Eliza (Peto) Avery (abt. 1851 - 1909)

Born about 1851 in Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Avery — married 1873 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 18 Jun 1909 at about age 58 in Church Road, Farncombe, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Eliza Peto was born in about 1851 in Godalming, Surrey.

Eliza married William Avery in 1873 in Guildford district.

Eliza died on 18 Jun 1909, aged 59, at her home in Church Road, Farncombe, Godalming. She was buried on 23 Jun 1909 in Nightingale Cemetery, Godalming, in the unconsecrated section.

William died on 10 Jan 1922, aged 74, at his home, 78, Church Road, Farncombe, Godalming. He was buried on 14 Jan 1922 in Nightingale Cemetery, Godalming, in the unconsecrated section.

Research Notes

Memorial Inscription

  In

  Loving Memory of

  ELIZA

  THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM AVERY

  WHO DIED JUNE 18TH 1909

  AGED 59 YEARS.

  -+-

  SHE HAS GONE, THE ONE WE LOVED SO DEAR

  TO HER ETERNAL REST

  SHE'S GONE TO HEAVEN WE HAVE NO FEAR

  SHE IS FOREVER BLEST.

  

  GOD GRANT THAT WE MAY MEET ONCE MORE

  OUR MOTHER ON A HAPPIER SHORE

  WHERE SORROWS ARE UNKNOWN

Sources

• Marriage registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=E%2FeMbulOWWRI9bGeiO45iQ&scan=1 & https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NnGZ31bdTGGUOeeIekhkcQ&scan=1

• Nightingale Cemetery (Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom). Gravestone of Eliza Avery. Personally photographed by Corinne Morris, 2 Mar 2020. (See photos attached to profile).

• Burial BURIAL RECORDS FOR NIGHTINGALE CEMETERY FROM 1857-2013 AND EASHING CEMETERY 1900 - 2013 IN SURNAME ORDER. Accessed on https://web.archive.org/web/20190829150838/http://www.godalming-jbc.gov.uk/uploads/CombinedEashingNightingaleSurnameOrder(Updated%20Dec%202013)-web%20ready.pdf

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-KQ28 : 10 December 2017), William Avery, Godalming, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 59, Piece/Folio 779/89, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,398.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QFNH-9N2 : 2 May 2019), William Avery, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XH-K1Z : 20 May 2019), William Avery, Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Godalming subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.