| Date | Kind | Origin | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | Birthi, ii, iii | Event | Place | Leicestershire |
| 23 Mar 1812 | Birthiv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Place | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| 26 Mar 1812 | Christeningiv | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Place | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| 20 Dec 1829 | Marriagexi | Family Event As Spouse [Family] | Place | Thurlaston, Leicestershire |
| 1830 | Birthxii, xiii, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, xviii, xix, xx, xxi, 2 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Place | Thurlaston, Leicestershire |
| 1830 | Daughter3, 4 | Father [Family] | Mary Ann ELLIOTT b. 1830 d. 22 Jan 1913 | |
| 1831 | Birthxxi, xxii | Child Event As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | Place | Thurlaston, Leicestershire |
| 1831 | Daughter5 | Father [Family] | Maria ELLIOTT b. 1831 | |
| 19 May 1841 | Other Eventviii, ix, x, 6 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Larceny | |
| Type | Court | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 6 Jun 1841 | Other Eventxxi, 7 | Child Event As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | Type | Residence-Occupant |
| Place | Thurlaston, Leicestershire | |||
| 6 Jun 1841 | Other Eventxxi, 7 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Type | Residence-Occupant |
| Place | Thurlaston, Leicestershire | |||
| 7 Jun 1841 | Occupationi | Attribute | Labourer | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 7 Jun 1841 | Residencei | Attribute | White Street | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 28 Jun 1841 | Other Eventviii, xxiii | Spouse Event [Spouse] | 18 months, larceny | |
| Type | Prison | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 28 Jun 1841 | Other Event8 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Sarah Tomlinson imprisoned for stealing some ribbon | |
| Type | Story | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Other Eventiii, 9 | Child Event As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Inferred Resident | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Other Eventiii, 9 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Inferred Resident | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Deathiii, v, xxiv | Event | Place | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Cause | Consumption (tuberculosis) | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Occupationiii | Attribute | Labourer | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Occupationxxiv | Attribute | Well sinker | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Residenceiii | Attribute | White Street | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 23 Jun 1846 | Other Eventiii, 9 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Inferred Resident | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 25 Jun 1846 | Other Eventiii | Event | Louisa Johnson (Burgess Street) | |
| Type | Death Informant | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 28 Jun 1846 | Burialii | Event | Place | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| 4 Dec 1849 | Other Eventxxiv, 10 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Resident | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 1850 | Other Event11 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Freer grandaughters dispatched to find work Nottingham | |
| Type | Story | |||
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 1850 | Other Event11 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Freer grandaughters dispatched to find work Nottingham | |
| Type | Story | |||
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 21 Jan 1850 | Other Eventxxv, 10 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Resident | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Other Eventv | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Widow | |
| Type | Marital Status | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Residencev | Spouse Attribute [Spouse] | 23 White Street | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Occupationv | Spouse Attribute [Spouse] | Laundress | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Occupationv | Child Attribute As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | Household servant | |
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Other Eventv, 7 | Child Event As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | 23 White Street | |
| Type | Residence-Occupant | |||
| Place | Leicester, Leicestershire | |||
| 30 Mar 1851 | Other Eventxiii, 7 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | High Street | |
| Type | Residence-Occupant | |||
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 4 Dec 1851 | Residencexxvi | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Quorndon | |
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 4 Jun 1855 | Residencexxvii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Quorndon | |
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 1 Jun 1857 | Residencexxviii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Quorndon | |
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 25 Jul 1859 | Residencexxix, xxx | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Quorndon | |
| Place | Quorndon, Leicestershire | |||
