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Elizabeth (Westmoreland) Fitzmaurice (1864)

Elizabeth Fitzmaurice formerly Westmoreland aka Kettlewell
Born in Chester le Street, County Durham, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Born: 2 Nov 1864. Chester le Street, County Durham, England.
Exact date of birth on baptism record. Mother's maiden name is not given on birth registration. Though the surname is Westmoreland, Isabella's husband Robert had been dead for almost 5 years at the time of Elizabeth's birth. [1]

Baptism: 16 Nov 1864. St Mary & St Cuthbert, Chester le Street, COunty Durham, England.
Of Chester-le-Street, born 2 Nov 1864, daughter of Isabella Westmoreland (widow)[2]

Census: 2 APR 1871. Pelton, County Durham, England.
Isabel(la) Westmoreland, Head, Widowed, 47, Sheriff Hill. Robert Lisle W, Son, 22, Coalminer, Coxhoe. Matthew William W, Son, 17, Coalminer, Marley Hill. Thomas Robson W, Son, 15 or 16, Coalminer, Edmondsley. Isabel(la) V. W, Daughter, 12, Scholar, Broadmires, County Durham. Elizabeth W, Daughter, 6, Scholar, Chester-le-Street. Mary W, Daughter, 3, do. [3]

Census: 3 APR 1881.
Waldridge, County Durham, England.
Isaa. WESTMORELAND Head W 54 F Sheriff Hill, Durham, England. Thos. WESTMORELAND Son U M 24 Coal Miner Edmondsley, Durham, England. Elizth. WESTMORELAND Dau U F 16 Chester Le Str, Durham, England. Mary WESTMORELAND Dau F 13 Scholar Chester Le Str, Durham, England. [4]

Immigration: NOV 1881. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Age 15 - listed as Eliza. Ship name SS Lord Clive.[5]

Marriage: Husband Charles Kettlewell. Wife Elizabeth Westmoreland. 26 Nov 1884. Alton, Illinois, USA.
Groom is aged 26, parents John Kettlewell and Mary Hardcastle. Bride (Lizzie) is aged 20, father Robert Westmoreland and Isabella Robson. [6]

Marriage: Husband James Fitzmaurice Wife Lizzie Kettlewell c. 1888 I have not found this marriage but in 1900 Elizabeth has been married to James Fitzmaurice for 12 years. She has had 4 children 3 of whom are still living.

Census: 2 Jun 1900. Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
James Fitzmaurice 1900 Male 50 Married White Head 12 Apr 1850 Ireland 1888 1870 Ireland Ireland Elizabeth Fitzmaurice 1900 Female 36 Married White Wife 3 12 Nov 1864 England 1888 1880 England England Jenny Kettlewell 1900 Female 15 Single White Daughter May 1885 Illinois Illinois England James Fitzmaurice 1900 Male 8 Single White Son Jan 1892 Pennsylvania Ireland England John Fitzmaurice 1900 Male 3 Single White Son Sep 1897 Pennsylvania Ireland England. [7]

Sources

  1. GRO Reference: 1864 D Quarter in CHESTER LE STREET Volume 10A Page 394
  2. Durham Records Online - https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com
  3. UK Census for England and Wales RG10/4991 Folio 74 p3 Pelton Village
  4. UK Census for England and Wales RG11 Piece 4980 Folio 24 Page 44
  5. Philadelphia Passenger Lists 1800-1945 from Ancestry.com
  6. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB2K-5B4?cc=1803970&wc=326X-PTP%3A1583390301 : 3 March 2016), 005203006 > image 245 of 723; county offices, Illinois.
  7. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6L87-LGT?cc=1325221&wc=9B7D-SP5%3A1030550501%2C1032035701%2C1035517201 : 5 August 2014), Pennsylvania > Fayette > ED 17 Dunbar Township, Precinct 3 > image 4 of 80; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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