Elizabeth Eldridge
Baptism
Elizabeth was baptised on 23rd July 1826 according to the available records. Also in the parish of Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. Recorded as daughter of Richard & Martha Eldridge of Cemmaes, with Richard's profession being belonging as Mariner to the Preventative Boat.
LLANBADRIG (LLAN-BADRIG), a parish, in the hundred of Tâlybolion, union and county of Anglesey, North Wales, 5 miles (W. N. W.) from Amlwch. It is supposed to derive its name from the dedication of its church to St. Patrick, who, being commissioned by Pope Celestine to preach the doctrines of Christianity to the Irish, is said to have been, on his way thither, detained for some time in the island of Mona, the present Anglesey, and to have founded at this place, in the year 440, the first Christian church built in the district. The church is inconveniently situated on the shore, and so near to the sea that, during the prevalence of northerly or north-westerly winds, the waves break over it with such violence as occasionally to interrupt the performance of divine service, at which time the church is with some difficulty accessible. There are two places of worship for Calvinistic Methodists, two for Independents, and two for Baptists.
"LLANBADRIG, a parish in the hundred of Tal-y-Bolion, county Anglesey, 3½ miles W. of Amlwch, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Llanerchymedd. It is situated at the head of a small creek on the coast, opening to the Irish Sea. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog and the little port of Cemmaes, which is visited by small vessels laden with coal and corn. There are extensive quarries of limestone and serpentine marble. Small quantities of yellow ochre and copper ore have been found. The village is considerable, and some of the inhabitants are engaged in fishing and in the coasting trade. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bangor, value £169. The church, dedicated to St. Patrick, is an ancient structure built on the same spot as one said to have been founded in 440 by that saint. It stands close to the sea-shore, opposite an island named Ynys Badrig, from a circumstance recorded in the legendary life of the great Irish apostle. There is a free school endowed with £24, and other charities producing in all about £37 per annum. In the neighbourhood are two cromlechs, one mutilated." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Marriage
Elizabeth Eldridge married James Hone on 19th August 1849. They are both of full age, aged 23 which suggests that they were born on 1826, which is correct for Elizabeth.
He is a bachelor, a Carman residing at No 4 Cox's Square, in Spitalfields, and she is a spinster, residing at the same address. James's father is recorded as James Hone, a coachman. Elizabeth's father is Richard Eldridge, a Custom House Officer. The name and profession correlate with other sources. Later research revealed that Cox's Square was situated between Middlesex Street and Bell Lane, near the current Strype Street. See text and maps below to reveal how that was established.
The witnesses are Richard Eldridge and Sarah Hone by her X mark. It is not clear if this is Richard Eldridge the father or the brother.
The Halifax estate in Spitalfields
In 1691 a private Act gave Elizabeth, the widow of Edward Montague, power to grant, with her trustees, leases of her property in Stepney for not more than fifty-one years. The houses on her land, presumably both in Spitalfields and Mile End New Town, were said to be mostly ’old Timber buildings and very apt to be ruinous and in decay’; but if building or repairing leases for an assured term of years could be granted there were several persons willing to take leases ’ of the said Houses which are old and ruinous and of small value and in the place thereof and in other voyd places to new build good and Substantial Houses whereby very considerable improvements may be made’.
The rebuilding included some reconstruction of the layout. Part of this, the making of Montague Street in the south-eastern corner of the area, is shown completed on Gascoine's map of 1703. Other changes, including the making of Cox's Square and its linking with Middlesex Street and Bell Lane, were probably carried out later, perhaps under leases granted to John Cox and to Henry Philp of Stepney, bricklayer, by Elizabeth Montague and others in about 1708.
