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1789 The estimated year
of the birth of Elizabeth (based on the 1811 marriage thought to be hers). She married James
McGrevy (born Ireland). Census data all state that she was born
in Cumberland. 1851 'Workington', 1871 Whitehaven (1861 not found).
Elizabeth's four known children were all born in Harrington
(part of Whitehaven) in Cumberland between 1823 and 1836. Assuming the 1811 date to be correct,
then the eldest known children (
based on later census data), may be preceded by others earlier than those known.
1811
A marriage is recorded in Workington, St. Michael's Parish
registers, between James Mc Greevy and Elizabeth Chambers, on 21st
December 1811. The marriage was by license, (hence further details
may be available in the Bishop's Transcripts currently being investigated). James
is a Blacksmith, aged 23 (b. 1788) and Elizabeth is aged 22
(b. 1789). In view of later family tradition that Elizabeth
Chamberlain was James's wife, this marriage seems the most
likely. There are no occurrences of the name Chamberlain in Cumbrian
marriages from 1670 to 1837 and only two McGreevy marriages are
found in the same period. (McGra.., McGri.. McGre, Mc Cr and Mc
Gr.. all searched).
The other marriage is also a James, however that James (shipwright)
married Ruth Hellom by licence on 2nd January 1815. The IGI
gives an extensive family of children for this couple none of whom
correspond to those of James and Elizabeth. They are presumed
to be a different couple and not in my direct line. ( It may
also be noted that the surname Chambers occurs several times in
these parish records and one marriage is of a Frances Chambers to
a Humphrey Tyson, the Tyson name occurs in my tree when James's
daughter Catherine McGrevy marries Robert Tyson.
1836
is the last known child of this couple is Thomas, born Harrington,
it seems likely therefore that at some stage after 1836 but before
1847 the entire family moved
to Liverpool.
1841
It has not been possible to locate the family in the census.
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 (b. 1798), 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. This 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.
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