page 17, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Walsworth Hamlet, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Warboys, head, married, male, 44 [1816/7], Beer Shop & Labourer, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Warboys, wife, married, female, 42 [1818/9], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Ann Warboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Warboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Warboys, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Warboys, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Mary Warboys, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], b. Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Warboys, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   William Warboys, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Walsworth, 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 1369; Folio 9; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: "Red Cow", Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worbey, head, married, male, 54 [1816/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worbey, wife, married, female, 52 [1818/9], Plaiter, b. Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worbey, daughter, unmarried, female, 28 [1842/3], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Cripple from birth
   Joseph Worbey, son, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], Painter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Louisa Worbey, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1854/5], Plaiter, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   William Worbey, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Walsworth, 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 1419; Folio 109; Page 32, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Worboys, head, married, male, 66 [1814/5], Agri[cultural] Lab[ourer], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worboys, wife, married, female, 63 [1817/8], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 39 [1841/2], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Cripple from birth
   Mary A. Cannon, granddaughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Attendant domestic, b. Hitchin, 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 1108; Folio 18; Page 30, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 16 Walsworth [listed immediately before Walsworth House], Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Elizabeth Worboy, head, widow, female, 72 [1818/19], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire
   Eliza Worboy, daughter, single, female, 47 [1843/4], b. Wymondley, Hertfordshire, infirm from childhood
   Lily Worboy, granddaughter, single, female, 17 [1873/4], dressmaker, employed, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire
   Minnie Worboy, granddaughter, single, female, 13 [1877/8], scholar, b. Walsworth, Hertfordshire

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

   d. Elizabeth WORBEY, March Quarter 1892, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 421, aged 73 [1818/19]