In 1883 the Metropolitan Board of Works widened Middlesex Street between Whitechapel High Street and Wentworth Street, as part of the Goulston Street improvement plan. In 1889 the London County Council was asked by the Whitechapel District Board to extend the improvement northward by widening that part of the present Middlesex Street which lay north of Wentworth Street, and which was then known as Sandy's Row. The street hitherto had had no direct communication with Bishopsgate Street. When, therefore, the City Commissioners of Sewers at this time asked the Council to contribute towards their project for widening the western end of Widegate Street where it joined Bishopsgate Street, the Council took the opportunity to arrange for the construction of a new street to join Widegate Street to Sandy's Row. A further line of communication from Bishopsgate Street to Whitechapel and the docks was thus provided. The Council agreed to pay half the cost of the Widegate Street improvement and also to widen Sandy's Row to forty feet between the new street and Wentworth Street. In September 1891 the Council resolved to apply to Parliament for power to carry out that part of the work which lay within the County, which was granted in the London County Council (General Powers) Act of 1892. The Council began to act on their powers in July of that year.
The Act permitted the Council to acquire land as far east as Cox's Square and New Court. This was to allow the clearance of dilapidated property in the area, in addition to the proposed street widening. The difficulty of rehousing the displaced inhabitants, however, prevented the clearance being carried out at this time, and only the property actually needed for the street was acquired and demolished. The line between the new street and Wentworth Street was widened by setting back its eastern side. The complete thoroughfare, from Bishopsgate Street to Wentworth Street, was opened in March 1896. The cost of the work in Sandy's Row alone was £53,426. The name ’Middlesex Street’ was then applied to the whole new line of street.
Below is an extract of the above Insurance Plan of London with Cox's Square clearly shown. Their home, No 4 is the last house on the left of the row, or to the West. It is interesting that just above Cox's Square is a London General Omnibus Co. Ltd. property with Hay & Straw stores. Very convenient for a Carman. Maybe the place to live was provided by the bus company. Horse drawn buses of course at that date.
Elizabeth and James home in Cox's Square is less than a mile away from Martha Frances and Thomas Scott's home in 61 Bethnal Green Road.
Census
1841
Nothing yet
1851
1851 Census
Census entry for 1851, St George in the East, Tower Hamlets . Their marriage was on 19th August 1849 and less than two years later on the day of the Census on 30th March 1851, the family are in residence at 2 Anthony Street. Reviewing nearby census entries, the previous road was Upper Chapman Street, suggesting that 2 Anthony Street is between Upper Chapman Street and Tait Street. James is now 25 years of age and still a carman. Elizabeth is also 25, born in North Wales. One daughter recorded with them, Elizabeth aged 7 months, born in September 1950 in St George in the East, Middlesex.
Their Anthony Street abode is about a mile away, or a 20 minute walk away from their Cox's Square address on the marriage certificate. To the right of the Anthony Street circle, probably in the vicinity of the number 2 indicated on the census record, is another circle at the approximate location of the Friendly Place, off Tait Street address in the 1871 Census.
1861
1861 Census
Missing
1871
1871 Census
A difficult to read Census entry for 1871, St George in the East, Tower Hamlets . The family are in residence at No 4 Friendly Place, near Tait Street. James is now 45 years of age and still a carman. The record states that he was born in London, Middlesex. Elizabeth is also 45, born in Anglesey, Occupation, a Charwoman. Two sons listed on this page, James aged 20, a Greengrocer assistant, and Daniel 18, a Farrier. Both are recorded as being born in St George in the East, Middlesex.
On the next page there are a further five children.
William, aged 16, a Seaman. Then some Scholars, or school children, Ellen 12, Jane 9, and Thomas 4. A new infant, Sarah aged 1. All also born in St George in the East, Middlesex.
The London Fire Insurance Maps held by the British Library are a wealth of information. It took a while but above is the location of their adobe, at No 4 Friendly Place, off Tait Street.
1881
1881 Census
The Census entry for 1881, St George in the East, Tower Hamlets . The family are in residence at 10 Mary Street, just round the corner from No 4 Friendly Place, near Tait Street. James is now 55 years of age and still a carman. The record states that he was born in Minories, Middlesex. Elizabeth is states as being 53, born in North Wales, Occupation, a Charwoman.
Three sons are listed on this page,
- James aged 31, he was a Greengrocer assistant but now a Dock Labourer.
- Daniel 18, he was a Farrier but now a Fish Monger.
- William 26, he was a Seaman but now a Dock Labourer
Two daughters are listed on this page,
- Jane aged 20, previously a scholar, now a charwoman
- Sarah aged 12, at school.
All the children are recorded as being born in St George in the East, Middlesex.
Other entries at the address are for a Granddaughter and Grandson, Nancy Collins, aged 6, and William Scott aged 6 Months. Together with a visitor called Charlotte Dean, an unmarried Dress Maker, aged 19.
1891
1891 Census
pending 91
1901
1901 Census
The Census entry for 1901, St George in the East . The family are in residence at 33 Jane Street, not far from No 4 Friendly Place, near Tait Street. Elizabeth is now a widow aged 74. The record states that she was born in Anglesey North Wales. Elizabeth's relationship to the head of the family, Charles Rymer, is Mother in Law. Presumably Elizabeth, Charles wife, is one of Elizabeth Hone's daughters.
Jane Street highlighted and Christ Church, the place of the children's' baptisms is circled.
A different Jane Street, not actually Jane Street but James Street is shown on the Fire Insurance Map dated 1898. In the OS Map above the road between Grove Street and Canon St Road has been renamed to Burslem Street.
The actual Jane Street is on the adjacent Fire Insurance Map, 343. It must have been very confusing for the Postman. It is this Jane Street that is highlighted on the OS map above.
Referring again to the Census 1901 record, the predecessor road is Richard Street, and the successor road is Anthony Street. Conclusion is that this is the correct Jane Street. Number 33 is on the right hand side of the road travelling up the map, at the tail of the "T" in JANE ST in the last Fire Insurance above, and about the marker on the OS Map below.
The above OS Map highlights in red Burslem Street, previously called James Street. Jane Street is highlighted in yellow, and number 33 has the blue marker. Christ Church is again circled in blue. The straight line measures the distance, as the crow flies, between Elizabeth's previous residence of Friendly Place to her current abode, at 33 Jane Street, a massif 250m away.
1911
In range ??
Elizabeth Hone nee Eldridge and James Hone children's Baptism Records.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Hone
Elizabeth Hone born 25 August 1850 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 2 Anthony Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 24 November 1850. Her father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence.
Note that the record above Elizabeth is for an Eldridge family. Not yet identified as part of the family, but it could be a family gathering dual baptism.
James George
James George Hone
James George Hone born 23rd April 1852 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 20th June 1852. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence, apart from his fathers name has an additional middle name of George. I wonder if this is an error in the entry or an omission in other records.
The date of birth is obscured in the digitised image, but with reference to other entries and spacing, the month appears to be (Ap)ril and the day ends with a 3 with a possibility of a missing preceding number. I have selected 23, but it could be 3 or 13. I suspect it is not 30. Although only the 2 is shown in the year, I suspect that it is 1852.
Daniel
Daniel Hone
Daniel Hone born 22nd April 1854 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 2nd July 1854. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence.
William
William Hone
William Hone born 1st July 1856 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 24th August 1856. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence.
Ellen
Ellen Hone
Ellen Hone born 1st October 1859 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 31st March 1861. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence.
Jane
Jane Hone
Jane Hone born 21st April 1862 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 2 Friendly Place, Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 21st May 1862 at Christ Church. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence. Previous addresses were 35 Chapel Street.
This record links the known place of Friendly Place with the yet to be located on a map, Chapel Street.
Thomas Henry
Thomas Henry Hone
Thomas Henry Hone born 26th August 1867 to James & Elizabeth Hone of 4 Friendly Place, {Chapel Street), St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 25th September 1867 at Christ Church. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence. Previous addresses were 35 Chapel Street and 2 Friendly Place, Chapel Street.
Sarah Martha
Sarah Martha Hone
Sarah Martha Hone born 26th January 1870 to James & Elizabeth Hone of Friendly Place, {Chapel Street), St George in the East, Middlesex. Baptised 13th February 1870 at Christ Church. His father James is recorded as being a Carman.