| 7 Apr 1861 | Other Eventxxx, xxxi, 10 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennels Lodge | |
| Type | Residence-Resident | |||
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 7 Jun 1861 | Residencexxxii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 13 Jul 1861 | Residencexxxii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 14 Aug 1863 | Residencexxxiii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 13 Oct 1865 | Residencexxxiv | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 29 Oct 1867 | Residencexxxv | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennel House | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 22 Sep 1869 | Residencexxxvi | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennel House | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 2 Apr 1871 | Other Eventvi, 7 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | 11 Truman Street | |
| Type | Residence-Occupant | |||
| Place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |||
| 2 Apr 1871 | Other Eventxv, xxx, 10 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels | |
| Type | Residence-Resident | |||
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 15 Nov 1871 | Other Eventxxxvii, 7 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennel House | |
| Type | Residence-Occupant | |||
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 26 Dec 1871 | Residencexxxvii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennel House | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 25 Jul 1874 | Residencexxxviii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Kennel House | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 20 Nov 1876 | Residencexxxix | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Dog Kennels | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 3 Apr 1881 | Other Eventvii, 7 | Spouse Event [Spouse] | 11 Truman Street | |
| Type | Residence-Occupant | |||
| Place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |||
| 13 Apr 1881 | Other Eventxl, 10 | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels, Bryn | |
| Type | Residence-Resident | |||
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 5 Apr 1891 | Residencexvii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Wynnstay Kennels Cottage | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 5 Apr 1891 | Occupationxvii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Laundry woman | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 1898 | Death | Spouse Event [Spouse] | Place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| 31 Mar 1901 | Residencexx | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Dynhynlle Cottages | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 31 Mar 1901 | Other Eventxx | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Widow | |
| Type | Marital Status | |||
| 2 Apr 1911 | Residencexviii | Child Attribute As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Dynhynlle Cottage | |
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 22 Jan 1913 | Deathxix, xli, xlii | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Place | Wrexham, Denbighshire |
| Address | Dynhynlle Cottage Dynhynlle Cottage Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| Address, Addr1 | Dynhynlle Cottage | |||
| Address, City | Ruabon | |||
| Address, State | Denbighshire | |||
| Cause | Cerebral haemorrhage 2 months | |||
| 22 Jan 1913 | Other Eventxix | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Anna M Freer, daughter, present at the death | |
| Type | Death Informant | |||
| Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |||
| 22 Jan 1913 | Other Eventxix | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Widow | |
| Type | Marital Status | |||
| Burial | Child Event As Father [Mary Ann ELLIOTT] | Place | Ruabon, Denbighshire | |
| Address | Ruabon Cemetery Mount Pleasant Ruabon, Denbighshire LL14 6DT Wales | |||
| Address, Addr1 | Mount Pleasant | |||
| Address, City | Ruabon | |||
| Address, State | Denbighshire | |||
| Address, Zip | LL14 6DT | |||
| Address, Country | Wales | |||
| Death | Child Event As Father [Maria ELLIOTT] | She is dead but no details are known | ||
1. (Research):John Elliott's daughter Mary Ann's marriage was in 1849 (John Elliott was listed as father, but not noted as deceased) and his wife Sarah was a widow in in the March 1851 census. If alive at the wedding then John Elliott died between 4 Dec 1849 and 30 Mar 1851. However, it is also a possibility that he was deceased which could explain why he wasn't a witness (Elizabeth Tomlinson taking his place). There is a John Elliott RIN 1187 death Q4/1850 in Leicester. However, the index says he died age 73 (born 1777) making him a lot older than Sarah (35 years older). Certificate proves this is not our John Elliott. The death certificate for John Elliott 1846 shows he was around the correct age (4 years older than Sarah) and critically living in White Street. This is the same street as Sarah lived as a widow in 1851 and his daughter in 1849. The death informant was Louisa Johnson on Burgess Street - this street is adjacent to White Street, so likely a family friend. It's obviously an open question why Louisa was present at the death when Sarah could have done so. His daughters Mary Ann & Maria were approx 15 years old at the time. White Street has been difficult to track down as it no longer exists. See Map 1892 Leicester Chas E Goad Insurance Plan of Leicester sheet 20 which does show it. In 1841, John Elliott was living in White Street but not with his family. This ties in with Sarah being in prison awaiting trial for larceny and also their children, Mary Ann and Maria, being sent to live with their grandfather William Tomlinson in Thurlaston. The Mrs Johnson who gave a favourable character statement at Sarah's larceny trial in 1841 could well be the same as Louisa Johnson who was present at John Elliott's death in 1846.; [Note Record]
