Birth: January-March 1850 Buckingham Street, Birmingham St George, Warwickshire, UK
Father: William Robert Payne c1827-1871/81
Mother: Lucy Field c1827-a1891
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 15 May 1881 Saint Nicholas, Deptford, Kent, UK
Husband: Seymour Webster 1848-1919
Death: January-March 1918 Lambeth, London, UK
Adopted
Frederick Richard Clark 1892-1959
Birth of Emma Payne in FreeBMD in January-March 1850 in Birmingham (16 284).
In the 1851 census as Emma Paynes (sic - in the index, Payne on the orginal) aged 1, born in Birmm, and living with her parents (William R and Lucy), two brothers (George and William) and a lodger (William Harrison aged 23, born in Birmm, single and a clockmaker) in 3 House 4 Court, Buckingham Street, Birmingham St George, Warwickshire.
In the 1861 census as Emma Payne aged 11, born in Birmingham, and living with her parents (Robert and Lucy), two brothers (George and William) and a boarder (Elizabeth Peeks aged 28, born in Birmingham, single and a washhouse woman) at 186 Southampton Row, St George, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
In the 1871 census as Emma Payne aged 21, born in Bham, Warwickshire, single and a domestic servant living with Harry Bridgens (more like Budgens on the original, aged 53, born in Aston, Warwickshire and a commercial clerk), his wife (Sarah A aged 54 and born in Aston, Warwickshire), and two sons (Henry W aged 15 and a commercial clerk, and Edwin H aged 14, both born in Edgbaston, Warwickshire) at 2 Lansdowne Terrace, Erdington, Aston, Warwickshire.
In the 1881 census as Emma Paine aged 30, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, single, a general servant and a visitor to Thomas Franklin (aged 42, born in Dartford Rabits N, Kent and a labourer), his wife (Caroline aged 55 and born in Deptford, Kent), son (Thomas H aged 12 and born in Deptford, Kent), and a boarder (Seymour Webster - her future husband) at 34 John Street, Deptford St Paul, London.
Marriage of Emma Payne and Seymour Webster in FreeBMD in April-June 1881 in Greenwich (1d 1263).
There are two entries in Ancestry London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 for the banns of Emma Payne and Seymour Webster on 24 April 1881 at St Nicholas, Deptford, Greenwich "Page 86 The Year 1881 No. 253 Banns of Marriage between Seymour Webster Bachelor and Emma Payne Spinster Both of this Parish Were published as follows: 1st, on Sunday April 10 [...] 2d. on Sunday April 17 [...] 3d. on Sunday April 24 Married 15/81" and for the marriage of Emma Payne aged 30, father Robert Payne, and Seymour Webster aged 32, father Richard Webster on 15 May 1881 at St Nicholas, Deptford, Greenwich "Page 77 [...] 1881 Marriage solemnized at Deptford in the Parish of Saint Nicholas in the County of Kent No. 154 May 15 1881 Seymour Webster aged 32, a Bachelor and Brass Finisher of 1 Armis Place Greek Road, father Richard Webster, a Platelayer, and Emma Payne aged 30, a Spinster of 1 Armis Place Greek Road, father Robert Payne, an Engineer. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Thomas Franklin and Caroline Franlin who made her mark".
In the 1891 census as Emma Webster aged 40, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and livng with her husband (Seymour) in two rooms at 32 Harleyford Road, Kennington, Lambeth, London. Another family lived at the same address.
In the 1901 census as Emma Webster aged 51, born in Warwickshire, and living with her husband (Seymour) and adopted son (Frederick Clark) in three rooms at 22 Heyford Avenue, Lambeth, London.
In the 1911 census as Emma Webster aged 60, born in Birmingham, Warickshire, married for thirty years with no children, and living with her husband (Seymour) and neice (Lucy Harriot Payne aged 25, born in Hereford, Herefordshire, single and a tailoress) in two rooms at 41 Coronation Buildings, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London.
Death of Emma Webster in FreeBMD in January-March 1918 aged 68 in Lambeth (1d 453).
Cheryl Peace has an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Emma Payne born in 1850 in Warwickshire, father Robert Payne, her marriage to Seymour Webster and a son Frederick Clark. There are two other entries for Emma Payne born in Birmingham in 1850, one with parents Robert and Lucy Payne, and the other William Robert Payne and Lucy Fidd.
Emma Payne was the adopted mother of Frederick Richard Clark, my second cousin once removed.
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