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Emma (Jeffs) Pears (1836 - aft. 1911)

Mrs Emma Pears formerly Jeffs
Born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Wife of — married 1859 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died after after age 74 [location unknown]
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Biography

Emma Jeffs was born on 27 Jan 1836 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England to Joseph Jeffs and Eliza (Harrow) Jeffs.

She was initially christened at Saint John, Coventry on 29 Feb 1836,[1] but then was christened again at Vicar Lane Independent, Coventry on 21 Aug 1836.[2]

In 1841 Emma Jeffs (age 5) lived at SE Side High St Hill Field in Coventry Holy Trinity with her father Joseph (30), mother Eliza (30, Weaver), and three siblings: James (8), Willm (3), and Mary (4 months).[3]

In 1851 Emma Jeffs (age 16, Silk Ribbon Weaver) lived at Cook Street in Holy Trinity [Coventry] with her father Joseph (40, Silk Ribbon Weaver), mother Eliza (39, Silk Ribbon Weaver), and three siblings: James (17, Haberdasher), William (13, Scholar), and Esther Ann (3).[4]

Emma Jeffs married Thomas Pears in 1859.

Emma and Thomas had nine children:

  1. Laura (Pears) (Poole) Anderson (1862-1949)
  2. Clara (Pears) Best (1864-1953)
  3. Emily (Pears) Mosedale (1866-1956)
  4. Alice Pears (1868-1889)
  5. [unnamed boy] Pears (1868-1868) [twin of Alice]
  6. Thirza Annie (Pears) Wright (1871-1952)
  7. Bertha (Pears) Boileau (1873-1949)
  8. Ada Elizabeth (Pears) Hatch (1874-1972?)
  9. Horace George Pears (1877-1951)

In 1861 Emma Pears (age 24, Silk Ribbon Weaver) lived in St Peter, Birmingham, Warwickshire with her husband Thomas (22, Watch Jeweller).[5]

In 1871 Emma Pears (age 35, Cook) lived in Holy Trinity [Coventry] with her husband Thomas (32, Watchmaker & Jeweler) and five daughters: Laura (8, Scholar), Clara (6, Scholar), Emily (4), Alice (2), and Theresa (0).[6]

In 1881 Emma Pears (age 45) lived at Upper Jenner St in Coventry Holy Trinity with her husband Thomas (42, Watch Jewel Hole Maker) and eight children: Laura (18, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), Clara (16, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), Emily (15, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), Alice (13, Scholar), Therza (11, Scholar), Bertha (9, Scholar), Ada (7, Scholar), and Horace (4).[7]

In 1891 Emma Pears (age 55) lived in Coventry with her husband Thomas (58[53], Grocers Master) and five children: Emily (24, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), Thereza A (20, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), Bertha (17, Dressmaker), Ada (16, Watch Jewel Hole Maker), and Horace G (14, Scholar).[8]

In 1901 Emma Pears (age 65) lived in Coventry with her husband Thomas (63, Grocer) and three daughters: Thirza (29, Jewel Hole Maker), Bertha (26, Dressmaker), and Ada (25, Jewel Hole Maker), as well as boarder William Wright (35, Stone Mason).[9]

Emma's husband Thomas Pears passed away in 1902.

In 1911 Emma Pears (age 75) lived in Coventry St Thomas with her son-in-law William Dickens Wright (45, Stone Mason), daughter Thirza Wright (40), and two grandsons: William Thomas Wright (6) and Stanley Robert Wright (5).[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWZD-426 : 11 February 2018, Emma Jeffs, 29 Feb 1836); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 560,719.
  2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM2Z-D1M : 11 February 2018, Emma Jeffs, 27 Jan 1836); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0825429 (RG4 2980).
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBT-H2C : 24 May 2019), Emma Jeffs in household of Joseph Jeffs, Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from FreeCEN (https://freecen1.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)]
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG89-CQK : 24 October 2017), Emma Jeffs in household of Joseph Jeffs, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England; citing Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England, p. 9, 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.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7LG-V1R : 19 April 2019), Emma Pears in household of Thomas Pears, St Peter, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5BC-668 : 29 April 2019), Emma Pears in entry for Thomas Pears, 1871.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-GKRF : 12 December 2017), Emma Pears in household of Thomas Pears, Coventry Holy Trinity (With St Peter), Warwickshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 3075/45, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,864. [rest of household: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-GVXJ]
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG78-JT2 : 5 May 2019), Emma Pears in household of Thomas Pears, Coventry Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZP-HYR : 21 May 2019), Emma Pears in household of Thomas Pears, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Holy Trinity subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZL-PSX : 7 July 2019), Emma Pears in household of William Dickens Wright, Coventry St Thomas, Warwickshire, 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.




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