See also

Family of Elias Fairweather Emerson and Mary Eliza Boyden

Husband: Elias Fairweather Emerson

  • Name:

  • Elias Fairweather Emerson1 3 2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mariner / seaman then a waterman4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 23 Feb 1790

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 5 6 8

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Feb 1792 (age 2)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Ernest and Mary Emerson

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 18379

  •  

  •  

  • aged 45 of Ipswich, 55/237 June 37 Union

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 51)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 50 as Elias Emmerson, a mariner living with his wife and four children. Born in Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 31 May 1845

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • seamans ticket aged 55 as a seaman, 5' 8" tall, black hair, dark complexion, grey eyes, first going to sea as a boy in 1835, can write and resides in Ipswich

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 1845 (app)10

  •  

  •  

  • ticket 249,286 of Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 61)

  • The Dock, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • lodger aged 62 married as Elias Emmerson, a waterman living with his wife and daughter with John and Rebecca Shulver and two other lodgers. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 71)

  • Crown & Anchor Public House, Toralls Yard, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • lodger aged 75 as Elias Emmerson, a mariner living with John & Rebecca Shenton and another lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 81)

  • Ipswich Union Workhouse, Whip Street, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • aged 83 widowed, a mariner born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 91)

  • Ipswich Union Workhouse, Whip Street, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • pauper inmate aged 94 widower, a mariner born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 17 Jul 1884 (age 97)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England13 14 15

  • Burial:

  • 21 Jul 1884

  • Ipswich Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14 15

  •  

  • a mariner aged 97 of Ipswich St. Mary Stoke Union House

Wife: Mary Eliza Boyden

  • Name:

  • Mary Eliza Boyden1 16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • Mary Boyden (1765?-1837)

  • Birth:

  • 1793 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 16 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jun 1793 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • base born daughter of Mary Boyden

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 47-48)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 45 as Mary Emmerson, living with her husband and four children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 57-58)

  • The Dock, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • lodger aged 61 married as Mary Emmerson, living with her husband and daughter with John and Rebecca Shulver and two other lodgers. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 67-68)

  •  

  • Death:

  • 11 Nov 1869 (age 75)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England1 17 14

  • Burial:

  • 17 Nov 1869

  • St. Helen's Church, St. Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 14 15

  •  

  • aged 73 / 76 of Milner Street St. Helen Ipswich, service at St. Helens

Child 1: Ernest Emerson

  • Name:

  • Ernest Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1814 (app)4

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jun 1814 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Elias Fairweather Emerson (seaman) and Mary Ann of Duke Street Ipswich

Child 2: Mary Ann Emerson

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1816 (app)4

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Jun 1816 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Emerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Duke Street Ipswich

Child 3: Eliza Emerson

  • Name:

  • Eliza Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1818 (app)4

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 7 Jun 1818 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Emmerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Duke Street Ipswich

Child 4: Elias Emerson

  • Name:

  • Elias Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seaman / mariner9

  • Birth:

  • 1823 (app)4

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jan 1823 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son of Elias Fairwether Emmerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Albion Street Ipswich

  • Miscellaneous:

  • btw 1837 and 18399

  •  

  •  

  • aged 15 of Ipswich, 35/60 Dec 37 ? and 35/60 June 39 ?

Child 5: James Levett Emerson

  • Name:

  • James Levett Emerson18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seaman / mariner5

  • Birth:

  • 1825 (app)

  • Suffolk, England18 5

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Jul 1825 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • son of Elias Emerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Albion Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 15-16)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 15 as James Emmerson, a mariner living with his parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 6: Lucy Emerson

  • Name:

  • Lucy Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1827 (app)

  • Suffolk, England4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Mar 1827 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Fairweather Emmerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Albion Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 13-14)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 14 as Lucy Emmerson, living with her parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 7: Maria Emerson

  • Name:

  • Maria Emerson4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1829 (app)

  • Suffolk, England4 5

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Jul 1829 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Fairweather Emerson (seaman) and Mary Eliza of Albion Street Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 11-12)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 10 as Maria Emmerson, living with her parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 8: Rachel Emerson

  • Name:

  • Rachel Emerson19 20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1834 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 5 6

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Dec 1834 (age 0)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Emerson (seaman) and Mary Ann of Green Yard Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 6-7)

  • Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • aged 7 as Rachel Emmerson, living with her parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 16-17)

  • The Dock, St. Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 18 single as Rachel Emmerson, living with her parents with John and Rebecca Shulver and two other lodgers. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Re-Baptism:

  • 11 Dec 1859 (age 25)

  • St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • daughter of Elias Emmerson (mariner) and Mary of Rope Lane Ipswich

Note on Husband: Elias Fairweather Emerson

Parents Ernest Emerson (c1762-1825) and Mary née Girling (c1793-1869). Brother of Edward Emerson (1800-1847)3 21

Sources

1.

Paula Hadgraft's Family tree, (on-line at members.optusnet.com.au/~phadgraft/familytree/pafg40.htm#16099).

2.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Marriage Index 1813 - 1837, (1992 - 2005 own copy). volume:6b page:19.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1754-1812, (2012 SFK-BPI-06/P2 own copy). Cit. Date: 16 April 2018.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy).

5.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1043 book:2 folio:41 page:16.

6.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1799 folio:120 page:25.

7.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1162 folio:54 page:2.

8.

FindMyPast Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941 Transcription, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). series:BT113 piece:125 1845-1854.

9.

Ibid. series:BT112 piece:21 1835-1840.

10.

Ibid. series:BT114 piece:7 1845-1854.

11.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1752 folio:117 page:10.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1872 folio:117 page:6.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1884 quarter:3 volume:4a page:461.

14.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).

15.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

16.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1754-1812, (2012 SFK-BPI-06/P2 own copy).

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1869 quarter:4 volume:4a page:407.

18.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 30 July 2017.

19.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Clement baptisms entry:729. Cit. Date: 27 August 2023.

20.

Ibid. Ipswich St. Clement baptisms entry:1881. Cit. Date: 27 August 2023.

21.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy). Cit. Date: 16 April 2018.