Eliza (Andrews) Moss (1825 - 1864)

Born 1825 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas Moss — married 22 Dec 1848 in Hempstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1864 at about age 39 in Radwinter, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Eliza Andrews was born in 1825 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire[1] to Judith (Killingback) Andrews and her husband Samuel Andrews.

She was christened 8 May 1825 in Castle Camps.^[1] which was listed as her birthplace in the 1851 census, but she later lived in Hempstead, Essex [2]. Hempstead, a nearby village, was listed as her birthplace in the 1861 census.

The 1841 census recorded Eliza as living at Borough in Hempstead with her brother:^[2]

Eliza Andrews 15-19

Robert Andrews 6

Eliza Andrews (minor [under 21], Spinster, daughter of Samuel Andrews, Farmer) and William Stock (minor, Bachelor, Shoemaker, son of James Stock, Shoemaker) were married on 13 May 1844 at St Andrew's in Hempstead - the witnesses were Samuel Andrews & Jane Andrews^[3] The marriage was registered in Saffron Walden, Essex in the second quarter of the year.^[4]

Eliza and William had one son:

1. William Stock (1844-1860)

Eliza's first husband may have died about 1845 (several William Stock to choose between in UK BMD). She married again at Radwinter[3] in 1848.

Eliza Stock (of full age, Widow, daughter of Samuel Andrews, Farmer) and Thomas Moss (of full age, Widower, Labourer, residing at Radwinter, son of John Moss, Labourer) were married on 22 Dec 1848 at St Andrew's in Hempstead … witnessed by Jane Andrews & Richard Andrews.^[5] The marriage was registered in Saffron Walden in the last quarter of the year.^[6]

The 1851 census recorded Eliza as living in Radwinter with her husband and two sons^[7]:

Thomas Moss 35, born in Radwinter, Ag Lab

Eliza Moss 25, born in C Camps

Elijar Moss 0, born in Radwinter

William Stock 6, born in Hempstead

The 1861 census recorded Eliza living at Radwinter End:^[8]

Thomas Moss 50, Agricultural Labourer, born in Radwinter

Eliza Moss 58 [~35], born in Hempstead

Elijah Moss 10, born in Radwinter

Richard C Moss 4, born in Radwinter

Eliza and Thomas had three sons:

1. Elijah Moss (1850-1941)
2. Richard Charles Moss (1856-)
3. John William Moss (1862-)

Eliza Moss of Radwinter, aged 37 years, was buried on 4 Oct 1864 at St Mary the Virgin in Radwinter.^[9] Her death was registered in Saffron Walden in the last quarter of the year.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWKN-5R7 : 18 September 2020), Eliza Andrews, 1825.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2K-RFT : 6 March 2021), Eliza Andrews in household of Robert Andrews, Hempstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Essex : Hempstead : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bf2a38af493fdf6598d8b68 : viewed 15 May 2022) marriage William Stock to Eliza Andrews 13 May 1844
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DZ6-DTY : 13 December 2014), Eliza Andrews, 1844; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1844, quarter 2, vol. 12, p. 353, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ Essex : Hempstead : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bf2a38ff493fdf6598d8d20 : viewed 15 May 2022) marriage Thomas Moss to Eliza Stock 22 Dec 1848
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:264X-MK3 : 13 December 2014), Eliza Stock, 1848; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1848, quarter 4, vol. 12, p. 493, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-JJH : 9 November 2019), Eliza Moss in household of Thomas Moss, Radwinter, Essex, England; citing Radwinter, Essex, England, p. 6, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CX-71Q : 3 March 2021), Eliza Moss in household of Thomas Moss, Radwinter, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ Essex : Radwinter : St Mary the Virgin : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bf2cce5f493fd2bb2ff5d36 : viewed 15 May 2022) burial Eliza Moss 04 Oct 1864
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NG2-SHQ : 31 December 2014), Eliza Moss, 1864; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [age at death included on the GRO Index: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp]