Elizabeth Darby1

#11713, (circa 1823-circa June 1905)
FatherGeorge Darby1 (c 1779-4 Mar 1853)
MotherSarah Boden1 (c 1791-10 Apr 1854)
ChartsBrett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited24 Apr 2022
WikiTree ID:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Darby-2883.
     (For a brief history and context on the Darby family see this page)

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Elizabeth was born circa 1823. She was the last of George's 13 children to be born, and apparently the only one with his soon-to-be second wife Sarah.1 She was the daughter of George Darby and Sarah Boden.1

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of Jerimiah Playl and Eliza Darby in a Church of England ceremony at St. Leonard's on Monday, 7 April 1828 at Shoreditch, London. Eliza was married on the same day as her older sister Lucretia, and they, along with their father, were witnesses for each other. Jerimiah and Eliza went on to have six children together.2

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of John Warner and Lucretia Darby in a Church of England ceremony at St. Leonard's on Monday, 7 April 1828 at Shoreditch, London. Lucretia was married on the same day as her younger sister Eliza, and they, along with their father, were witnesses for each other.2 Elizabeth Darby was a witness at the wedding of John Speller Wright and may have Martha Darby at St. Pancras Parish Chapel Others who may have attended the wedding include Elizabeth (?) as mother of the bride, George Darby as father of the bride and William Wright as father of the groom. on Wednesday, 11 January 1837 at St. Pancras, London. Sister John and Martha went on to have two children together.3,4,5

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of Joseph William Peck and Ann Darby in a Church of England ceremony at St. Leonard's on Monday, 1 April 1839 at Shoreditch, London. They married seventeen days before they set sail for South Australia.6,7 Her common name was Eliza.8

She was recorded as living with Also living in the house was her sister Mary in the 1841 census at Port Hill, Bengeo, Hertford. She was recorded as being 30 years old.8

She may have attended the wedding of her brother in the marriage of Samuel Darby and Mary Ann Taylor in a Church of England ceremony at St. Mary on Sunday, 27 June 1841 at Ealing, Middlesex. Mary and Samuel had no known children.9,10

She may have attended the wedding of her sister in the marriage of William Skerman and Mary Ann Darby in a Church of England ceremony at St. Pancras New Church on Wednesday, 26 October 1842 at St. Pancras, London. This was the third marriage for William. They went on to have 5 children together.11,12,13

In George Darby's will on 16 May 1850 Elizabeth Darby, Samuel Darby and Mary Ann Darby and Eliza Darby were named as heirs. Of his other children, three other surviving sons (John, Thomas and William) are not named in the will. Perhaps this was because they had emigrated to Australia, but Samuel had also emigrated and is named. In any event, both John and William died in the three years that followed, both before their father's death. Further, George did not name his second wife in the will either, and may have been estranged from her. Elizabeth got the newly constructed house and its grounds, as well as the household goods furtniture and effects that it contained but was required to pay one hundred pounds into the estate (for the ultimate division between her married sisters Mary Ann and Eliza and one of her brothers in South Australia, Samuel)..14

She was recorded as living with her father and a servant. in the 1851 census at 'Brick Field', Bengeo, Hertford. She was recorded as being 28 years old. It isn't clear why George's wife (and Elizabeth's mother) wsn't living with them at the time of the census. Rather, Sarah was living with a member of her family and another woman.15

Elizabeth Darby married George Finer, son of John Finer and Susan (?), at Cowbridge Chapel on Monday, 29 March 1852 at Hertford.16,17


On 26 January 1853 her brother John died at the approximate age of 34 in South Australia.18 Elizabeth provided information on the death of her father George Darby, on 4 March 1853, at Port Vale, Bengeo, Hertford. He was about 74 years old, and only 3 of his children were still alive and in England.
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Her father died 4 March 1853 at the approximate age of 74.

George Darby's will was probated on 20 April 1853.14

Elizabeth Darby was recorded as the spouse of George Finer in the 1861 census at 8 Victoria Road, Shoreditch, London. She was recorded as being 39 years old. Also living in the household were five of their young daughters and a servant.21

Elizabeth Darby was recorded as the spouse of George Finer in the 1881 census at 6 Deddington Terrace Beaumont Road, Leyton, Essex. She was recorded as being 58 years old and living with George and three daughters.22,23

Elizabeth Darby was recorded as the spouse of George Finer in the 1891 census at 160 Elderfield Road, Hackney, London. She was recorded as being 67 years old, living with her husband and her daughters Rosa and Harriet.24

She was recorded as head of household in the 1901 census at Blurton Road, Hackney, London. Her age was recorded as 79 years old, and she was living with two of her unmarried daughters (Rosa and Harriet) and her granddaughter Alice.25

Elizabeth died circa June 1905 at Hackney, London.7

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Family
1823Birth1
1
1841Name-Comm8
1852Married Name16
1852MarriageCowbridge Chapel, Hertford16,17
1901Census (Eng) 1901Blurton Road, Hackney, London25
1905DeathHackney, London7

Family

George Finer (c 1824-1893)
Children

Citations

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  3. [S494] London. London Metropolitan Archives, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Pancras Parish Church, Register of marriages, P90/PAN1, Item 069.
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  5. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1876 'Family Notices.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 30 August, p. 4, viewed 14 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43008466
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  15. [S392] National Census for England, 1851 (online image) Civil Parish of Bengeo, Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1711; Folio: 215; Page: 32; GSU roll: 193619.
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  18. [S541] The Hertford Mercury and Reformer, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, 'Deaths' 09 Jul 1853.
  19. [S400] General Register Office, England - Death Certificate, Certified copy of an entry in a Register of Deaths, Vol. 3a p.176.
  20. [S470] Geoffrey Thornton, "George Darby and the Development of Bengeo" p.5.
  21. [S398] National Census for England, 1861 (online image) Registration district: Shoreditch, Sub-registration district: Haggerstone West (piece 246, folio 98, p.38).
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  25. [S394] National Census for England, 1901 (online image) Registration district: Hackney, Sub-registration district: Central Hackney (piece 219, folio 62 p.51).
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