Emma Jane (Hanley) Neal (1856 - 1947)

Born 1856 in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Neal — married 10 Oct 1882 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1947 at about age 91 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Emma Jane Hanley was born in 1856 in Faversham, Kent, England to Thomas Hanley and Betsy (Young) Hanley. Her birth was registered in Faversham in the third quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Young.^[1]

Emma Jane Hanley, daughter of Thomas, a cooper, & Betsey, was christened on 19 Apr 1857 at St Botolph in Northfleet, Kent.^[2]

In 1861 Emma Hanley (age 4) lived at Stone Bridge in Northfleet with her father Thomas (29, Cooper), mother Betsey (29), and sister Susanna M (1).^[3]

In 1871 Emma Hanley (age 14, Servant) lived at 127 Kent St in Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire in the household of her employer William Boulton (52, Fish Curer Empl 1 Man 2 Boys) - also in the household were William's wife and four sons.^[4] Emma's family lived at 13 Bath St in Great Grimsby: father Thomas (39, Cooper), three siblings: Susannah (11, Scholar), Elizabeth A (9, Scholar), and Thomas W (7, Scholar), and grandfather William Hanley (75, Ship Carpenter).

Unable to locate Emma on the 1881 census.

Emma Jane Hanley (age 26, spinster, residing at 51 Rendal Street in Grimsby, daughter of Thomas Hanley, cooper) and Charles Neal (age 26, bachelor, mariner, residing at 86 Chapman Street in Grimsby, son of Stephen Neal, pilot) were married on 10 Oct 1882 at St James in Grimsby - the witnesses were Scupholm Hufton & Susannah Hanley.^[5][6] The marriage was registered in Caistor, Lincolnshire in the last quarter of the year.^[7]

Emma and Charles had six children:

1. Charles Neal (1884-1885)
2. Stephen Neal (1886-)
3. May (Neal) Crowe (1888-1946)
4. Susie Neal (1890-)
5. Charles Neal (1891-1891)
6. Charles Neal (1892-)

In 1891 Emma J Neal (age 34) lived in Great Grimsby with her husband Charles (34, Mariner) and three children: Stephen (4), May (3), and Susannah (1).^[8]

Emma's husband passed away in 1892.

In 1901 Emma Jane Neal (age 43, Letter of Apartments) lived at Hainton Street in Clee, Lincolnshire with three of her children: Stephen (14, Pupil Teacher), Mary[May] (12), and Lucy[Susie] (10), as well as her sister Susan Hanley (41).^[9] Emma's other son, Charles (8, Merchant Sailor's Child), was living in Sculcoates, Yorkshire (there was a large home/school for the children of deceased seamen there).

In 1911 Emma Jane Neal (age 52) lived in Clee with her four children: Stephen (24, Assistant Schoolmaster), Charles (18, Fish Salesman), May (22, Dressmaker), and Susie (20, Milliner), sister Susannah Hanley (50), and two boarders: Kitty May (23, Sorting Clerk Telegraphist) and Osbet Mordant Burrows (19, Bank Clerk).^[10]

In 1921 Emma Jane Neal (age 63) lived in Clee with her son Charles (29) and two others: Oscar W Malmbrick (22) and Hans Rosland (23).^[11]

In 1939 Emma J Neal (born in 1856) lived at 2 Sunny Corner in Grimsby with Grace Batley (1876).^[12]

Emma J Neal passed away in 1947, aged 90 years. Her death was registered in Grimsby in the first quarter of the year.^[13] She is buried at Scartho Road Cemetery in Grimsby.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2653-JTP : 1 October 2014), Emma Jane Hanley, 1856; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Faversham, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ Kent : Northfleet : St Botolph : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/589d64b9f493fde77fdfdb80 : viewed 15 Jan 2024) baptism Emma Jane Hanley 19 Apr 1857
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-4RXC : 3 March 2021), Emma Hanley in household of Thomas Hanley, Northfleet, Kent, 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. [rest of household: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-4RTR]
4. ↑ "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/590398e3e9379091b1541609 : viewed 15 Jan 2024), Emma HANLEY in household of William BOULTON, 127, Kent St, Lincolnshire, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/3413, Folio 61, Page 24, Schedule 120, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Lincolnshire : Grimsby : St James : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a248280f493fd77fd55706c : viewed 15 Jan 2024) marriage Charles Neal to Emma Jane Hanley 10 Oct 1882
6. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVHC-76P : 13 March 2020), Emma Jane Hanley in entry for Charles Neal, 1882.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DT2-X64 : 13 December 2014), Emma Jane Hanley, 1882; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1882, quarter 4, vol. 7A, p. 1211, Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WTTL-CW2 : Thu Jan 11 12:28:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Neal and Emma J Neal, 1891.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDD-4NK : 21 May 2019), Emma Jane Neal, Clee, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Great Grimsby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7YJ-GQM : 29 March 2022), Emma Jane Neal, Clee, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "1921 Census Of England & Wales" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1921-census-of-england-and-wales) Searched for Emma Neal born c1856, then searched for anyone in the same parish with her as a household member [basic search results can be viewed with a free account]
12. ↑ "1939 Register" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1939-register) Searched for Emma Neal born c1856, then searched in the same borough/district with keywords '2 Sunny Corner, Grimsby'.
13. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCQ-P9DW : 4 September 2014), Emma J Neal, 1947; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144277812/emma-neal: accessed 15 January 2024), memorial page for Emma Neal (1856–1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144277812, citing Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England; Maintained by Susanna Parrish Gullickson (contributor 46929622).