Eli Saward (1848 - 1919)

Born 6 Dec 1848 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Flood) Saward — married 23 Apr 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 1919 at about age 70 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Eli was born in 1848. He is the son of Elijah Saward and Elizabeth Thompson. ^{[1][2] [3]}

Eli Saward, a bachelor aged 21, a carman of 9 Orange Street, s/o Elijah Saward, a labourer, married Emma Flood, a spinster aged 25 of 5 Edward Street, d/o Edward Flood, a dock labourer, in Bethnal Green in 1871 ^[4]

In 1881 Eli was living with his wife Emma (nee Flood) in a house shared with John Flood, blacksmith aged 36 - probable brother of Emma. Eli was a carman and they had two children, Edward aged 7 and Eli aged 4 months. ^[5]

In 1891 Eli was a patient at Holborn Workhouse Infirmary ^[6]

In 1901 they were living at 45 Graham Street Islington, with sons Charles (aged 16) and Henry (aged 13). Eli was a carman and Emma was a charwoman ^[7]

Eli died in 1919 in Islington ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Civil Registration Index, Mar 1849, Islington, Vol 3 Page 266, mother=Thompson
2. ↑ Census 1851 Islington, Middlesex HO107/1501/683/45
3. ↑ Census 1861 Islington, Middlesex RG9/146/12/20
4. ↑ Marriage Certificate, Bethnal Green, Q2 1871, Vol 1c Page 730
5. ↑ Census 1881 Holborn, Middlesex RG11/364/34/59
6. ↑ Census 1891 Islington, Middlesex RG12/150/119/24
7. ↑ Census 1901 Islington, Middlesex RG13/195/78/18
8. ↑ England and Wales Civil Registration Index, Islington, Q3 1919, Vol 1b Page 133, aged 67