1798-1873

 siblings

1798 The estimated year of the birth of Elizabeth based on the 1851 census.  She married James McGrevy (born Ireland). Census data all state that she was born in Cumberland. 1851 'Workington', 1871 Whitehaven (1861 not found).  Her four known children were all born in Harrington (part of Whitehaven) in Cumberland between 1823 and 1836. The marriage would be a Catholic one and would probably be around 1820 assuming about 2 years before eldest known child, however children earlier than the 4 known would push this marriage date backwards. At some stage after this the entire family moved to Liverpool.

1832 26 JUN 1832  Saint Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, a christening of John McGreevey, father James mother Elizabeth, may be significant but is unchecked as yet.

1847 her daughter Sarah married Henry Fitzgerald in Liverpool (at age 24) and is assumed to have been with the family prior to the marriage. Bride and Groom both give their addresses as Northumberland Street. The family are not found in the 1843 directory for Northumberland Street. Neither the McGrevys nor a Fitzgeralds are found in Slater for 1848, in Liverpool. However both Sarah and Henry are found with Elizabeth and James, in Hill Street, four years later in the census.

1851 The family are at 30 Hill Street, Toxteth Park in the census. Head of house is
JOHN McGreevey 'John' is a journeyman, Ship Smith, born Ireland, Killaleagh, married and aged 57 (b. 1794). He is married to
Elizabeth, 56, b. Cumberland, Workington. Shown as their children are
James, son, unmarried, 17, (b. 1834) blacksmith apprentice, b. Harrington, Cumberland.
Thomas, son, unmarried,15 (b. 1836), sailmaker, b. Harrington, Cumberland.
Catherine Tyson, daughter, married, 23 (b. 1828) b. Harrington, Cumberland.
Henry Fitzgerald, 28, b. Ireland, Cork, Master Mariner, Son-in-law.
Sarah Fitzgerald, wife of Henry, 28 (b. 1823) born Harrington, Cumberland. This is confirmed by a marriage of Sarah McGrievey (age full, spinster, Northumberland Street) to Henry Fitzgerald (age full, batchelor, mariner, Northumberland Street) on February 12th 1847 (W. Derby Mar. qtr, 1847 XX, 702) at the church of St. James in Toxteth (then shown as the parish of Walton on the Hill). Witnesses are Joseph O'Hare and Catherine McGrievey (Sarah's sister who became Catherine Tyson on marriage). Sarah's father is shown as JAMES McGrievey, blacksmith on the certificate, suggesting again that the 1851 census has the wrong name 'John' entered for head-of-house (James, b. 1835 gives his father as James on his marriage certificate also).

1858 On February 3rd, Elizabeth's son, James McGrevy marries Mary Hayden.

1861 Elizabeth and James are alive but not found in census in Liverpool although there is a John McGreevy aged 66 (b.1795) in Byker, Northumberland married to an Elizabeth although the entry says both born Ireland. There are a few Tysons just a few houses away ????. More checking is needed here.

1873 A death, undoubtedly hers, (spelled McGreevy) occurred in Liverpool on 25th March 1873. (Liverpool, Mar, 1873, 8b 50). She died at 84 Bostock Street aged 75 years, wife of James McGreevy, Shipsmith.  Elizabeth died of Senectus(1). Note that Bostock Street is the next street to Kew Street where she and James were living for the1871 census (and where James died later that same year). Another address in Kew Street was where the couple's daughter Catherine was living. In Elizabeth's case the death was advised by Sarah Jared also of 84 Bostock Street. Sarah is in fact Sarah McGrevy, who married to become Sarah Fitzgerald, was widowed and then married George Jared at St Patrick's, Park Place (June 1857, W.Derby 8b 707, this is wrongly transcribed on FreeBMD as 77, there being an inkblot on the zero under George's entry, but without the inkblot on Sarah's it is clearly 707).

(1) Elizabeth died of 'Senectus' (as did her husband James). It means 'old age'. In other words, nothing special and definite, she just 'wore out'. Elizabeth was said to be 75 on death.
 

year

Address

stated age

source

proof

calc age

1795

Cumberland, Workington

0

1851 census data

1795

1847

Northumberland Street, Toxteth, Liverpool (assumed)

-

Sarah's marriage

-

1851

30 Hill Street, Toxteth, Liverpool

56

census

1795

1871

69 Kew Street, Liverpool 3

79

census

1782

1873

84 Bostock Street (next to Kew Street), Liverpool 3

75

death certificate

1798