Louisa (Croft) Ellis (1870 - 1947)

Born 20 Jul 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Ellis — married 1894 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1947 at about age 76 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Louisa Croft was born on 20 Jul 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England to Joseph Croft and Emma (Crossley) Croft. Her birth was registered in Rochdale in the third quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Crossley.^[1]

Louisa Croft, born 20 Jul 1870, daughter of Joseph & Emma, was christened on 28 Aug 1870 at St Chad's in Rochdale.^[2]

In 1871 Louisa Croft (age 8 months) lived at 9 Halliwell Street in Spotland parish, Rochdale with her father Joseph (33, Letter Carrier), mother Emma (31), and five siblings: Adelaide (12, Woollen Operative), Ottwel (11, Telegraph Messenger), Harold (8, Woollen Operative), Minnie (6, Scholar), and Elizabeth (2), as well as her grandfather William Crossley (66, Woollen Weaver).^[3]

In 1881 Louisa Croft (age 10, Scholar) lived at 14 Clover Street in Spotland with her father Joseph (43, Steward), mother Emma (41), and eleven siblings: Adelaide (22, Weaver Cotton), Ottwell (21, Assistant Schoolmaster), Harold (18, Woollen Weft Weter), Minnie (16, Woollen Piecer), Elizabeth (12, Woollen Piecer), Joseph (8, Scholar), Frank (7, Scholar), George Thomas (6, Scholar), Ernest (4), Mabel (2), and Fred (2 months).^[4]

In 1891 Louisa Croft (age 20, Cotton Winder) lived at 14 Clover Street in Spotland with her father Joseph (53, News Agent), mother Emma (57), and five siblings: Frank (17, Cotton Twister), George (16, Cotton Doffer), Ernest (14, Hairdresser Apprentice), Mabel (12, Woollen ?eacherin), and Fred (10, Scholar).^[5]

Louisa Croft married William Ellis in 1894. The marriage was registered in Rochdale in the second quarter of the year.^[6]

Louisa and William had four children:

1. William Ellis (1896-1977)
2. Sydney Ellis (1898-1899)
3. John Ellis (1900-1900)
4. Contance Eva (Ellis) Tinker (1906-1976)

• Note: an unsourced family tree had mixed up their son William with another man: Wendell William "Whity" Ellis (c1896-c1924), who emigrated to Canada and was married there in 1920. Although this other man's parents were also named William and Louisa, other details such as his full name and birthplace do not match. The son of this couple remained in Rochdale.

In 1901 Louisa Ellis (age 30) lived at 5 Halliwell Street in Rochdale with her husband William (30, Gas Stoker), son William (5), and boarder Edmund Ashworth (26, Shoe Maker).^[7]

In 1911 Louisa Ellis (age 40) lived at 17 Clover St in Rochdale with her husband William (41, Fitter Gas Works Corporation), son William (15, Grocer Co-op Stores), daughter Constance Eva (4), and boarder John Brierley (36, Engineer) - Louisa & William had been married 16 years and 4 children had been born alive in the marriage (2 still living and 2 who had died).^[8]

In 1939 Louisa Ellis (born in 1870) lived at 6 Grocers Shop Jutland Avenue in Rochdale - also at the same address were her husband William Ellis (1870) and daughter Constance E Ellis, later Tinker (1906).^[9]

Louisa's husband passed away in 1945.

Louisa Ellis passed away in 1947, aged 76 years - her death was registered in Rochdale in the first quarter of the year.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XWG-GN7 : 1 October 2014), Louisa Croft, 1870; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2DJ-6BC : 19 September 2020), Louisa Croft, 1870.
3. ↑ "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census" on findmypast - entry for Louisa Croft (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1871/0013102703
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-QR56 : 13 December 2017), Louisa Croft in household of Joseph Croft, Spotland, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 4111/9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,164. [full household & additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0019015779]
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QB5J-J6Z : 23 February 2021), Louisa Croft in household of Joseph Croft, Rochdale St Chad, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1891/0023064834]
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DB8-SGT : 13 December 2014), Louisa Croft, 1894; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1894, quarter 2, vol. 8E, p. 28, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [William is not listed as a potential spouse because the page number has been mistranscribed for one of them (she has 28 and he has 20), he is here: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DB8-Z1J]
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X92K-HZZ : 21 May 2019), Louisa Ellis in household of William Ellis, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Castleton Nearer subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. [full household & additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1901/0025083073]
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4M4-FFY : 6 May 2019), Louisa Ellis in household of William Ellis, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1911/RG14/24641/0453/2]
9. ↑ "1939 Register" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/1939-register) Search results for the surname Ellis in the Borough/District Rochdale C.B.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCQ-JV2D : 4 September 2014), Louisa Ellis, 1947; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.