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Eliza Jane Symes 1862–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1862

Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Death Date: 9 Jul 1946

Death Location: Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Peter Symes

Mother: Susannah Towell

Spouse(s): Edwin Chilcott

Children(s): Minnie Chilcott

The story of Eliza Jane Symes began in 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. In 1871, Eliza Jane Symes resided in Bridgewater, St John, Somerset, England. Eliza Jane Symes married Edwin Chilcott, and had children including Minnie Ethel Chilcott. Eliza Jane Symes passed away in 1946 in Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Eliza Jane Symes began in 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
  • In 1871, Eliza Jane Symes resided in Bridgewater, St John, Somerset, England.
  • Eliza Jane Symes married Edwin Chilcott, and had children including Minnie Ethel Chilcott.
  • Eliza Jane Symes passed away in 1946 in Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Symes
1820–1894
Birth Location: Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England
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Susannah Towell
1821–1882
Birth Location: Leominster, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Edwin Chilcott
1857–1929
Birth Location: Holford, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Minnie Chilcott
1884–1953
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Eliza Symes's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Symes
1862–1946
Birth Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Parents
Peter Symes
1820–1894
Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England
Susannah Towell
1821–1882
Leominster, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Symes's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Symes (Apr 1862–9 Jul 1946) m. Edwin Chilcott (Jan 1857–1929)
  1. 1. Minnie (Ethel) Chilcott 1884–1953 m. Albert (Victor) Shields 1882–1949 m. Walter (James) Gordon 1880–1909
    1. 1. Ronald (Victor) Shields 1915–1969 m. Phyllis (May) Hocking 1917–1990
      1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Shields 1938–1955
      2. 2. Marilyn (Frances) Shields 1941–2022 m. Warren (Francis) Rickard –2006
      3. 3. Richard (Victor) Shields 1939–2022
    2. 2. Thelma (Mavis) Shields 1916–1988 m. Allen (Watson) Hardman 1912–1991
    3. 3. Douglas Shields 1920–

Eliza Symes's Timeline

8 Records

1862
Apr 1862
Birth of Eliza Jane Symes in Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
1863
10 Jun 1863
Age 1
Eliza Jane Symes was baptized in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1871
1871
Age 9
Eliza Jane Symes resided here in Bridgewater, St John, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, St John, Somerset, England
1881
1881
Age 19
Eliza Jane Symes resided here in St Mary Bridgewater, Somerset, England
St Mary Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1882
Oct 1882
Age 20
Eliza Jane Symes was married in Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
1901
1901
Age 39
Eliza Jane Symes resided here in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1911
1911
Age 49
Eliza Jane Symes resided here in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1946
9 Jul 1946
Age 84
Death of Eliza Jane Symes in StratfieId, New South Wales, Australia
StratfieId, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1862
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2374; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341571
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2387; Folio: 73; Page: 15; GSU roll: 835108
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2284; Folio: 175; Page: 2
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1863
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1882
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bridgewater, St John, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2387; Folio: 73; Page: 15; GSU roll: 835108

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Mary Bridgewater, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2374; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341571

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2284; Folio: 175; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1946
    Event Place: StratfieId, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to Deceased Estate Files; Reference: 3248
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions
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