Eliza Minerva Brooks (abt. 1831 - abt. 1908)

Born about 1831 in London, England

Wife of Edward Henry Ellen — married 13 Jan 1853 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 21 Mar 1908 at about age 77 in Greater London, Kent, England

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Biography

Although baptized at the parish church in West Hackney, Middlesex on April 30, 1837 at same time as her brother Charles Theodosius, Eliza was likely born about 1830 at Mile End to Charles & Augusta Brooks, residing at Hertford Cottages.^[1][2]

She married Edward H. Ellen in Hackney, on January 13, 1853.^[3]

Eliza died at her residence "The Bungalow" at North Cray, Kent on March 21, 1908 of cerebral congestion, with which she suffered a month and a half, and cerebral haemorrhage and heart failure.^[4]

She was buried at St. John the Baptist in Erith, Kent on March 25, 1908. She left her estate, valued at £1565 8s. 6d. to her unmarried daughters.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Reference Number: P79/wh/002, baptism, Eliza M. and Charles T Brooks; Ancestry.com, London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Hackney, Hackney, 1832-1860
2. ↑ The National Archives of the UK, 1851 Census Returns of England and Wales (Public Record Office), Thomas Uzielli household, Class: HO107; Piece: 1505; Folio: 590; Page: 34; GSU roll: 87839.
3. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts, Church of England Parish Registers, Saint John At Hackney, P79/JN1, Item 072, marriage, Ellen/Brooks; Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Hackney, St. John, Hackney, 1847-1854.
4. ↑ UK, General Register Office, death certificate, Eliza Minerva Ellen.
5. ↑ Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, Bexley Parish Registers, burial, Eliza Ellen, Reference Number: PA137/1/E/6.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Wills and Probate, 1858 to 1996, 1908, will of Eliza Minerva Ellen.