In the 1861 census Eliza (age 9) was the daughter of Henry Smithers in Paddington, Middlesex, England.[1]
1861 Census of England: Paddington, Middlesex
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Henry Smithers
Head
M
35
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Jane Smithers
Wife
F
32
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Eliza J Smithers
Daughter
F
9
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Eliza (age 18), daughter of Henry Smithers, married James Dunster on 27 July 1869 in Saint Mark, Notting Hill: Saint Mark's Road, Kensington and Chelsea, England.[2][3]
In the 1911 census Jane (age 60) was the wife of James Dunster at 9 Albert Road, West Kilburn N W, Willesden, Middlesex, England.[4]
1911 Census of England: 9 Albert Road, West Kilburn N W, Willesden, Middlesex
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Dunster
Head
Married
M
63
General Labourer
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Jane Dunster
Wife
Married
F
60
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Sarah Dunster
Daughter
Single
F
40
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Mrs. Smithers
Mother
Widowed
F
80
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Research Notes
Amended birth place from Chichester to Marylebone based on census records and the fact that the Eliza Jane Smither(s) born in Chichester had mother Lambert, not Barker. More research needed to locate birth registration for this Eliza Jane Smithers. Murphy-28404 05:03, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Sources
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England Census",
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1; Folio: 17; Page: 29; GSU roll: 542554; ED, institution, or vessel: 1a; Household schedule number: 148,
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #589 (accessed 2 April 2024),
Eliza J Smithers (9) daughter in household of Henry Smothers (35) in Paddington in Kensington registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
↑Marriage:
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938",
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P84/MRK/008,
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1623 #6119748 (accessed 2 April 2024),
Eliza Jane Smithers (18) marriage to James Dunster on 27 Jul 1869 in Saint Mark, Notting Hill: Saint Mark's Road, Kensington and Chelsea, England.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index",
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 2 April 2024),
Smithers, Eliza Jane.
GRO Reference: 1869 Jul-Aug-Sep in Kensington Volume 1a Page 153.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census",
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; ED, institution, or vessel: 15; Registration District Number: 129; Piece: 6995,
Ancestry uk Record 2352 #39797216 (accessed 2 April 2024),
Jane Dunster (60), wife, in household of James Dunster (63) at 9 Albert Road, West Kilburn N W, Willesden, Middlesex, England. Born in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza 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 Eliza: