Eliza (Watkins) Piper (abt. 1869)

Born about 1869 in Staffordshire, England

Wife of William Henry Piper — married 1887 in Stockton, County Durham, England

Descendants

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Biography

"Norman Victor's connection to Staffordshire can be traced to his father, William Henry Piper. He was born in Silverdale in 1866, and worked for most of his life in an iron foundry. He relocated from Staffordshire to Thornaby, near Middlesbrough, with his wife Eliza Watkins, whom he married in Durham in 1887."^[1]

Marriage

The marriage between William Henry Piper and Eliza Watkins was registered in the Stockton district in the last quarter of 1887. ^[2]

1891 Census

The Piper family was living at 1, Lowe Street, Thornaby in 1891. ^[3]

• William Piper Head Married Male 24 1867 Iron worker Silverdale, Staffordshire, England
• Eliza Piper Wife Married Female 22 1869 - Turnstell [Tunstall?]. Staffordshire, England
• Ernest Piper Son - Male 3 1888 - South Stockton, Yorkshire, England
• William H Piper Son - Male 0 1891 - South Stockton, Yorkshire, England
• Ada Piper Sister Single Female 18 1873 - Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435159/Family-Detective.html
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYL-Y6V : 13 December 2014), William Henry Piper, 1887; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1887, quarter 4, vol. 10A, p. 493, Durham, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Census for England and Wales from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing RG12/4019 Folio 44 p23. Accessed 27 Aug 2023.