Eliza was born in in England about 1809. She married Ham Brown (abt.1807-abt.1897) in December, 1831 and together it's believed they had nine children: Edgar Elliott, Ephrim Morgan, Agnes Simmons, Temperance Simmons (Brown) Hill (1840-1909), Charlton Simmons, Lavinia Rachel, Lydia Mary (Brown) Dove (abt.1845-abt.1908), Reuben Ham, and Francis Jacob.
Their first six children were born in England and immigrated to America, on the ship Douglas, with their parents, arriving in New York City in May 1845. At the time of their departure Eliza was expecting Lydia, who is believed to have been born on the voyage to America (birth location New York).
By 1850 the family is found in Indiana and in Iowa in 1860. Ham dies in 1877, and Eliza is last found in the 1880 US Federal Census with son Rueben in Kansas. Eliza dies in 1893 in Hallstead, Harvey County, Kansas and is buried at the Hallstead Cemetery.
Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935 Name Eliza Simmons Elliott Record Type Marriage Marriage Date 18 Dec 1831 Marriage Place Temple, Bristol, England Parish as it Appears Temple Spouse Ham Brown Image 98
Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913 Name Eliza Simmonds Brown Gender Female Spouse Ham Brown Child Agnes Simmons Brown Image 78
Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1918 Name Eliza Simmons Gender Female Register Type Bishop Transcripts Spouse Ham Brown Child Ephraim Morgan Brown Image 115
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Name Eliza Brown Age 35 Birth Date abt 1810 Departure Port Liverpool, England Arrival Date 10 May 1845 Arrival Port New York, New York, USA Ship Name Douglas Image 5
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 Name Eliza Brown Arrival Date May 10, 1845 Age 35 Port of Arrival New York Port of Departure Liverpool Place of Origin Great Britain Ship Douglas Family Identification 15154 Microfilm Serial Number M237 Microfilm Roll Number 57
U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Name Eliza Event Type Miscellaneous Spouse Ham Brown Monthly Meeting White River Monthly Meeting Yearly Meeting Western Yearly Meeting Meeting State Indiana Meeting County Randolph Image 66
Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Name Eliza Simmons Gender Female Spouse Ham Brown Child Lydia M. Dove
1850 United States Federal Census Name Eliza Brown Gender Female Race White Age 40 Birth Year abt 1810 Birthplace England Home in 1850 Wayne, Randolph, Indiana, USA Line Number 31 Dwelling Number 908 Family Number 920 Inferred Spouse Ham Brown Inferred Child Edgars E S Brown; Agnes S Brown; Temperance Brown; Resern Charlton S Brown; Lavina R Brown; Lydia Mary Brown; Reuben H Brown Household members Name Age Ham Brown 41 Eliza Brown 40 Edgars E S Brown 18 Agnes S Brown 13 Temperance Brown 10 Resern Charlton S Brown 9 Lavina R Brown 7 Lydia Mary Brown 5 Reuben H Brown 2 Image 21
1860 United States Federal Census Name E S Brown Age 49 Birth Year abt 1811 Gender Female Race White Birth Place England Home in 1860 Jackson, Bremer, Iowa Post Office Janesville Dwelling Number 257 Family Number 243 Inferred Spouse None Brown Inferred Child R S Brown; L R Brown; L M Brown; R H Brown; F J Brown Household members Name Age None Brown 52 E S Brown 49 R S Brown 18 L R Brown 16 L M Brown R H Brown 12 F J Brown 10 Image 3
1870 United States Federal Census Name Eliza Brown Age in 1870 60 Birth Date abt 1810 Birthplace England Dwelling Number 62 Home in 1870 Jackson, Bremer, Iowa Race White Gender Female Post Office Waverly Occupation Keeping House Father of Foreign Birth Yes Mother of Foreign Birth Yes Inferred Spouse Ham Brown Inferred Children Reuben Brown; Frank Brown Household members Name Age Ham Brown 63 Eliza Brown 60 Reuben Brown 22 Frank Brown 19 Image 25
Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 Name Eliza Brown Gender Female Relationship Wife Household members Name Age Ham Brown Eliza Brown Image 151
1880 United States Federal Census Name Eliza S. Brown Age 71 Birth Date Abt 1809 Birthplace England Home in 1880 Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, USA Dwelling Number 78 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Self (Head) Marital Status Widowed Father's Birthplace England Mother's Birthplace England Occupation Keeping House Neighbors View others on page Household members Name Age Eliza S. Brown 71 Ruben H. Brown 32 Joseph Andrews 13 Bertha C. Brown 1 Image 9
Find A Grave Memorial ID: 29828234
"Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHC-Y32 : 12 December 2014), Eliza Simmons in entry for Lydia M Dove, 05 Dec 1908; citing , reference Reg 72; FHL microfilm 1,034,273.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJK-GV3 : 12 April 2016), Eliza Brown in household of Ham Brown, Iowa, United States; citing p. 9, family 62, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,877.
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