Eliza (Wilson) Galbraith (1861 - 1935)

Born 16 Jul 1861 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Galbraith — married 4 Jun 1884 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1935 at age 73 in Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Eliza Wilson was born July 16, 1861 at 30 Portland Square, Bristol, England,^[1] the youngest child of Robert Wilson and Eliza (Pester) Wilson.^[2] Robert died when his daughter was only 15 months old.^[3]

In 1871 Eliza was a 9 year old scholar living with her sister Emma and their mother, a widowed lodging house keeper, at 10 Brighton Park in the Bristol suburb of Clifton.^[4]

By 1881 Eliza was employed as a governess and living at 30 Trinity Road in the Handsworth area of Birmingham where she was described as a niece of the head of the household, Martha Haining (the exact relationship is yet to be determined).^[5]

Trinity Road was still Eliza's address when she married John Galbraith on June 4, 1884.^[6] Westminster Road Church, Handsworth was the site of the wedding, conducted according to Congregationalist rite, with witnesses being the groom's brother George and either the bride's sister Mary, who by then lived in London, or, more likely, another of Martha Haining's nieces, also named Mary Wilson.^[5]

Eliza and John had 3 sons:

William Ian Galbraith (1885-1958)^[7]

Robert Wilson Galbraith (1886-1969)^[7]

Barry Franklin Galbraith (1894-1969)^[8]

In 1891 the family lived in Wellington, Shropshire.^[9] In 1901 they were still in Wellington, specifically at 5 Church Street also known as Bank House, as John was the manager of the local Lloyd's Bank.^[10]

By 1911 John, Eliza and their two younger sons were in Wolverhampton, about 20 miles from their previous home.^[11]

After John retired from Lloyd's Bank in 1913, he and Eliza made their home in Torquay, Devon where both died— John in 1930^[12] and Eliza on May 12, 1935 at Limefield Nursing Home, Falkland Road.^[13] She was buried 4 days later at Torquay Cemetery.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Family register of Robert Wilson & Eliza Pester. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
2. ↑ Eliza Wilson birth certificate number FC 428619 (1861). Registration District of Bristol, Sub-district of Saint Paul, Bristol, England. Issued 15 July 2003. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
3. ↑ Robert Wilson death certificate, Registration District of Bristol, Certificate no. 428616. Issued 15 July 2003. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
4. ↑ 1871 Census of England & Wales, St. Paul, Bristol, RG10, Piece 2542, Folio 91, Page 19, Eliza Wilson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca. https://www.ancestry.ca/
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1881 Census of England & Wales, Birmingham, RG11, Piece 2835, Folio 114, Page 41, FHL Film 1341679, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/en/
6. ↑ John Galbraith—Eliza Wilson marriage certificate (1884), General Register Office, Somerset House, London, England. Issued 25 June 1971. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Family register of John Galbraith & Eliza Wilson. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
8. ↑ Barry Franklin Galbraith birth certificate number: BX 782038 (1894), General Register Office, Somerset House, London. Given at the General Register Office, Somerset House, London the 15th day of June 1971 to Lorna E. Astle. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
9. ↑ 1891 Census of England & Wales, Wellington, Shropshire, RG12, Piece 2131, Wellington, ED 4, Folio 77, Page 6, John Galbraith household; digital image, Ancestry.ca. https://www.ancestry.ca/
10. ↑ 1901 Census of England & Wales, Wellington, Shropshire, RG13, Piece 2562, Folio 82, Page 9, Schedule 40, John Galbraith household; digital image, MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com/
11. ↑ 1911 Census of England & Wales, Wolverhampton, RG 78, PN 17020, RG 14, RD 369, SD Wolverhampton Western, ED 11, SN 219.; digital image, Ancestry.ca. https://www.ancestry.ca/
12. ↑ John Galbraith death certificate (1930), General Register Office, England. Issued 17 November 2003. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
13. ↑ Eliza Galbraith death certificate number IB 000993 (1935), Registration District of Newton Abbot, Sub-district of Torquay, Devon, England. Issued 13 April 1935. Personal copy in the files of Marilyn M. Astle.
14. ↑ John & Eliza Galbraith in "Find My Past Devon Burials," database citing Devon Heritage Centre. Publication: (https://www.findmypast.com).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218571914/eliza-galbraith : accessed 21 April 2022), memorial page for Eliza Wilson Galbraith (16 Jul 1861–12 Apr 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218571914, citing Torquay Cemetery, Torquay, Torbay Unitary Authority, Devon, England ; Maintained by Marilyn M. Astle (contributor 47989113) .