Emma's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1845 in the Kingsbridge Union district.[1] She is the daughter of Samuel Edgcombe and Avis Stumbles.
1851 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England[2]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgecombe
Head
Married
M
50
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
Avis Edgecombe
Wife
Married
F
42
Ag Lab
Thurlestone, Devonshire
George Edgecombe
Son
M
12
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
James Edgecombe
Son
M
12
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
Caroline Edgecombe
Daughter
F
7
Scholar
South Milton, Devonshire
Emma Edgecombe
Daughter
F
5
Scholar
South Milton, Devonshire
1861 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgecombe
Head
Married
M
59
Agricultural Labourer
South Milton, Devon
Aves Edgecombe
Wife
Married
F
51
Thurlestone, Devon
Caroline Edgecombe
Daughter
Unmarried
F
17
South Milton, Devon
Emma Edgecombe
Daughter
Unmarried
F
16
South Milton, Devon
Emma's marriage to Elias Witcombe Brampton was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1863 in the Plymouth district.[4]
1871 Census of England: London, St Martin in the Fields, London, England[5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Elens W Brampton
Head
M
41
Carman
Wells Somerset England
Emma Brampton
Wife
F
25
South Milton, Devon, England
Henrietta Brampton
Daughter
F
5
South Milton, Devon, England
Hannah A E Brampton
Daughter
F
4
London, Middlesex, England
Bertha J Brampton
Daughter
F
1
London, Middlesex, England
James F Brampton
Son
M
5/12
London, Middlesex, England
Elias died in 1875, and Emma did not remarry.
1881 Census of England: 68 Gt Tufton Street, St John the Evangelist, London, England[6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Emma Brompton
Head
Widowed
F
36
Charwoman
South Milton, Devon, England
James Brompton
Son
M
10
St Martins, Middlesex, England
Harris Brompton
Son
M
8
St Johns, Middlesex, England
1891 Census of England: Lambeth, London, England[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Emma Brampton
Head
F
45
Char Woman
South Milton, Devon, England
Berth Brampton
Daughter
F
21
Hood maker
St Martins
Harris Brampton
Son
M
18
Carman
St Johns; Westminster
1901 Census of England and Wales: Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom[8]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Emma Brampton
Head
Widowed
F
55
Charwoman
South Milton, Devonshire
Henrietta Brampton
Daughter
Single
F
35
Tailoress
South Milton, Devonshire
Bertha J Brampton
Daughter
Single
F
31
Tailoress
St Martin'S In The Fields, London
Emma's death (age 63) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1908 in the St George Hanover Square district.[9]
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Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 10 November 2022)
Edgcombe, Emma (Mother's maiden name: Stumbles). GRO Reference: 1845 Jul-Aug-Sep in Kingsbridge Union Volume 09 Page 367.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing South Milton, Devon, England, p. 17; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: SGBR-Q3X (accessed 10 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
Emma Edgecombe (5) daughter, Scholar, in household of Samuel Edgecombe (50) in South Milton in Kingsbridge registration district in Devon, England. Born in South Milton, Devonshire.
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: M7TX-9LD (accessed 10 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
Emma Edgecombe (16), unmarried daughter, in household of Samuel Edgecombe (59) in South Milton in Kingsbridge registration district in Devon, England. Born in South Milton, Devon.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 10 November 2022)
Edgcombe, Emma. GRO Reference: 1863 Apr-May-Jun in Plymouth Volume 5B Page 538.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 359; Folio: 24; Page: 19; GSU roll: 824610; ED, institution, or vessel: 8; Household schedule number: 172 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #11690375 (accessed 10 November 2022)
Emma Brampton (25), wife, in household of Elens W Brampton (41) in London, St Martin in the Fields in Strand registration district in London, England. Born in South Milton, Devon, England.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 111; Folio: 32; Page: 58; GSU roll: 1341025; ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #13578885 (accessed 10 November 2022)
Emma Brompton (36), widowed, Charwoman, head of household at 68 Gt Tufton Street, St John the Evangelist in St George Hanover Square registration district in London, England. Born in South Milton, Devon, England.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 394; Folio: 111; Page: 30; GSU roll: 6095504 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #7026623 (accessed 10 November 2022)
Emma Brampton (45) head of household in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in South Milton, Devon, England.
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Lambeth Church First subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: X9H6-FJD (accessed 10 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
Emma Brampton (55), widowed, Charwoman, head of household in Lambeth registration district in London, England. Born in South Milton, Devonshire.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 10 November 2022)
Brampton, Emma (Age at death: 63). GRO Reference: 1908 Apr-May-Jun in St George Hanover Square Volume 01A Page 280.
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