Person:Ellen Bailey (13)

Ellen Bailey was baptised on 1st May 1836 at Pagham in Sussex, daughter of a labourer named Joseph Bailey and his wife Sally. Ellen appears in the 1841 census living with her parents and siblings at Nyetimber in Pagham.

In 1864, aged 28, Ellen married a seaman named Edmund Grant, who was from the neighbouring village of Sidlesham. They married at Sidlesham, but then moved to the major port of Portsmouth, a few miles to the west. In Portsmouth they had two daughters: Theresa in 1858 and Ellen in 1860. The 1861 census finds Ellen living with her husband and daughters at 13 Brighton Street. Curiously, Edmund was described as a superannuated seaman, perhaps suggesting he was suffering from ill health, despite the fact he was only in his twenties.

Edmund appears to have died some time between 1861 and 1864.

Ellen married again in 1864, back at Sidlesham. Her second husband was an agricultural engine driver named George Sherwin. They did not have any further children. They lived at different times in various villages in Sussex near the city of Chichester, finally settling in Tangmere. Ellen's two daughters lived with them at different times. Ellen's younger daughter died in 1881 shortly after getting married, aged just 21. The 1881 census has Ellen's widower son in law living with Ellen and George Sherwin in Oving.

Ellen died in 1911. She was 75 years old.

1. ↑ Pagham (St Thomas a Becket) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 854
   When baptised: 1 May 1836
   Name: Helen
   Parents: Joseph & Sally
   Surname: Bailey
   Abode: Pagham
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: C. Buckner

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 1099; Book 4; Folio 24; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Nytimber, Pagham, Sussex
   Will[ia]m Horner, male, 50 [1786-91], Ag Lab, born in county
   Joseph Bailey, male, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Sally Bailey, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   Benj[ami]n Bailey, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Joseph Bailey, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Daniel Bailey, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Ellen Bailey, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Fanny Binstead, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county

3. ↑ 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 640; Folio 84; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 13 Brighton Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Edward [sic] Grant, head, married, male, 24 [1836/7], Seaman Superanuated, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Ellen Grant, wife, married, female, 25 [1835/6], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Tersea [sic] Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Landport, Hampshire
   Ellen Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Landport, Hampshire

4. ↑ 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 1111; Folio 50; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Private House, Sidlesham, Sussex
   George Sherwin, head, married, male, 28 [1842/3], Agricultural Engine Driver, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Ellen Sherwin, wife, married, female, 35 [1835/6], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ellen Grant, step daughter, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire

5. ↑ 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 1126; Folio 97; Page 38, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 7 Bottle Lane, Oving, Sussex
   George Sherwin, head, married, male, 37 [1843/4], Engine Driver, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Ellen Sherwin, wife, married, female, 45 [1835/6], Engine Driver Wife, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Theresa Norris, daughter, married, female, 22 [1858/9], b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
   George Dore, son in law, widower, male, 23 [1857/8], Seaman M.S., b. Fareham, Hampshire
   Alice Bailey, cousin, unmarried, female, 25 [1855/6], Gen Serv, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ellen Norris, granddaughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Hassocks Gate, Sussex
   William Norris, grandson, male, 5mo [1880], b. Hassocks Gate, Sussex

6. ↑ 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 844; Folio 46; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Tangmere Village, Tangmere, Sussex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   George Sherwin, head, married, male, 47 [1843/4], Engine Driver Threshing Machine, employed, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Ellen Sherwin, wife, married, female, 53 [1837/8], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Ethel Grant, niece, female, 9 [1881/2], b. Westhampnett, Sussex
   William Harding, lodger, single, male, 31 [1859/60], Labourer with Threshing Machine, employed, b. Siddlesham, Sussex

7. ↑ 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 968; Folio 52; Page 9, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Tangmere, Sussex
   Five or more rooms occupied
   George Sherwin, head, married, male, 57 [1843/4], Steam Agr[icultura]l Engine Driver, worker, b. Subdeanery, Sussex
   Ellen Sherwin, wife, married, female, 64 [1836/7], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Eliza Sherwin, sister, single, female, 59 [1841/2], b. Subdeanery, Sussex

8. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 5401; Schedule 96, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Tangmere, Sussex
   Four rooms occupied
   George Sherwin, head, male, 67 [1843/4], married 46 years, no children, Jobbing Gardener, worker, b. Chichester, Sussex
   Ellen Sherwin, wife, female, 76 [1834/5], married, b. Pagham N. Bognor, Sussex
   Ethel Price, niece, female, 29 [1881/2], married 4 years, 1 child born, 1 child still living, b. Westhampnett, Sussex
   Ellen Price, daughter of Ethel Price, female, 4 [1906/7], b. Tangmere, Sussex
   Henry John Carter, boarder, male, 25 [1885/6], single, Chauffeur, worker, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire

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

   d. Helen SHERWIN, September Quarter 1911, Westhampnett Registration District, Vol. 2b, page 490, aged 75 [1835/6]