Eliza Barnes [Pilgrim] (1862-1940)

Dates

Birth: 13 May 1862 Little Massingham, Norfolk, UK
Father: John Hubbard Barnes 1822-1902
Mother: Hannah Rowe 1824-1906

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: July-September 1892 Freebridge Lynn. Norfolk, UK
Husband: John Pilgrim 1850-1934

Death: January-March 1940 Fakenham, Norfolk, UK

Children

Father unknown
Martha Ann Barnes [Brown] 1878-1981
Eleanor Barnes [Brown] 1888-1936

By John
William Pilgrim 1892-1957
Rose Ann Pilgrim 1896-a1911
Emily Pilgrim [Adcock] 1900-1979
Ezra Pilgrim 1902-1981

Notes

Birth of Eliza Barnes in FreeBMD in April-June 1862 in Freebridge L (4B 329)

In the 1871 census as Eliza Barnes aged 9, born in Little Massingham, Norfolk, and living with her parents (John and Hannah) and three brothers George, Robert and Thomas) in Field Barn Road, Little Massingham, Norfolk.

Her daughter was born 9 January 1878 and baptised on 28 April 1878 in Little Massingham, mother Eliza Barnes single woman.

In the 1881 census as Eliza Barnes aged 16, born in Little Massingham, Norfolk, a dairy maid, and living with John Master Spink (aged 56, born in Thorpland, Norfolk, widowed and a farmer), his housekeeper (Jane Nokes aged 39, born in Swaffham, Norfolk, and single), and a housemaid (Esther Whitby aged 15 and born in Harpley Downs, Norfolk) in Raven Lane, Harpley, Norfolk. Her daughter was living with Eliza's parents in Field Barn, Little Massingham, Norfolk.

Her daughter was registered in October-December 1888 in Freebridge Lynn.

In the 1891 census as Elisa (sic - on the original) Barnes aged 29, born in Little Massingham, Norfolk, single, no stated employment, and living with her parents (John and Hannah), two brothers (George and Thomas) and two daughters (Eleanor and Martha A (sister on the original)) at Drings Field Farm, Little Massingham, Norfolk. Her future husband was living with his son and daughter two entries on at Lodge Cottage.

Mariage of John Pilgrim and Eliza Barnes in FreeBMD in July-September 1892 in Freebridge L (4b 572).

Her son was born 9 November 1892 and baptised 29 January 1893 in East Rudham, her daughter was born in East Rudham and registered in October-December 1896 in Docking, her daughter was born 21 January 1900 in East Rudham and registered in January-March 1900 in Docking.

In the 1901 as Eliza Pilgrim aged 39, born in Massingham, Norfolk, and living with her husband (John), two sons (Ruben and William) and three daughters (Emily, Martha Barnes and Rose) in four rooms at 51 Back Street, East Rudham, Norfolk.

Her son was born 9 November 1902 and registered in Docking in January-February 1903.

In the 1911 census as Eliza Pilgrim aged 51, born in Massingham, Norfolk, married for 19 years with 4 children from this marriage all still living, and living with her husband (John), two sons (Ezra, and William), three daughters (Emily, Martha (Barnes on the original) and Rose) and husband's grandson (Reginald - mother Mabel) in five rooms in Back Street, East Rudham, Lynn.

In the 1921 census as Eliza Pilgrim born in Massingham, Norfolk in 1862, and living with John Pilgrim (husband?), Ezra Pilgrim (son?), Emily and Martha Pilgrim (daughters?), Eric Pilgrim (grandson - son of Emily?), and Phoebe Pilgrim (granddaughter - daughter of Emily?) in East Rudham, Docking, Norfolk.

Her husband died in July-September 1934 in Docking.

In the 1939 Register as Eliza Pallgrim (sic - in the index, Pilgrim on the original) born 13 May 1861 (sic - on the original), widowed and living with Martha A Barns (sic - in the index, Barnes on the original - daughter?) in Back Street, Docking, Norfolk.

Death of Eliza Pilgrim in FreeBMD in January-March 1940 aged 79 in Fakenham (4B 990).

There are sixty seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Eliza Barnes.

Entry in Geneanet Community Trees Index for Eliza Barnes.

Little Massingham is 14 miles east of Kings Lynn and south of A148, and East Rudham is 8 miles futher east on A148.

Relationship

Eliza Barnes was the wife of John Pilgrim, father of Reuben Pilgrim, husband of Millicent Rhoda Everitt, Felicity's first cousin twice removed, and of Mabel Pilgrim, wife of Thomas Coopman Everitt, also Felicity's first cousin twice removed.

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