2. Stated as Under 21 in Marriage certificate 4/12/1849 implying birth was after 1828; [Note Record]
3. (Research):Gravestone aged 82 on 22 Jan 1913. Therefore born 23 Jan 1830 - 22 Jan 1831 1851 census shows age 20 therefore born 31 Mar1830 - 30 Mar 1831 Conclusion is she was born 31 Mar 1830 - 22 Jan 1831; more likely year is 1830 There is a Mary Elliott (not Mary Ann) baptised 26 Oct 1829 in Normanton on Soar (25 miles away from Thurlaston); [Note Record]
4. (Medical):Cerebral haemorrhage is a type of brain stroke; [Note Record]
5. (Research):1851 census lists birth as Thurlestone (likely a spelling mistake); [Note Record]
6. Accompanied by another young woman (not charged) she stole two pieces of ribbon from the shop of Mr Edward Ridley in th eparish of St. Martin. When challenged she admitted the theft and offered to pay. Despite good character references from Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Hobill and Sarah Robinson she was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months hard labour.
7. Role: Occupant
8. Sarah Elliott was arrested for stealing 2 pieces of ribbon from a shop in Leicester on 19 May 1841. She was accompanied by a another young woman and tried to hide them in her umbrella. When the shop owner accosted her, she offered to pay but this was obviously declined and the police called. Assuming she was held in jail until her trial on 28 June 1841, this explains why she was missing from the 1841 census. At her trial, she was convicted to 18 months hard labour (harsh in today's terms but theft was a very serious crime in the 19th century).
9. Role: Inferred Resident
10. Role: Resident
11. The Freer family in Ruabon ended at 14 children in all, and during this time at least two of the daughters were sent to live with their maternal grandmother Sarah Moseby in Nottingham. Sarah had been widowed in about 1850 and remarried John Moseby. Mary Ann was the first - at 17, she was living with the Mosebys during the 1871 census employed as a machinist. Ten years later, Lucy was living with them aged 24, working as a seamstress. It is our strong suspicion that Clara was also dispatched to live with Sarah in the late 1880's and this is how she came to meet Frederick Blacknell (born Calverton) in around 1890.
i. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841." online database.; Page entry for John Elliott household, Leicester, Leicstershire; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
ii. "County Burials Index for Leicestershire & Rutland," database; Page entry for John Elliot, aged 38; 28 Jun 1846.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
iii. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for John Elliott, died 23 Jun 1846; Leicester Union registration district, West Leicester sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
iv. "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," online database, ancestry.com; Page accessed 23 May 2020), entry for Sarah Tomlinson.; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
v. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851." online database.; Page (accessed 11 Mar 2020), entry for Sarah Elliott household, 23 White Street, Leicester; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
vi. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871." online database.; Page (accessed 11 Mar 2020), entry for John Moseby household, St. Mary, Nottingham; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
vii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881." online database.; Page (accessed 11 Mar 2020), entry for John Moseby household, St. Mary, Nottingham; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
viii. Newspaper Articles (British Newspaper Archive); Page "Borough Sessions," 3 July 1841, p. 4, col. 2; digital images, Leicester Chronicle.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
ix. Newspaper Articles (British Newspaper Archive); Page "Borough Sessions," 3 July 1841, col. 6; digital images, Leicester Mercury.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
