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Elizabeth (Burlington) Meldrum (1795 - 1880)

Elizabeth Meldrum formerly Burlington aka Burlisson, Burlinson
Born in Yarm, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 26 Dec 1814 in Sunderland, County Durham, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at about age 85 in Hartlepool, County Durham, Englandmap
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Biography

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Elizabeth (Burlington) Meldrum was born in Yorkshire, England.

Baptism

On 10 Apr 1795, Elizabeth Burlisson daughter of Dorothy Burlisson was baptised at Yarm in the North Riding of Yorkshire. [1]

Marriage

On 26 Dec 1814 Robert Meldrum (of this parish) married Elizabeth Burlinson (of this parish), by banns at Sunderland, Holy Trinity. Witnesses: Richard Stephenson; Robert Simpson. [2]

1841 Census

The Meldrums were living at Sunderland - Silver Street in 1841. [3]

  • Robert Meldrum, 50, shoemaker, born in County Durham
  • Elizabeth Meldrum, 45, born in County Durham
  • Thomas Meldrum, 15, born in County Durham
  • James Meldrum, 13, born in County Durham
  • Henry Meldrum, 10, born in County Durham
  • Burlinson Meldrum, 8, born in County Durham

1851 Census

The Meldrums were living at Sunderland, Back Lawson(?) Street in 1851. [4]

  • Robert Meldrum, head, married, 49, shoemaker, born in Sunderland, County Durham
  • Elizabeth Meldrum, wife, married, 55, born in Yarm, Yorkshire
  • John Meldrum, son (head), married, 35, master mariner, born in Sunderland, County Durham [Note: enumerated as Head.]
  • Thomas Meldrum, son, unmarried, 23, mariner, born in Sunderland, County Durham
  • Henry Meldrum, son, unmarried, 19, mariner, born in Sunderland, County Durham
  • Burlinson Meldrum, son, unmarried, 18, nautical instrument maker, born in Sunderland, County Durham

1861 Census

Robert and Elizabeth were living at Tees Street, Sunderland in 1861. [5]

  • MELDRUM Robert Head M M 69 Shoemaker Durham Sunderland
  • MELDRUM Elizabeth Wife M F 65 Yorkshire Yarm

Burial

On 15 Jan 1880 Elizabeth Meldrum, of [blank abode], age: 84, widow, died at the Union Workhouse in Hartlepool and was buried at Old Cemetery (a.k.a. Spion Kop, Borough, or Hart Warren). [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66BG-FPYJ : 23 February 2022), Elizabeth Burlisson, 1795.
  2. ↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Robert Meldrum and Elizabeth Burlinson. Date: 27 Mar 1820. Location: Sunderland, Holy Trinity. Accessed 7 Apr 2023.
  3. ↑ Census for England and Wales 1841 from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing HO107/321/4, Folio 4, Page 3. Accessed 7 Apr 2023.
  4. ↑ Census for England and Wales 1851 from The National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing HO107/2397, Folio 9, Page 10. Accessed 7 Apr 2023.
  5. ↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902f4e1e9379091b106bd86 : viewed 7 Apr 2023), Robert MELDRUM, 50, Tees Street, Durham, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3777, Folio 6, Page 6, Schedule 60, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  6. ↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Elizabeth Meldrum. Date: 15 Jan 1880. Location: Hartlepool. Accessed 7 Apr 2023.




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