Eliza Greenfield (buried 1931)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Greenfield
First name: 
Eliza
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1489
Born: 
0/0/1864
Died: 
02/04/1931
Buried: 
07/04/1931
Occupation: 
Housemaid
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
42
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/belt.tries.smiles
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Our beloved mother Eliza Greenfield fell asleep 2nd April 1931 aged 66 years "I know whom I have believed" Our dear father Nimishi Greenfield fell asleep 13th Feb 1956 aged 88 "Until we meet again"

Life story

Life story

Eliza was born in Chichester, Sussex, the daughter of Charles and Jane. She was baptised at Chichester on 29th March 1864. Her father was a groom and coachman and the family lived in Tower Street. As a young woman, Eliza moved to Worthing, working as a servant in a house in Chapel Road. On 27th April 1899, she married Nimshi Greenfield, a gardener, at Heene Church. The couple moved to Western Place in the centre of the town, taking in the occasional lodger to supplement their income. They had three children, Edith, Charles and Ellen. By 1911, the family had moved to Thorn Road. In 1928, Eliza went to court accusing one of her lodgers Robert Brown of not paying his rent. He was sentenced to one month's hard labour. Eliza died on 2nd April 1931. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1864
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Kelsey
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Nimishi Gilbert
Spouse one last name: 
Greenfield
Marriage one date: 
27/04/1899
Marriage one address: 
Heene, Sussex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
02/04/1931
Age (at time of death): 
64
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
22 Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Tower Street, Chichester

Charles aged 50, groom. Jane aged 49, laundress. Charles aged 17, apprentice. James aged 15, under gardener. Frances aged 12. Samuel aged 10. Eliza aged 6.

1881 census: 

Tower Street, Chichester.

Charles aged 64, coachman. Jane aged 63, laundress. Sarah Jane Torry aged 31, daughter. Frances aged 23. Eliza aged 17. Henry Charles Torry aged 2, grandson. James Samuel Torry aged 2 months, grandson.

1891 census: 

23 Chapel Road, Worthing.

Eliza aged 26, housemaid in the household of Elizabeth Davey aged 81, living on own means.

1901 census: 

4 Western Place, Worthing.

Nimshi aged 32, gardener. Eliza aged 35. Edith aged 7 months. James Kelsey aged 45, brother-in-law, butler. Stewart Kelsey aged 18, nephew, tailors assistant. Nellie Charman aged 18, niece. Margaret Everard aged 40, visitor, own means. Bertha Larner aged 45, visitor, own means.

1911 census: 

22 Thorn Road, Worthing.

Nimshi aged 42, jobbing gardener. Eliza aged 45. Edith aged 10. Charles William aged 9. Ellen Louisa aged 5. Harriett Haylor aged 25, lodger, laundry maid. John Fleming aged 35, lodger, hotel waiter. Robert Lockhart aged 14, lodger, greengrocers assistant.

1921 census: 

22 Thorn Road, Worthing, Sussex

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occupation Employer
Nemshie Gilbert Greenfield Head M 1868 52 Horsham, Sussex Gardener Own Account
Eliza Greenfield Wife F 1867 54 Chichester, Sussex Home Duties -
Edith Elizabeth Greenfield Daughter F 1900 20 Worthing, Sussex Grocers Assistant Worlds Stores Ltd
Charles William Greenfield Son M 1902 19 Worthing, Sussex Taxi Cab Driver J Searle Garage Proprietor
Ellen Louisa Greenfield Daughter F 1905 15 Worthing, Sussex Grocers Assistant Clarkes Grocery Stores
John Scarse Boarder M 1849 72 Suffolk Dairyman Fuente Co Dairymen
John Giles Parsonage Visitor M 1906 15 Lancaster, Lancashire Automobile Engineers Store Keeper Milne & Russell 1 Brighton Rd, Croydon
Phyllis Parsonage Visitor F 1900 21 Lancaster, Lancashire Nurse Probationer M A B Queen Marys Hospital Carshalton Surrey
Alice Maud White Visitor F 1900 20 Croydon, Surrey Nurse Probationer M A B Queen Marys Hospital Carshalton Surrey