x. Newspaper Articles (British Newspaper Archive); Page "Borough Sessions," 10 July 1841, col. 3; digital images, Leicester Herald.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xi. "England, Marriages, 1538–1973," online database, ancestry.com; Page accessed 23 May 2020), entry for John Elliot & Sarah Tomlinson, married 20 Dec 1829.; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841." online database.; Page (accessed 11 Mar 2020), entry for William Tomlinson household, Thurlaston; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xiii. Quorndon, Census Index, 1851, http://www.quornmuseum.com; Page p44; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xiv. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851." online database.; Page (accessed 27 Aug 2018), entry for entry for William Freer household, Quorndon; HO107/2087 p16-17; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xv. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871." online database.; Page (accessed 19 Sep 2011); Class: RG10; Piece: 5652; Folio: 81; Page: 9; GSU roll: 892484.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xvi. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881." online database.; Page (accessed 28 Aug 2018), entry for entry for William Freer household, Ruabon, Wrexham; PRO RG11/5512 p16; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xvii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891." online database.; Page (accessed 27 Aug 2018), entry for entry for Mary Ann Freer household, Bryn; RG12/4612 p7; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xviii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911." online database.; Page (accessed 23 Aug 2018), entry for Mary Ann Freer household, Dynhynlle Cottage near Ruabon; RD 621, SD 2, ED 6, SN 46; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xix. Death Certificates.; Page death certificate for Mary Ann Freer, died 22 Jan 1913; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xx. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901." online database.; Page (accessed 13 May 2020), entry for Mary Ann Freer household, Ruabon, Denbighshire; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xxi. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841." online database.; Page entry for Willliam Tomlinson household, Thurlaston, Leicestershire; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xxii. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841." online database.; Page (accessed 11 Mar 2020), entry for William Tomlinson household, Thurlaston; [Source Record]; Certainty Questionable
xxiii. "Criminal Registers 1791-1892," online database, National Archives; Page entry for Sarah Elliott, aged 29; Leicestershire, trial date 28 Jun 1841.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xxiv. Marriage Certificates.; Page marriage certificate for William Freer and Mary Ann Elliott, married 4 Dec 1849; Leicester registration district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxv. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Frances Emily Freer, born 21/1/1850; Leicester registration district, West Leicester sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxvi. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Edgar Freer, born 11/11/1851; Barrow Upon Soar registration district, Quorndon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxvii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Sarah Ann Freer, born 11/5/1855; Barrow Upon Soar registration district, Quorndon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxviii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Lucy Freer, born 4 May 1857; Barrow Upon Soar registration district, Quorndon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxix. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Helen Freer, born 14 Jun 1859; Barrow Upon Soar registration district, Quorndon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxx. "Descendants of John & Fanny Freer." Digital descendant chart.; Page "research shared with Paul Blacknell," (accessed 24 May 2020); [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xxxi. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861." online database.; Page (accessed 19 Sep 2011); Class: RG9; Piece: 4280; Folio: 70; Page: 17; GSU roll: 543260.; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xxxii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for John Freer, born 7 Jun 1861; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxiii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for George Freer, born 13 Jul 1863; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxiv. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for William Arthur Freer, born 24/9/1865; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxv. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Mary Ann Freer, born 24/9/1867; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxvi. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Clara Freer, born 3 Sep 1869; Wrexham registration district, Wrexham sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxvii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Edith Harriet Freer, born 15/11/1871; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxviii. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Anna Maria Freer, born 18 Jun 1874; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xxxix. Birth Certificates.; Page birth certificate for Charles Henry Freer, born 22/10/1874; Wrexham registration district, Ruabon sub-district; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')
xl. "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881." online database.; Page (accessed 28 Aug 2018), entry for William Freer household, Ruabon, Wrexham; PRO RG11/5512 p16; [Source Record]; Certainty Primary Evidence
xli. GRO Indexes; Page GRO Death Q1 1913 Mary A Freer; [Source Record]; Certainty Secondary Evidence
xlii. Momumental inscriptions; Page William Freer monumental inscription, Photographed by Nan Morris, 4/5/2011.; [Source Record]; Certainty Unknown ('4')