Eliza Gregor (bef. 1843)

Born before 21 Feb 1843 in St Merryn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

Eliza was the daughter of Henry Gregor and Mary Winter. She was born in St Merryn, Cornwall, England^[1] and baptized on February 21, 1843 in the same place.^[2]

In the 1851 census, she was still living in the same place with her sister Nancy, Nancy's husband, and her siblings Elizabeth, James, Martha.^[1]

According to a family letter, she married a shoemaker and was living with her husband in Padstow, Cornwall, England by 1864.^[3]

Research Note

Not to be confused with her older sister of the same name, Eliza Gregor (1837-1839), who died at age 2.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2C-663 : 9 November 2019), Eliza Griggor in household of Henry Griggor, St Merryn, Cornwall, England; citing St Merryn, Cornwall, England, p. 15, 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.
2. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z4-GY12 : Thu Nov 09 17:32:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza Gregor and Henry Gregor, 1843.
3. ↑ Letter from Richard Gregor and William Gregor to James Bennett and Jane Gregor Bennett, February 21 1864, St Merryn. Privately held by Merrill Wallace, 2011. Transcription via FaysGenealogy.com (archived copy).