Eliza Fernee1

#20139, (1837 - 1922)
FatherEdwin Fernee1 (1806 - 1878)
MotherEliza Foden1 (c 1808 - 1873)
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Eliza Fernee and Robert Hart
Photograph2
Eliza Fernee Hart
1837-1905
BirthEliza Fernee was born on 29 Oct 1837 in Highgate, Middlesex.
Details from her birth certificate: Eliza, daughter of Edwin Fernee, laborer, and Eliza Fernee formerly Foden, registered by the mother, residence Ward's Cottages Highgate, on November 18th.3,4 
BaptismShe was baptized on 19 Nov 1837 in St Michael Highgate, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Edwin, a labourer, & Eliza Fernee of Highgate.1 
Note.Eliza has the distinction of being the first Fernee birth recorded after National BMD records began in September 1837. 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusShe appeared on the 1841 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex in the household of her parents. Eli-- was 4 and born in this county.5 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusShe appeared on the 1851 Census of St Mary's Hornsey, Middlesex with her parents. Eliza was 13, not in school like her younger siblings, and born in Highgate.6 
1861 CensusShe appeared on the 1861 Census of St Marys Islington, Middlesex, at Hope Villas, Canonbury Park South. Eliza was an unmarried servant, age 26, a Cook, and born in Highgate, Middlesex.7 
MarriageShe married Robert Hart on 3 Sep 1863 in St Mary Islington, Middlesex.
Information from the register: Robert Hart, full age, bachelor, coachman, residence 20 Holloway Road, father Robert Hart, labourer;
Eliza Fernee, full age, spinster, 1 Canonbury Park, father Edwin Fernee, gardener;
They were married after banns and the witnesses were William Shirley Newton and Charlotte Ann M---ant.8,9 
1871 CensusEliza Fernee and Robert Hart appeared on the 1871 Census of Greenwich, Kent, at 24 William Street, enumerated 2 Apr 1871. Robert was 34, a Coachman, and born in Loughton, Norfolk. Eliza was 34 and born in Highgate, Middlesex. Their daughter Annie was listed as living with them.10 
1881 CensusEliza Fernee and Robert Hart appeared on the 1881 Census of St Mary Islington, Middlesex, at 40 Highbury Grove. Robert was the coachman in a large household. He was 43, a servant, age 43, and born in Helhoughton, Norfolk. Eliza was 41 and born in Highgate, Middlesex. Their children Annie, Archibald, Emily Elizabeth, Joseph and Ada Rosa were living with them.11 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Robert died on 9 May 1884.12 
1891 CensusEliza Hart appeared on the 1891 Census of Greenwich, London, at 47 Couthurst Road. The Hart family occupied 4 rooms. Eliza was a widow, age 51, a Laundress (neither employer nor employed), and was born in Highgate, Middlesex. Her children Archibald, Emily Elizabeth, Joseph and Jessie Phoebe were with her.13 
1901 CensusEliza Hart appeared on the 1901 Census of Greenwich, London, at 27 Halstow Road. Eliza was a widow, age 63, worked as a Monthly Nurse, and was born in Highgate, London. Her children Annie, Emily Elizabeth and Jessie Phoebe were living with her, as well as two boarders.14 
Passenger ListMrs Eliza Hart was listed on a manifest dated 1 Jun 1904 for the Oroya, arriving in Adelaide [South Australia] from London. She was noted to be 64 years of age.15 
NoteEliza Fernee was widowed and living at Port Pirie, South Australia, as was her sister Ann Mary in 1905.8 
DeathEliza died on 12 Oct 1922 in 4 Lindsell Street, Greenwich, London.
Details from the certificate: age 85, widow of Robert Hart, a Coachman (domestic). The informant was her daughter Jessie Phoebe Dickerson of 51 Brockley Crescent, Brockley S.E.16 
Last Edited13 Aug 2011

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Michael Highgate, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Eliza Fernee, 1837, #519.
  2. E-mails from Paul Adamson, England, to J Kolthammer.
  3. Copy birth certificate of Eliza Fernee, born 29 October 1837, registered 18 November 1837 in the Registration District of Edmonton.
  4. Transcript from family bible.
  5. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/663/6 folio 38 [writing very poor].
  6. 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1702 folio 195 page 16 [St Michael's Highgate ecclesiastical district].
  7. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/141 folio 115 page 31 [ecclias dist St Pauls].
  8. Letters from James Fernee [1842-1910], 65, Herschell Road, Sheffield, to Herbert George Fernee [1867- ], dated May and June 1905.
  9. Marriages of St Mary Islington, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Robert Hart & Eliza Fernee, 1863, #454.
  10. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/759 folio 23.
  11. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/255 folio 101.
  12. Copy death certificate of Robert Hart, died 9 May 1884, registered 10 May 1884 in the Registration District of Greenwich.
  13. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/513 folio 11.
  14. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/542 folio 32.
  15. E-mails from Paul Adamson, England, to J Kolthammer, has an image of the manifest page.
  16. Copy death certificate of Eliza Hart, died 12 October 1922, registered 13 October 1922 in the Registration District of Greenwich.
  17. Baptisms of St John the Evangelist Blackheath, Kent. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. James Hart, 1870, #70.
  18. Baptisms of St John the Evangelist Blackheath, Kent. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Alice Hart, 1870, #71.
  19. Baptisms of St John the Evangelist Blackheath, Kent. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Archibald Hart, 1871, #115.
  20. Copy birth certificate of Archibald Hart, born 12 October 1871, registered 17 November 1871 in the Registration District of Greenwich.
  21. Copy birth certificate of George Hart, born 7 May 1875, registered 1 June 1875 in the Registration District of Hampstead.
  22. Baptisms of Christ Church Highbury, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Joseph Hart, 1877, #761.
  23. Copy birth certificate of Joseph Hart, born 16 September 1876, registered 7 October 1876 in the Registration District of Hampstead.