| Birth | Eliza Mary Cox was born in 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey.2
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| Baptism | She was baptized on 9 Aug 1874 in Christ Church Southwark, Surrey. Eliza Mary was the daughter of Benjamin James, a lighterman, & Eliza Saunders Cox of 3 John Street, Roupell Street.1 |
| (with Parents) 1881 Census | She appeared on the 1881 Census of Southwark, London with her parents. She was age 6, a scholar, and born in Surrey Lambeth.2 |
| Research Note | Is not with her parents in the 1891 census. |
| Marriage | She married William George Slade on 20 Feb 1896 in St Stephen Bow, London.
Details from the register: William George Slade, 33, bachelor, bus driver, father William James Slade, shipbuilder;
Eliza Mary Cox, 21, spinster, father Benjamin James Cox (deceased), lighterman;
They both gave their residence as 427 Old Ford Road. They were married in the parish church after banns and the witnesses were George Edward Butcher and Eliza Ellena Jordan.3 |
| 1901 Census | William G and Eliza M Slade appeared on the 1901 Census of St Mary Stratford Bow, London, at 2 Mostyn Road. William was 38, a bus driver, and was born in Stepney, London. Eliza was 26 and born in London City. They had one daughter, Alice E (3, Bow.)4 |
| 1911 Census | William and Eliza appeared on the 1911 Census of Bow, London, at 2 Mostyn Road. William was 41, a motor driver for an omnibus, birthplace Stepney. Eliza was 30 and born in Blackfriars London. They had been married 15 years and Eliza was the mother of 5 children, 4 of whom were still living. E M Slade [Eliza] signed the census return. Their children were Alice (13), William (8), Frank (5), and Ernest (3.)5 |