Lucy Elizabeth (Blomfield) Bather (1830 - 1864)

Born 31 Mar 1830 in Fulham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Henry Bather — married 29 Aug 1861 (to 2 Nov 1870) in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 5 Sep 1864 at age 34 in Meole Brace, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Lucy Elizabeth (Blomfield) Bather was an English writer for children, known as 'Aunt Lucy'.

Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield was born 31 Mar 1830 at Fulham Palace in Fulham, London, England to Charles James Blomfield, the bishop of London, and his wife Dorothy (Cox) Blomfield.

Lucy's education, like that of her brothers and sisters, was watched, and to some extent conducted, by their father, and she learned something of the classical languages.

In 1841 Lucey Blomfield (age 11) and her sister Isabella (16-20) lived at Kemp Town in Brighton, Sussex - possibly at a school.^[1] Her parents and a few siblings were living at Bishop London Place in Fulham.

In 1851 Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield (age 20) lived at St James Square in Saint James Westminster with her father Charles James (64, Bishop of London), mother Dorathy (58), and four siblings: Francis (23, Student at Law), Arthur Wm (22, Studying in an Architects Office), Charles F (19, Articled to a Solicitor), and Dorothy Esther (15), as well as numerous servants.^[2]

Lucy's father passed away on 5 Aug 1857.

In 1861 Lucy E Blomfield (age 30) lived at Lansdowne Place in Richmond, Surrey with her mother Dorothy (68, Fundholder), two siblings: Henry (35, Commander RN 1/2 Pay) and Dorothy (25), two visitors: John Cox (70, Rector of Fairstead Essey) and Sarah Baston (37, Invalid Nurse), and six servants: John Hamer (44, Baker), Elizabeth M Barlow (33, Cook), Betsy Anthony (30, Ladys Maid), Mary Briston (28, Housemaid), Elizabeth Warren (20, Kitchen Maid), and William Haviland (15, Page).^[3]

L.E.B. aka 'Aunt Lucy' published "Footprints on the Sands of Time: Biographies for Young People" in 1860 - it was dedicated to her nephews and nieces.^[4]

Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield (age 31, daughter of Charles James Blomfield) married Arthur Henry Bather of Meole Brace, Shropshire (age 31, son of John Bather) on 29 Aug 1861 in Richmond.^[5] The marriage was registered in Richmond in the third quarter of the year.^[6]

Lucy and Arthur had one son: the palaeontologist, geologist and malacologist Francis Arthur Bather (1863-1934).

Lucy Elizabeth Bather passed away on 5 Sep 1864 at The Hall, Meole Brace, near Shrewsbury, after a short illness. Her death was registered in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of the year.^[7]

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Elizabeth_Bather

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7S8-C6J : 13 December 2017), Lucey Blomfield in household of Franes Scott, Brighton, Sussex, England; 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.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNX-MHX : 29 July 2017), Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield in household of Charles James Blomfield, Saint James Westminster, Middlesex, England; citing Saint James Westminster, Middlesex, England, p. 52, 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.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-QFDR : 12 December 2017), Lucy E Blomfield in household of Dorothy Blomfield, Richmond, Surrey, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ L.E.B. "Footprints on the Sands of Time: Biographies for Young People." Oxford & London: J.H. and Jas. Parker. 1860. Full book available online: https://books.google.ca/books?id=_m4DAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJMH-CFK : 10 February 2018), Arthur Henry Bather and Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield, 29 Aug 1861; citing Richmond, Surrey, England, reference 17, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,262,066.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DWG-GVJ : 13 December 2014), Lucy Elizabeth Blomfield, 1861; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 3, vol. 2A, p. 345, Richmond (Surrey), Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NG6-WDZ : 31 December 2014), Lucy Elizabeth Bather, 1864; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.