Born in Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Scrimshaw
and Anne (Holmes) Scrimshaw
Sister of
Mary Ann Scrimshaw [half], John Scrimshaw [half], John Scrimshaw [half], Robert Edward Scrimshaw, Joseph Scrimshaw, Anne Mary Scrimshaw, Sarah Scrimshaw, Rebecca Scrimshaw, Edward Scrimshaw and Edward Scrimshaw
Wife of
John Torry
— married
1839 in Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Wife of
George Knowles
— married
1849 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Died
at about age 54
in Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2018
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1820. She was the daughter of Edward Scrimshaw and Anne Holmes. [1]
She passed away in 1874.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLB9-45YK : 17 March 2018), Elizabeth Scrimshaw, 30 Jan 1820; citing Birth, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,358,000.
- England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 , database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WF2-J82M : 2 February 2021), Elizabeth Scrimshaw in entry for John Torry, 15 Aug 1839; citing Marriage, Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Hrvatskog Drzavnog Arhiva (Croatia State Archives), Zagreb.
- "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSR-3H5 : 13 December 2014), Elizabeth Torry, 1849; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 3, vol. 14, p. 828, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGB8-GG1 : 8 November 2019), Elizabeth Knowles in household of George Knowles, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 1, 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.
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