3rd Generation

Elizabeth Higby  ( 1845 - ? )

7.          ELIZABETH HIGBY   was born 1845 in Eastwood, Essex.

From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Birth entry from the Indexes:

Name:      Elizabeth Higby
Year:        1845
Quarter:   Oct-Nov-Dec  (4th Quarter)
District:    Rochford
County:    Essex
Volume:   12      Page:  112

Father:       John Higby      (No. 4)

Mother:      Sarah Mary Bammon

From the censuses, it appears that every time the census came around, Elizabeth Higby is away from home in her young life.

In 1851, Elizabeth Higby, age 5, was living at the Farm of her Uncle and Aunt, James and Sarah Bammon in  Leigh, Essex.

From the 1851 census of Leigh, Essex , we find the following:

Belfares Farm

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

James Bammon    Head   Mar    66 M   Farm  120 Acres 6 Men          Norfolk         Hardingham
Sarah    Do           Wife    Mar    70 F                                                Worcester   [Harkebury]
Elizabeth Higby     Niece              5 F                                                Essex          Eastwood
Eliza Stowers       Servant  U      17 F     House Servant                      Essex          Hadleigh
William Taylor        Do       U      21 M    Agricutural Laborer                 Do             Canvey Island
Abraham Holt         Do               17 M         Do           Do                     Do             Eastwood

In 1861, Elizabeth Higby, age 15, was living with her Uncle and Aunt, Fred and Matilda White, in Doncaster, Yorkshire.  Elizabeth was a House Servant.

From the 1861 census of Doncaster, Yorkshire, we find the following:

5 Beningthorpe

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Fred White             Head   Mar    24 M   Boot Maker Employing 10 Men 1 Boy     Essex   Rochford
Matilda White         Wife    Mar    31 F                                                               Norfolk  [Rimbates]
Elizabeth Higby      Niece  Un     15 F     House Servant                                      Essex   Eastwood

In 1871, Elizabeth Higby, age 25, was living with her Uncle and Aunt, Frederick and Matilda White, in Doncaster, Yorkshire.

From the 1871 census of Doncaster, Yorkshire, we find the following:

5. Regent Sq

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Frederick White         Head   Mar   36 M   Shoemaker                            Essex      Rochford
Matilda   Do               Wife    Mar   41 F                                                 Norfolk     Kemberley
Elizabeth Higby         Neice  Unm   25 F                                                Essex       Eastwood
Christiana Thornton    Serv    Unm   20 F    General Serv                         Yorkshire   Doncaster

Elizabeth Higby married ROBERT CHALLENGER ALCOCK in 1875.

From the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, we find the following Marriage entry from the Indexes:

Name:      Elizabeth Higby / Robert Challenger Alcock
Year:        1875
Quarter:   Apr-May-Jun  (2nd Quarter)
District:    Doncaster
County:    Yorkshire
Volume:   9c      Page:  799

By 1880, Robert and Elizabeth Alcock were living in Manchester, Lancashire where their daughter was born.

Then between 1880 and 1881, Robert and Elizabeth Alcock moved from Manchester to Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire.

In 1881, Robert and Elizabeth Alcock were living in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire.  Robert was a Commercial Clerk in a Shipping Warehouse.

From the 1881 census of Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, we find the following:

1 Belford Terrace

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Robert Allcock  Head       Mar  48 M  Commercial Clerk Shipping W’house          Lancashire Manchester
Elizabeth   do    Wife        Mar  35 F                                                                 Essex         Eastwood
Beatrice     do    Daugh             1 F                                                                  Lancashire Manchester
Alice M Reay    Servant  Unm  14 F    Domestic Servant                                         “                    “

Between 1882 and 1891, Robert Alcock has died.  And in this time period the family moved back to Yorkshire.

In 1891, Elizabeth Alcock, a widow, age 46, was living in Wheatley, Yorkshire.  Her son and mother, Sarah M. Higby, were living with her.