Her parents names, occupation, and place of abode correlate with other evidence, apart from his fathers name has an additional middle name of George. Previous addresses were 35 Chapel Street, 2 Friendly Place, Chapel Street and 4 Friendly Place,
The church for the baptisms was Christ Church, Watney Street, St George in the East, Middlesex, England
Conclusion
Key data about Elizabeth Eldridge and her family.
Dates
Key Dates
Name | Birth | Baptism | Marriage | Death | Interval between children | Mothers age at birth |
Elizabeth Eldridge | 23rd July 1826 | 19th August 1849 | (Marriage 25 y, 1 m, 29 d) | |||
James Hone | 19th August 1849 | |||||
Elizabeth Hone | 25th August 1850 | 24th November 1850 | (Marriage 2 y, 7 m, 28 d) | 27 years, 9 months, 26 days | ||
James George | 1 year, 1 month, 7 days | 28 years, 11 months, 1 day | ||||
Daniel | ||||||
William | 3 years, 8 months, 5 days | 32 years, 7 months, 5 days | ||||
Ellen | 1 year, 9 months, 13 days | 34 years, 4 months, 17 days | ||||
Jane | 2 years, 24 days | 36 years, 5 months, 19 days | ||||
Thomas | 2 years, 11 months, 5 days | 39 years, 4 months, 13 days | ||||
Sarah | 3 years, 3 months, 2 days | 42 years, 7 months, 24 days |
Data Sources / Evidence
Key Data Sources / Evidence
Baptism | Census | ||||||||||||
Name | Birth | Record |
Parish Image |
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
1911 |
Death | |
Elizabeth Eldridge | X | 25 | 45 | 53 | Charwoman | ||||||||
James Hone | X | 25 | 45 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | Carman | |||||
Elizabeth Hone | X | X | X | -- | 7 m | -- | ^^ | ^^ | |||||
James George | X | X | X | -- | -- | 20 | 31 | ^^ | Greengrocer assistant, Dock labourer | ||||
Daniel | X | X | X | -- | -- | 18 | 29 | Farrier, Fish Monger | |||||
William | X | X | X | -- | -- | 16 | 26 | ^^ | Seaman, Dock labourer | ||||
Ellen | X | X | X | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | Charwoman | ||||
Jane | X | X | X | -- | -- | 9 | 20 | ^^ | |||||
Thomas Henry | X | X | X | -- | -- | 4 | -- | ||||||
Sarah Martha | X | X | X | -- | -- | 1 | 12 | ^^ |
Places of Interest
Places of Interest
Place | Event | Date | Note |
Cemmaes, Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. | Birth | Abt. 1826 | |
St. Patrick's Church, Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. | Baptism | 23rd July 1826 | |
. | Census 1841 | 6th June 1841 | |
Christ Church With St Mary and St Stephen, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex | Marriage | 19th August 1849 | |
No 4 Cox's Square, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex | Marriage | 19th August 1849 | |
2 Anthony Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of Elizabeth Hone | 24th November 1850 | |
2 Anthony Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Census 1851 | 30th March 1851 | |
35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of James George Hone | 20th June 1852 | |
35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of Daniel Hone | 2nd July 1854 | |
35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of William Hone | 24th August 1856 | |
35 Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of Ellen Hone | 31st March 1861 | |
Census 1861 | 7 April 1861 | ||
2 Friendly Place, Chapel Street, St George in the East, Middlesex. | Baptism of Jane Hone | 21st May 1862 | |
4 Friendly Place, St George in the East, Middlesex. | Baptism of Thomas Henry Hone | 25th September 1867 | |
Friendly Place, St George in the East, Middlesex | Baptism of Sarah Martha Hone | 13th February 1870 | |
No 4 Friendly Place, near Tait Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Census 1871 | 2 April 1871 | |
10 Mary Street, off Tait Street, St George in the East, Middlesex | Census 1881 | 3 April 1881 | |
Census 1891 | 5 April 1891 | ||
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