Zillah was baptised on 25 December 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.[1]
In the 1871 census Zilah (age 6) was the daughter of Richard Drew in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.[2]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Richard Drew
Head
Married
M
34
Cooper
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Rachel Drew
Wife
Married
F
33
Wife
Sandbach, Cheshire
Cornelius Drew
Son
M
10
Scholar
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Zilah Drew
Daughter
F
6
Scholar
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Ellen Drew
Daughter
F
4
Scholar
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Mary A Drew
Daughter
F
1
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
John Cartwright
Father-in-law
Widowed
M
67
Labourer
Sandbach, Cheshire
In the 1881 census Zillah (age 16) was the single daughter of Richard Drew in 1/2 Lionell St, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Richard Drew
Head
Married
M
48
Cooper
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Rachael Drew
Wife
Married
F
43
Cheshire, England
Cornelius Drew
Son
Single
M
19
Sawyer
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Zillah Drew
Daughter
Single
F
16
Solderer
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Helen Drew
Daughter
Single
F
14
Scholar
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Ann Drew
Daughter
Single
F
10
Scholar
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Louisa Drew
Daughter
Single
F
7
Scholar
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Zillah, aged 17, married James Brown on 27 March 1882 in Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England.[4]
In the 1891 census Zillah (age 27) was the wife of James Brown in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.[5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Brown
Head
M
29
Engine Driver
Devon, England
Zillah Brown
Wife
F
27
Wolverhampton
Ellen Brown
Daughter
F
6
Birmingham
Rosella Brown
Daughter
F
4
Birmingham
Louisa Brown
Daughter
F
8/12
Birmingham
Charles Cox
Boarder
M
65
Birmingham
In the 1901 census Zillah (age 37) was the wife of James Brown in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.[6][7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Brown
Head
M
38
Engine Driver (manufacturing)
Wellington, Somerset, England
Zillah Brown
Wife
F
37
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Ellen Brown
Daughter
F
16
Solderer - tin worker
Birmingham
Rosa Brown
Daughter
F
14
Solderer - tin worker
Birmingham
Louisa Brown
Daughter
F
11
Birmingham
Beatrice Brown
Daughter
F
5
Birmingham
Walter Brown
Son
M
2
Birmingham
In the 1911 census Zillah (age 48) was the wife of James Brown at 45 Upper Gough St Birmingham, England. The return states that they had been married for 32 years and had 10 children, 2 of who had died.[8]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Brown
Head
Married
M
49
Engine Driver
Cullumstock, Devonshire, England
Zillah Brown
Wife
Married
F
48
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Louisa Brown
Daughter
Single
F
20
Tinplate Worker
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Beatrice Brown
Daughter
Single
F
15
French Polisher
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Walter Brown
Son
Single
M
12
School
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
William Brown
Son
Single
M
10
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
James Henry Brown
Son
Single
M
7
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Albert Brown
Son
Single
M
4
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Zillah's death (age 63) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1927 in the Birmingham South district.[9]
Died
DEC 1927.
Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England. [31]
Residence Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
1871
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.5848.
Longitude: W2.1276. [32]
Relation to Head of House: Wife.
1891
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [33]
Relation to Head of House: Wife.
1901
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [34]
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife.
2 APR 1911.
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [35]
Marital Status: Single.
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [36]
Relation to Head of House: Daughter.
1881
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [37]
Marriage
Wife Zillah Drew.
Marriage Parish Church - marriage record.
27 MAR 1882.
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
Map:
Latitude: N52.4814.
Longitude: W1.8981. [38][39][40][41][42]
File @M512@.
Zillah Drew married James Brown on 27 March 1882 in St Martins, Birmingham. Zillah was the daughter of Richard Drew, James was the son of Alfred Brown. [43]
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: JWM3-GV7 (accessed 13 April 2022)
Tillah Drew baptism on 25 Dec 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑1871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
Citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: V5RF-CVL (accessed 13 April 2022) FindMyPast Image
Zilah Drew (6), unknown daughter, in household of Richard Drew (34). Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
↑1881 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1881"
Citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 3010/109, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,849.
FamilySearch Record: Q27N-ZBPX (accessed 13 April 2022) FindMyPast Image
Zillah Drew (16), single daughter, in household of Richard Drew (48) at &1/2 Lionell St in Birmingham registration district. Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
↑Marriage:
"Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
Reference Number: DRO 34; Archive Roll: 668 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4994 #53937421 (accessed 13 April 2022)
Zillah Drew (17) marriage to James Brown on 27 Mar 1882 in Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2401; Folio: 28; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6097511 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #16785139 (accessed 13 April 2022)
Zillah Brown (27), wife, in household of James Brown (29) in Birmingham registration district. Born in Wolverhampton.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 2834; Folio: 60; Page: 12 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #16233051 (accessed 13 April 2022)
Zillah Brown (37), wife, in household of James Brown (38) in Birmingham registration district. Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
↑1901 England Census:
"1901 England Census"
Warwickshire > Birmingham > St Martin > District 25 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 13 April 2022)
Zillah Brown
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #24448741 (accessed 13 April 2022)
Zillah Brown (48), wife, in household of James Brown (49) at 45 Upper Gough St Birmingham. Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 13 April 2022)
Brown, Zillah (Age at death: 63). GRO Reference: 1927 Oct-Nov-Dec in Birmingham South Volume 06D Page 206.
Source: S95 Ancestry.com 1901 England Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R1
Source: S96 Ancestry.com 1911 England Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zillah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zillah: