Elizabeth (Frith) Eaton (abt. 1805 - abt. 1872)

Born about 1805 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Henry Eaton — married 19 Aug 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1872 at about age 67 in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

Elizabeth "Betty" Frith was born in about 1805, probably in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.

• According to the 1841 census she was born in Staffordshire, and the 1851 & 1861 censuses have her birthplace as Newcastle under Lyme. The 1871 census has her birthplace as Wales, but this may just be an error.

Betty Frith married Henry Eaton on 19 Aug 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire.^[1][2]

Betty and Henry had nine children:

1. Ann (Eaton) Dodd (1833-1936)
2. John Eaton (1835-1909)
3. Edward Eaton (1837-)
4. Sarah Eaton (1839-1839)
5. Thomas Eaton (1839-1839)
6. Henry Eaton (1841-)
7. William Eaton (1844-1845)
8. Charles Eaton (1846-)
9. Martha Eaton (1851-1851)

In 1841 Betsey Eaton (age 30-34) lived at Ireland in Newcastle under Lyme with her husband Henry (30-34) and three sons: John (5), Edward (3), and Henry (0), as well as Emma Wade (10).^[3]

In 1851 Bettey Eaton (age 46) lived at Ireland in Newcastle under Lyme with her husband Henry (45, Journeyman Hatter) and three sons: Edward (14, At Home), Henry (11, Scholar), and Charles (5, Scholar), as well as lodger Philip Pye (26, Journeyman Shoemaker).^[4]

In 1861 Elizabeth Eaton (age 55, Keeper of Eating House) lived at Bridge Street in Newcastle under Lyme with her husband Henry (54, Gardener & Seedsman), two sons: Henry (19, Gardener) and Charles (14, Brickmakers Labourer), servant Mary A Gibson (14, House Servant), and two lodgers: George Henshall (55, Butcher) and Thomas Henshall (22, Butcher).^[5]

In 1871 Betty Eaton (age 67, Annuitant) lived in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire with her son Edward (33, Greengrocer), daughter-in-law Elizabeth (27, Greengrocer), five grandchildren: Elizabeth Ann (8, Scholar), Betty (7, Scholar), Edward (5, Scholar), Phoebe (2, Scholar), and Henry (0), servant John Moulton (13, Errand Boy), and boarder Catherine Morriss (51, Washerwoman).^[6] Betty's marital status is married, but her husband has not been located on this census.

She is probably the Betty Eaton, aged 67 years, whose death was registered in Nantwich, Cheshire [the registration district for Monks Coppenhall] in the third quarter of 1872.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJRH-946 : 13 March 2020), Betty Frith in entry for Henry Eaton, 1832.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF85-5Q8 : 13 March 2020), Betty Frith in entry for Henry Caten, 1832.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRY-XBS : 23 May 2019), Betsey Eaton in household of Henry Eaton, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLR-KZW : 9 November 2019), Bettey Eaton in household of Henry Eaton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England; citing Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71G-R44 : 3 March 2021), Elizabeth Eaton in household of Henry Eaton, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJP-T2Z : 27 June 2022), Betty Eaton in entry for Edward Eaton, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JTQ-VPQ : 31 December 2014), Betty Eaton, 1872; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.