Elizabeth Anna (Rowe) Robbins (abt. 1860 - 1954)

Born about May 1860 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Wellington — married before 31 Mar 1883 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Wife of Frederick William Robbins — married before 31 Dec 1912 in Cardiff,Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1954 at about age 93 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

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Elizabeth (Rowe) Robbins was born in England.

Biography

Birth

Elizabeth Anna Rowe, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Slee) Rowe, was born about May 1860 at Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England^[1].

1861-1901 Census

In the 1861 Census, Elizabeth is aged 11 months, living with her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth, at Lower Farthings, Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England^[1].

By the time of the 1871 Census, the Rowe family have been living at Ilfracombe for at least six years. They are living at 24, Fore Street, Ilfracombe, Devon, England where Thomas has started up in business as a Donkey Chair Proprietor providing visitors rides along the sea front. Elizabeth A. has a younger brother, William, born about 1864 in Ilfracombe.^[2].

In the 1881 Census, Elizabeth, still living at home with her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth, is running a Refreshment Room, while her brother, William, is the Donkey Chair Driver. They have moved from 24 to 53, Fore Street in Ilfracombe and Thomas is now a Bath Chair Proprietor^[3].

Marriage

Elizabeth, aged 22, married George Wellington between January 1883 and March 1883 at Ilfracombe, Devon, England^[4]. They had four children: Beatrice Emily^[5], George William, Minnie Florence and Ivy Joyce^[6].

Elizabeth became a widow, when George died at Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales in the fourth quarter of 1898^[7].

1901-1911 Census

In the 1901 Census, Elizabeth Wellington was living at 23, Comet Street, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales with her children, George (11), Minnie F. (8) and Ivy J.(3)^[6].

At the time of the 1911 Census, Elizabeth, with her children, Minnie and Ivy, is residing at 18, Eldon Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Also in the house are Sophia Hodges and Frederick Robbins - a Warehouseman in Wholesale Drapery from Ilfracombe^[8].

Marriage

In the last quarter of 1912, Elizabeth married Frederick William Robbins (born in Ilfracombe, Devon England about 1867)^[8] in Cardiff^[9].

Death

Elizabeth Robbins died on 10 February 1954, aged 93 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales^[10]

Probate

Probate was granted at the Llandaff Registry on 8 March 1954 to Ivy Joyce Wellington, spinster; Amount:£710^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1861 England Census: Class: RG 9; Piece: 1471; Folio: 34; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542818; Enumeration District : 4. Repository: #24. Transcription
2. ↑ 1871 England Census: Class: RG10; Piece: 2187; Folio: 82; Page: 18; GSU roll: 834860; Enumeration District : 5. Repository: #24. Transcription
3. ↑ 1881 England Census: Class: RG11; Piece: 2247; Folio: 53; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341541; Enumeration District : 3. Repository: #24. Transcription
4. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915. District:Barnstaple; Vol:5b; Page:727. Repository:#24.
5. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1915. District:Barnstaple; Vol:5b; Page:484. Repository: #24
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1901 Wales Census: Class:RG13; Piece: 4980; Folio: 45; Page: 12; Enumeration District : 20. Repository: #24. Transcription
7. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915. District:Cardiff; Vol:11a; Page:185. Repository: #24
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} 1911 Wales Census: Class: RG14; Piece: 32137; Schedule Number: 501; Enumeration District : 05. Repository: #24. Transcription.
9. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915. District:Cardiff; Vol:11a; Page:969. Repository: #24.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Repository: #24.

Repositories

• 24: ancestry.co.uk

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by John Slee by reference to WEBTREES Page: http://www.sleebooth.co.uk/individual.php?pid=I4833&ged=sleebooth.ged