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Facts and Events
| Name |
Ellen Oliver |
| Gender |
Female |
| Christening[1] |
6 Dec 1837 |
Lifton, Devon, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Lifton, Devon, EnglandFore Street |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, England2 Gullytown |
| Marriage |
8 Dec 1860 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, Englandto Christopher Foot Drake |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandCottage, Bere Alston |
| Census[5] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandGoldstreet |
| Census[6] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandFrog Street, Bere Alston |
| Census[7] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, England25 Pepper Street, Bere Alston |
| Census[8] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandBedford Street, Bere Alston |
| Census[9] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandBedford Street, Bere Alston |
| Death[10] |
1928 |
Devon, England |
Ellen Oliver was baptised on 6th December 1837 at Lifton in Devon, daughter of Ann Oliver. The family lived at the hamlet of Tinhay to the east of the village. The 1841 census finds Ellen living with a family called Pelew on Fore Street in Lifton. By 1851, Ellen had moved about fourteen miles south of Lifton to Bere Ferrers, where she lived with her mother Ann and stepfather William Leigh and half-siblings at Gullytown.
In 1860, aged 23, Ellen married an agricultural labourer named Christopher Foot Drake, who was 31 and from Bere Ferrers. They settled in the village of Bere Alston, the largest village in Bere Ferrers parish, where they had three children between 1861 and 1878, although there was a large gap between their second and third children.
Christopher died in 1885, aged 56. Ellen survived him by 43 years. She continued to live in Bere Alston and worked as charwoman. She died in 1928, aged 90.
References
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Lifton, Devon, England. Parish Registers (Devon Record Office, Exeter).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Lifton in the County of Devon in the Year 1837 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 1072 | December 6th | Ellen base d[aughte]r of | Ann | Oliver | Tinhay | - | Thomas W. Martyn, Rector |
- ↑ 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 232; Book 13; Folio 7; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Fore Street, Lifton, Devon
William Pelew, male, 48 [1792/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Christian Pelew, female, 47 [1793/4], not born in county
Eliza Pelew, female, 17 [1823/4], born in county
Susanna Pelew, female, 15 [1825/6], born in county
Elizabeth Pelew, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
Ann Pelew, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
Ellen Oliver, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
- ↑ 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 1883; Folio 88; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Gullytown 2, Beerferris, Devon
William Lith, head, married, male, 32 [1818/19], Lead Miner, b. Lewitton, Cornwall
Ann Lith, wife, married, female, 36 [1814/15], b. Lifton, Devon
Ellen Oliver Lith, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], at home, b. Lifton, Devon
William Henry Lith, son, male, 5 [1845/6], b. Lifton, Devon
Elizabeth Ann Lith, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Beerferris, Devon
Emma Lith, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Beerferris, Devon
Thomas Lith, brother, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Lead Miner, b. Lewitton, Cornwall
Although the surname here is reasonably clearly written 'Lith', the children called William, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy Ann) and Emma were all registered under the name 'Leigh' with their mother's maiden name given in the registrar's index as Oliver.
- ↑ 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 1547; Folio 47; Page 48, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Cottage, Beeralstone, Beerferris, Devon
Christopher Drake, head, married, male, 33 [1827/8], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Beerferris, Devon
Ellen Drake, wife, married, female, 24 [1836/7], b. Lifton, Devon
- ↑ 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 2142; Folio 5; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: Goldstreet, Beerferris, Devon
Chistopher [sic] Drake, head, married, male, 43 [1827/8], Ag[ricultural] la[bourer], b. Beerferris, Devon
Ellin [sic] Drake, wife, married, female, 31 [1839/40], Ag[ricultural] la[bourer']s wife, b. Lifton, Devon
Chistopher [sic] Drake, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
William Henry Drake, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
- ↑ 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 2215; Folio 34; Page 25, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: Frog S[ree]t, Bere Alstone, Bere Ferrers, Devon
Christ[ophe]r Drake, head, married, male, 51 [1829/30], Farm labor[e]r, b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
Ellen Drake, wife, married, female, 41 [1839/40], b. Lifton, Devon
Christ[ophe]r Drake, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Copper Miner, b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
William Drake, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], Copper Miner, b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
Emma L. Drake, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
- ↑ 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 1748; Folio 24; Page 23, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 25 Pepper Street, Beeralston, Beerferris
4 rooms occupied
Ellen Drake, head, widow, female, 49 [1841/2], Charwoman, employed, b. Lifton, Devon
William H. Drake, son, single, male, 27 [1863/4], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Beeralston, Devon
Emma L. Drake, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], b. Beeralston, Devon
- ↑ 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 2115; Folio 36; Page 5, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: Bedford Street, Berealston, Bere Ferrers, Devon
2 rooms occupied
Ellen Drake, head, married, female, 61 [1839/40], b. Lifton, Devon
William H. Drake, son, single, male, 37 [1863/4], Houseman on Farm, worker, b. Berealston, Devon
- ↑ 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 13064; Schedule 96, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: Bedford Street, Bere Alston, Bere Ferrers, Devon
Three rooms occupied
Ellen Drake, head, female, 73 [1837/8], widow, b. Lifton, Devon
Lily Williams, granddaughter, female, 15 [1895/6], single, General Servant (domestic), b. Bere Alston, Devon
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Ellen DRAKE, June Quarter 1928, Tavistock Registration District, Volume 5b, page 419, aged 90 [1837/8]
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