Her birth was registered in Towcester in the third quarter of 1857
[1]She was baptised at St Lawrence, Towcester on 30th August of that year.
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Residence
In 1871, aged 14, she appears on the census with her father, now a widower . Her name is recorded as Lizzie. Her 4 year old sister is named Annie Bliss
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Marriage and Children
In August 1876, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter, Kate Ellen Bliss. Kate was baptised on 4th March 1877 . Kate died and was buried in Towcester on 13th October at the age of 14 months [4]
She married Charles Levi Dunkley on Christmas day 1878[5]
Elizabeth gave birth to fifteen more children of whom 12 were still living at the time of the 1911 census.
Death and Burial
Elizabeth died on June 18th 1927 and was buried on 21st June in Towcester cemetery [6]
Sources
↑ BLISS, ANN ELIZABETH mothers maiden name WILLOUGHBY
GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in TOWCESTER Volume 03B Page 20
↑ 30 Aug 1857, dau of George Bliss and Matilda. Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Bishops Transcripts .
Ann Elizabeth , 30th August 1857, daughter of George & Elizabeth Bliss, Towcester, Shoemaker
↑ Baptismal and Burial registers, Towcester, Northamptonshire Records Office
↑ Dec 25 1878, Charles Levi Dunkley age 20 Bachelor labourer Towcester Annie Elizabeth Bliss age 21 Spinster Towcester By Banns Fathers Newman Dunkley Pedlar George Bliss Shoemaker Witness Thomas Eales Sarah Eales (all signed with x
↑ Dunkley, Elizabeth Ann; 1927. Description: "Wife of Charles Dunkley. " Died on June 18th 1927 aged [illegible] years. Buried on June 21st 1927 in plot I-64 The body came from Towcester. Source:- Towcester cemetery records, Ref. 3, Page 24, Number 1769
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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