Born about in Stepney, Middlesex, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Henry Pilley
— married
12 Sep 1756 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Pilley, Susannah (Pillee) Pilley, Keturah Pilley, Henry John Pilley, Elizabeth Ann (Pilley) Defriez, Martha (Pilley) Bone and William Henry Pilley
Died before
before about age 43
in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Biography
Elizabeth was born about 1733.
Henry Pilley married his first wife, Elizabeth Smithers, by banns on 12 Sep 1756 in St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, England.
- ”Banns of Marriage between Henry Pilley batchelor & Elizabeth Smithers spinster both of this parish were published the 22 & 29 of August & the 5th of Septr
- ”Henry Pilley Batchelor of this Parish and Elizabeth Smithers of the same
- ”Married in this Church by Banns this Twelfth [? smudged] Day of September in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Six by me Henry Mayo Curate.”
- Henry signed his name and Elizabeth Smithers left a mark. The witnesses were Austin Sparpoint[?] and Keturah Smethers. They both signed their names.[1]
Elizabeth Pilly of Virginia Street died in 1778 at the age of 43 and was buried in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England on 20 Apr 1778.[2]
Research Notes
One of the witnesses to her marriage was Keturah Smithers, she may be a sister. Ketturah Smithers married Thomas Plant on 3 Mar 1753 in Stepney.[3] Searched for a birth for Keturah without success, which suggests the records might not be available for Elizabeth. With such a common name, more than just a christening record with the name Elizabeth Smithers is required to establish her identity.
Sources
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/MRY1/024 image
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JC3B-BPF : 15 March 2020), Elizth. Pilly, 1778.
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_856992634%2F2
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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