Jemima Ann (Pavey) Greenfield (bef. 1835 - 1904)

Born before 1 Feb 1835 in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Greenfield — married 14 Jun 1871 in Saint Paul, Hammersmith, England

Died 13 Nov 1904 after age 69 in Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Jemima Ann Pavey was born in about 1835 in East Stonehouse, Devon. She was the 4th child of William Henry Pavey and Elizabeth Ellacott.

Jemima Ann, daughter of William Henry & Elisabeth, was baptised on 1 February 1835 in Plymouth, St Andrew, Devon, England.^[1]

In the 1841 census Jemima (age 6) was in East Stonehouse, Devon, England.^[2]

In the 1851 census Jemima (age 16) was the daughter of William Henry Pavey in Plymouth St Andrew, Devon, England.^[3]

In about 1856 she moved to London with her parents and all of her siblings except the eldest, Elizabeth, who had emigrated to Australia.

In the 1861 census Jemima (age 26) was the servant of Stephen Wright in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England.^[4]

In the 1871 census Jemima (age 35) was living with her uncle John William Allen and his family at Ashchurch Villa on Gold Hawk Road in Hammersmith, London, England.^[5]

When she was 36 on 14 June 1871 she married John Greenfield in Saint Paul, Hammersmith, England. He was an engineer, who was the next door neighbor of her parents. The couple had one child: George Percy Greenfield.^[6][7]

In the 1881 census Jemima (age 47) was the wife of John Greenfield at 68 Prince of Wales Rd, St Pancras, London, England.^[8]

In the 1891 census Jemima was living in 76 Lady Somerset Rd., Kentish Town, St Pancras, London, England. Relation to Head of House: Head. Widowed and living with her son.^[9]

In the 1891 census Jemima (age 55) was the widowed head of household living with her son at 76 Lady Somerset Rd., Kentish Town, St Pancras, London, England.^[10]

Jemima's uncle John William Allen (1814-1900) died in 1900 and left 200 pounds to Jemima.^[11]

In the 1901 census Jemima was the head of household at 76 Lady Somerset Rd., Kentish Town, St Pancras, London, England.^[12]

Jemima died on 13 November 1904 in St Pancras, London. She was buried on 17 Nov 1904 in Camden, London, England. Her name was added to her father's gravestone: Plot 1, Camden Area in St. Pancras and Islington Cemetery (this is actually in East Finchley).^[13]

Gravestone of William Henry Pavey and five other family members

The inscription reads:

Sacred to the Memory of
William Henry Pavey died 9 Nov 1880 Age 75
"The race appointed I have run, the combats over, the prize I have won,
and now my witness is on high, and now my records in the sky"
Also wife Elizabeth died 2 Sep 1885 Age 78
Jemima Ann Greenfield died 13 Nov 1904 Age 70
Harold Alfred Pavey died 5 Jan 1914 Age 61
Harold Gilbert Pavey killed battlefield 11 Aug 1915 Age 28
Amelia Eliz Pavey died 16 Mar 1938 Age 88

Jemima's death (age 70) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1904 in the St. Pancras district.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Devon Baptisms"
   Archive: Plymouth & West Devon Record Office; Reference: 358/12
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Ann Peavy baptism on 1 Feb 1835 (born 1835), daughter of William Henry & Elisabeth, in Plymouth, St Andrew, Devon, England.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 276; Book: 6; Civil Parish: East Stonehouse; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 21; Page: 37; Line: 17; GSU roll: 241335
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #4016938 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Pavey (6) in East Stonehouse registration district in Devon, England. Born in Devon, England.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1879; Folio: 314; Page: 18; GSU roll: 221027-221028; ED, institution, or vessel: 1l; Household schedule number: 46
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #6701586 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Anne Pavey (16) daughter in household of William Henry Pavey (44) in Plymouth St Andrew in Plymouth registration district in Devon, England. Born in E Stonehouse, Devon, England.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 89; Folio: 47; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542571; ED, institution, or vessel: 16; Household schedule number: 76
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #8497355 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Pavey (26) servant in household of Stephen Wright (49) in St Marylebone in Marylebone registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 63; Folio: 78; Page: 2; GSU roll: 824575; ED, institution, or vessel: 19; Household schedule number: 10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #12457241 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima A Paray (35) niece in household of J W Allen (56) in Hammersmith in Kensington registration district in London, England. Born in Plymouth.
6. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1966294
   Ancestry Record 9852 #10533560 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Ann Pavey marriage to John Greenfield in Jun 1871 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.
7. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dd/0746/02/013
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #921554244 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Ann Parey marriage to John Greenfield on 14 Jun 1871 in St Paul, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, England.
8. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 213; Folio: 65; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341047; ED, institution, or vessel: 15a
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #14057187 (accessed 11 September 2023)
   Jemima Greenfield (47), wife, in household of John Greenfield (66) at 68 Prince of Wales Rd, St Pancras in Pancras registration district in London, England. Born in Stonehouse, Devon, England.
9. ↑ 1891 Census: 1891 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Class: RG12; Piece: 138; Folio: 59; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095248 Ancestry Record 6598 #20113385 (accessed 24 July 2020)
10. ↑ 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: 138; Folio: 59; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095248
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #20113385 (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Jemima A Greenfield (55) head of household in St Pancras in Pancras registration district in London, England. Born in East Stonehouse, Devon, England.
11. ↑ Will of John Willliam Allen: "England and Wales, Index to wills and administrations (1858-1995)"
    England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1900, page 31
    Probate Search/Find A Will (UK) (accessed 6 September 2023)
    ALLEN John William of "Ashchurch", 300 Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex died 30 Jul 1900. Probate London 15 August 1900 to John Ellacott Allen and Edward Allen gentlemen and Thomas John Pitfield solicitor. Effects £44822 16s. 10d.
    To Mrs. Greenfield of 76 Lady Somerset Road Highgate Road in the County of Middlesex widow the sum of two hundred pounds free from legacy duty
12. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
    Class: RG13; Piece: 155; Folio: 135; Page: 23; ED, institution, or vessel: 16; Household schedule number: 151
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #2215188 (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Jemima Greenfield head of household in St Pancras registration district in London, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
13. ↑ Burial: "Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014"
    Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes; URL: https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=1766778
    Ancestry Record 70845 #4021779 (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Jemima Ann Greenfield burial (died in about 1904) on 17 Nov 1904 in Camden, London, England.
14. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 11 September 2023)
    Greenfield, Jemima Ann (Age at death: 70).
    GRO Reference: 1904 Oct-Nov-Dec in St. Pancras Volume 01B Page 104.