Eleanor Upton aka Ellen Elizabeth Upton was born in 1836 in Ardingly, Sussex, England to Isaac Upton and Sarah (Isted) Upton. Eleanor Upton was christened on 1 Jan 1837 in Cuckfield, Sussex.[1]
In 1841 Ellen Upton (age 4) lived at Noldrid Cottage in Ardingly with her father Isaac (40-44), mother Sarah (35-39), and five siblings: Eliza (11), Mary (9), William (6), Benjamin (2), and George (0), as well as two others: John Filmer (55-59) and William Chapman (30-34).[2]
In 1851 Eleneor Uptin (age 14) lived in Ardingly with her father Isaac (50, Ag Lab), mother Sarah (49), and three siblings: Benjamin (12), Sarah (6), and Isaac (4).[3]
Ellen Upton (age 22, daughter of Isaac Upton, Labourer) married Friend Upton (age 24, Seaman, son of Thomas Upton, Labourer) on 27 Dec 1858 at the parish church in Ardingly.[4] The marriage was registered in Cuckfield in the last quarter of the year.[5] [Friend Upton AKA Frederick Friend Upton]
Ellen and Friend immigrated to Australia before 1860. They had at least seven children, all born in Victoria, Australia:
Ellen's husband Fredk Friend Upton passed away in 1891 in Mt Prospect, Victoria, aged 57 years - his father was Thos Upton and his mother was Fanny.[6]
Ellen Upton passed away in 1925 in Mount Prospect, aged 89 years - the informant did not know her parent's names.[7]
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1FY-L4B : 11 February 2018, Isaac Upton in entry for Eleanor Upton, ); citing item 3 p 20, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,142,087.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SV-JPJ : 25 May 2019), Ellen Upton in household of Isaac Upton, Ardingly, Sussex, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJF-VBL : 9 November 2019), Eleneor Uptin in household of Isacc Uptin, Ardingly Sussex, Sussex, England; citing Ardingly Sussex, Sussex, England, p. 6, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D7D-RFB : 13 December 2014), Ellen Upton, 1858; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1858, quarter 4, vol. 2B, p. 218, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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