Person:Emma Roberts (17)

Emma Annie Roberts was born on 13th May 1831 and baptised the following month at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, daughter of Anne Roberts, formerly Barker, and her husband John Wall Roberts, a mercer and smock and frock manufacturer. The 1841 census finds Emma living with her father, siblings and two servants on Holywell Street in Chesterfield; her mother appears to have been away from home on census night.

Emma's parents died in quick succession in 1844, when Emma was only thirteen years old. Emma's father died on 16th August 1844 in Chesterfield, and her mother died on 22nd September 1844 at Matlock Bath.

By the time of the 1851 census, Emma was working as a governess in the household of Joseph Hamilton Beattie, who was locomotive engineer for the London and South Western Railway. They lived at 11 Lawn Place in Lambeth, in the southern suburbs of London.

On 31st March 1853, aged 21, Emma married Augustus Frederick Timothy, a wharfinger (harbourmaster) from London. They married back in her native Chesterfield, and three of the four witnesses to their marriage appear to have all been Emma's siblings.

By 1854 Emma had returned to the London area. On 24th March 1854 Emma was baptised again, alongside her brother James and sister Mary at St James's church in Bermondsey.

Emma and Augustus had one child, a boy called Percy Augustus born in the Bermondsey area in 1857. The 1861 census finds Augustus and a cook living at 2 Kidbrooke Cottages in Kidbrooke in Kent, in the south-eastern suburbs of London. Emma and her son Percy were not at home on census night; they were staying with Emma's sisters back in Chesterfield.

Emma returned to Kidbrooke. She died at home at Kidbrooke Cottage on 2nd January 1864, aged 32. She was buried back in Chesterfield six days later. Augustus survived her by seventeen years and remarried in 1865.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. St. Mary and All Saints Church (Chesterfield, Derbyshire), and Church of England. Parish Church of Calow (Derbyshire). Parish registers for St. Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield, 1558-1971. (Matlock: Derbyshire Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Chesterfield in the County of Derby in the Year 1831
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   872	June 3rd	Emma Anne	John Wall & Anne	Roberts	Brampton	Mercer	T. Hill, Vicar

   Although Emma's middle name is here given as "Anne", when she married she signed it as "Annie".

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 194; Book 1; Folio 57; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Holywell Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
   Jo[h]n Roberts, male, 45 [1796-1801], Smock M[anufacturer], born in county
   W[illia]m Roberts, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Mary Roberts, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Emma Roberts, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Clara Roberts, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   George Roberts, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Lockitt Roberts, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Walter Roberts, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Mary Heath, female, 25 [1811-16], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Mary Fryer, female, 20 [1816-21] F[emale] S[ervant], born in county

3.   Derbyshire Courier, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 3, Sat 17 Aug 1844.

   Page 3
   DEATHS.
   At Chesterfield, early yesterday (Friday) morning, aged 46, Mr. J.W. Roberts, smock-frock manufacturer.

4.   Derbyshire Courier, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 3, Sat 28 Sep 1844.

   DEATHS.
   At Matlock Bath, on Sunday morning last, Mrs. Roberts, widow of the late Mr. J.W. Roberts, of Chesterfield.

5. ↑ 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 1573; Folio 349; Page 14, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 11 Lawn Place, South Lambeth, Lambeth, Surrey
   Joseph H. Beattie, head, married, male, 46 [1804/5], Civil Engineer, b. Ireland
   Elenor Beattie, wife, married, female, 36 [1814/15], b. Liverpool
   Elenor Beattie, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar at home, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Frances A. Beattie, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], Scholar at home, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Eliza J. Beattie, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], Scholar at homes, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Letitia Louisa Beattie, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Scholar at home, b. Lambeth, Surrey
   John G. Beattie, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Lambeth, Surrey
   Emma Roberts, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], Governess, b. Chesterfield
   Charlotte Reed, servant, female, 19 [1831/2], Servant, b. Walworth, Surrey
   Elizabeth Jones, servant, female, 22 [1828/9], Servant, b. Queensborough, Kent

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Baptisms register, in Bermondsey, London, England. St. James Church, Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Bermondsey (St James's Church) in the County of Surrey in the Year 1854
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   2042 Born May 13 1832	March 24th	Emma Annie	John Wall & Ann	Roberts	Chesterfield Derbyshire	Manufacturer	R.N. Duguid Brown, Incumbent

   Baptised alongside sister Mary Elizabeth and brother James. As Emma's first baptism had been on 3rd June 1831, it is considered the date of birth quoted must be wrong. It is assumed that the day and month are accurate but the year incorrect.

7. ↑ 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 2528; Folio 18; Page 30, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Mason's Yard, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
   Mary Roberts, head, unmarried, female, 31 [1829/30], School Mistress, b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire
   Clara Roberts, sister, unmarried, female, 28 [1832/3], School Mistress, b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire
   Emma Timothy, visitor, married, female, 29 [1831/2], Independant [sic], b. Chesterfield, Derbyshire
   Percy Timothy, nephew, unmarried, male, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Bermondsey, Surrey
   Harriet Gent, servant, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], House Maid, b. Lynn, Norfolk
   Kate Twelves, servant, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], House Servant, b. Whatton, Derbyshire

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

   d. Emma Annie TIMOTHY, March Quarter 1864, Lewisham Registration District, Volume 1d, page 651, aged 32 [1831/2]

9. ↑ Express (London), in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 5 Jan 1864.

   DEATHS.
   TIMOTHY. - January 2, at Kidbrooke Cottage, Lee-road, Blackheath, Emma Annie, wife of Mr. A.F. Timothy, aged 34.

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Holy Trinity Church (Chesterfield, Derbyshire). Parish registers for Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield, 1838-1940. (Matlock: Derbyshire Record Office).

    BURIALS in the Parish of Chesterfield & District of Trinity Church in the County of Derby in the Year 1863 [sic]
    '	'Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    2053	Emma Annie Timothy	London or Lee in the County of Kent	January 8th	33 years	Alexander Poole, Incumbent

    Although the page heading says 1863, the entries on the previous page are for December 1863 and January 1864, suggesting the 1863 on this page is a clerical error.