Louisa Steinmetz Boyd (1833 - 1911)

Born 25 Dec 1833 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 24 May 1911 at age 77 in England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Louisa was born in 1833. She was the daughter of William Boyd and Mary Steinmetz.

Christening Date: 7 February 1834

Christening Place: St Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England^[1]

Two of her siblings died young. Her father in 1838 at the age of 38.

In 1841 she was living with her mother and five siblings in St John Hackney, Middlesex.

Sadly her mother passed away four years later, in 1845 at the age of 40.

Louisa appears to have lived with her brother Henry, who was a Vicar, for most of her adult life.

In 1871 she was recorded as a lodger in Henry's household. She was aged 37. They lived in Shanklin, Hampshire, England.

By 1891 Louisa and Henry were living in Nightingale Lane, Wanstead, Essex.

Occupation: Living On Her Own Means

In 1901 Louisa was living at the same address, aged 67, single and Living on Own Means.

Louisa passed away in 1911 at the age of about 77, unmarried.^[2]

Last Address: 100 Divinity Road, Oxfordshire, England

Probate:

Event Date: 15 June 1911

Event Place (Original): Oxford, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 May 1911

Beneficiary's Name: Reverend Henry Boyd DD (her brother)

Second Beneficiary's Name: Charles Wilfrid Blaxland, Solicitor^[3]

Effects: £33,356, 2s. 7d.

Burial

27 May 1911 - St. Mary the Virgin With Christ Church, Wanstead, Essex, England^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLNY-HQH : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa Steinmetz Boyd, 07 Feb 1834; citing St Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 396,213.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NR2-L4Y : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa S Boyd, 1911; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
3. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 April 2020. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLC-DZLM
4. ↑ Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers Ancestry.com. Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

• http://www.tolliss.com/webtrees/individual.php?pid=I5723&ged=Tolliss

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210874078/louisa-steinmetz-boyd), memorial page for Louisa Steinmetz Boyd (25 Dec 1833–24 May 1911), Find a Grave Memorial no. 210874078, citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Wanstead, London Borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Linda Prole (contributor 49254308)

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJ8-JSW : 30 October 2015), Louisa Boyd in household of Mary Boyd, St John Hackney, Middlesex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7C6-VH6 : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa S Boyd in household of Henry Boyd, Probus, Cornwall, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDP-XDD : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa S Boyd in entry for Henry Boyd, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL1D-BZM : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa S Boyd, Wanstead, Essex, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9NP-KP4 : accessed 10 March 2016), Louisa Boyd, Wanstead, Essex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"