From the 1891 census of Wheatley, Yorkshire, we find the following:

5 [Velinkeli] Ter. Rd

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Elizabeth Alcock        Head   Wid    46 F   Living on her own means     Essex   Eastwood
Sarah M. Higby          Visitor Wid   78 F                                            Norfolk  Hardingham
Frederick C. Alcock    son               9 M                                            Lancs.  Chorlton-cum-Hardy

In 1901, Elizabeth Alcock, a widow, age 55, was living in Wheatley, Yorkshire.  Her daughter and son were living with her.

From the 1901 census of Wheatley, Yorkshire, we find the following:

48 St. Mary’s Rd

Name - Relationship – Married or Single – Age – Sex – Profession – Birthplace

Elizabeth Alcock        Head   Wid  55 F   Living on own means                                   Essex  Eastwood
Beatrice       Do          Daur     S     21 F                                                                    Lanc    Manchester
Frederick C. Do           Son     S    19 M    Shoe Shop Assistant Boot D.  Worker           Do     Chorlton cum Hardy

CHILDREN OF ROBERT AND ELIZABETH (HIGBY) ALCOCK

18.          BEATRICE ALCOCK   was born ca 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire.

In 1881, Beatrice Allcock, age 1, was living with her parents in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire (See above under the parents for census details).

In 1901, Beatrice Alcock, age 21, was living with her mother in Wheatley, Yorkshire (See above under the parents for census details).

19.          ROBERT C. ALCOCK   was born ca. 1882 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire.

In 1891, Frederick C. Alcock, age 9, was living with his mother in Wheatley, Yorkshire (See above under the parents for census details).

In 1901, Frederick C. Alcock, age 19, a Shoe Shop Assistance Boot D., was living with his mother in Wheatley, Yorkshire (See above under the parents for census details).

Sources:

1.    Civil Registration Index, Birth of Elizabeth Higby, 4th Quarter (Oct-Nov-Dec), Year 1845, District Rochford, County Essex, Volume 12, Page 112.  Searched October 4, 2009 Sunday 2:48 PM.

2.     1851 Census of England, Essex, Leigh, District 1, Image Nos. 68 & 69, Ancestry.com.   Public Record Office reference: H.O. 107 / 1777, Original Page Nos. 68 & 69, Stamped Page No. 231, No. of Householder’s Schedule 288, Elizabeth Higby in the household of James Bammon.   November 1, 2009 Sunday 6:09 PM.

3.     1861 Census of England, Yorkshire, Doncaster, District 8, Image No. 20, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: R.G. 9 / 3518, Original Page No. 20, No. of Schedule 105, Elizabeth Higby in the household of Fred White.   November 1, 2009 Sunday 6:21 PM.

4.     1871 Census of England, Yorkshire, Doncaster, District 8, Image No. 12, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 10 / 4718, Original Page No. 12, No. of Schedule 86, Elizabeth Higby in the household of Frederick White.   Novermber 1, 2009 Sunday 6:28 PM.

5.    Civil Registration Index, Marriage of Elizabeth Higby and Robert Challenger Alcock, 2nd Quarter (Apr-May-Jun), Year 1875, District Doncaster, County Yorkshire, Volume 9c, Page 799.   Searched October 4, 2009 Sunday 2:58 PM.

6.     1881 Census of England, Lancashire, Chorlton cum Hardy, District 16a, Image No. 40, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 11 / 3893, Original Page No. 41, Stamped Page No. 66, No. of Schedule 171, Household of Robert Allcock.   November 1, 2009 Sunday 6:40 PM.

7.     1891 Census of England, Yorkshire, Wheatley, District 12, Image No. 13, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 12 / 3867, Original Page No. 13, No. of Schedule 75, Household of Elizabeth Alcock.   October 4, 2009 Sunday 2:36 PM.

8.     1901 Census of England, Yorkshire, Wheatley, District 16, Image No. 29, Ancestry.com.  Public Record Office reference: RG 13 / 4416, Original Page No. 29, Stamped Page No. 71, No. of Schedule 188, Household of Elizabeth Alcock.  November 1, 2009 Sunday 6:50 PM.

Last updated November 10, 2009  Tuesday 8:47 PM

Researched and Compiled by William Wallworth

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