Birth: 1799 Headley, Hampshire, UK
Father: John Shrub 1760-a1799
Mother: Mary Chandler 1758-1843
Marriage: 2 November 1822 All Saints, Headley, Hampshire, UK
Wife: Mary Sims c1798-1875
Death: 18 May 1881 Birds Nest Cottage, Headley Wood, Headley, Hampshire, UK
Burial: 23 May 1881 Plot 7-51 All Saints, Headley, Hampshire, UK
Ann Shrubb 1824-a1850
Daniel Shrubb 1827-a1851
Andrew Shrubb 1828-1832
Edward Shrubb 1831-a1841
Benjamin Shrubb 1833-1903
Martha Shrub (Shrubb) [Fullick (Fulleck)] 1835-1905
Emma Shrubb 1837-1852
Esther Shrubb 1840-a1851
William Shrubb 1842-a1891
Christening of Eli Shrub in the IGI on 17 November 1799 in Headley, Hampshire, parents John and Mary Shrub. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
The same information is in Headley Baptisms adding the spelling Shrubb.
Two entries in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for the baptism of Eli Shrub on 17 November 1799 at Headley, All Saints, oarents John and Mary Shrub. "P.7 Headley Parish, Baptized 1799 [...[ Novr [...] 17 Eli Son of John & Mary Shrub" and "Baptized 1799 [...] Novr [...] 17, Eli Son of John & Mary Shrub"
Marriage of Eli Shrubb and Mary Sims in the IGI on 2 November 1822 in Headley, Hampshire. There are two entries in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 with the same information.
The same information is in Headley Marriages adding the witnesses as Willianm Shrubb (brother?) and William Bayley.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for the marriage of Eli Shrubb and Mary Sims on 2 November 1822 at Headley, All Saints. "Page 21 Marriages folemnized in the Parifh of Headley in the County of Southampton in the Year 1822 [...] Eli Shrubb of this Parish Bachelor and Mary Sims of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with the Confent of [blank] this Second Day of November in the Year One thoufand eight hundred and twenty two [he made his mark, she signed her name] in the Prefence of William Shrubb William Bayley Clerk No. 63".
In the 1841 census as Ele Shrule (sic - in the index, Shrub on the original), aged 40 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Hampshire, employed as an agricultural labourer, and living with Mary (wife?), Benjamin, Daniel, and Edward (sons?), and Ann, Esther, Emma and Martha (daughters?) at Arford, Headley, Hampshire.
In the 1851 census as Elis Shroubb (sic - in the index, Shrubb on the original) aged 50, born in Headley, employed as an agricultual labourer, and living with his wife (Mary), son (William (given as a daughter in the index) and two daughters (Emma and Esther) in Headley, Hampshire.
In the 1861 census as Eli Shrub aged 62, born in Headley, employed as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife (Mary) at Linsted Farm, Headley, Hampshire.
In the 1871 census as Ely Shrut (sic - on the original) aged 79 (on the original, but 72 would be more accurate), born in Headley, employed as a pig butcher, and living with his wife (Mary) at Birds Nest Cottage, Headley Wood, Headley, Hampshire (another family lived at the same address).
His wife died in 1875 near Headley Wood.
In the 1881 census as Eli Shrubb aged 83, born in Headley, no stated employment, widowed, and living with his son (William), daughter-in-law (Emley) and two granddaughters (Mary Ann and Kate Emley) at Linstead, Headley.
Death of Eli Shrub in FreeBMD in April-June 1881 aged 83 in Alton (2c 100).
Entry in Headley Burials for Eli Shrubb on 23 May 1881 aged 83 in plot 7-51 - a note states he died near Headley Wood.
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1987 for Eli Shrubb on 23 May 1881 aged 83 at Headley, All Saints. "Page 175 Burials in the Parifh of Headley in the County of Southampton in the Year 1881 751 Eli Shrubb No. 1393 near Headley Wood Died May 18 May 23 aged 83 of age".
There are eightyseven entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Eli Shrubb.
Entry in The Pastoral Notebooks of Wallis Hay Laverty, rector of Headley 1872–1928
Eli Shrubb was my second great grandfather.
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