Eliza Jervis (buried 1921)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Jervis
First name: 
Eliza
Other Christian names: 
Bridges
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1041
Born: 
0/0/1849
Died: 
00/00/1921
Buried: 
28/06/1921
Occupation: 
Matron
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NES
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
14
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Eliza Bridges Jervis was born in 1849 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire to William and Elizabeth Jervis (nee Jackson).  William worked as a cashier in the local China Manufacturer while they were living in Penkhull, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.  Elizabeth lived with her parents until 1881, then she left home to become a barmaid at the Shakespeare Inn, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. Her Mother died in 1888 and her Father died in 1899.   Then in 1891 she is living with her Sister Amelia and her Husband George Jennings, but does not appear to be working. By 1901 Eliza has found a new job as a Matron of the Bryn Marle convalescent home in Carnarvon, Wales. This convalescent home was created by the Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund, this was a scheme that helped workers with healthcare in the age before the NHS.  The scheme was a great success and they opened a home in Birmingham for men and one in Llandudno for women and another in nearby Bryn Marle for children. 

36 Hemstal Road, West Hampstead, London
36 Hemstal Road, West Hampstead, London

She had moved to 36 Hemstal Road West Hampstead London by 1911, and lived and worked there as a matron for a Creche. 

At some point between 1911 and her death in 1921 she moved to Worthing, Sussex.  There is no probate record for her.

Burial researcher: 
Jackie Rooney

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1849

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1921
Age (at time of death): 
72
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

William Jervis (Head) age 44, Elizabeth (Wife) age 47, Charlotte (Daughter) 17, Frederick (Son) age 15, Eliza B (Daughter) age 13, William (Son) age 10, Mary (Daughter) age 7, Amelia (Daughter) age

1871 census: 

17 Western Terrace, Sutton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

William Jervis (Head) age 54, Elizabeth (Wife) age 57, Eliza B (Daughter) age 23, William P (Son) age 20, Mary H (Daughter) age 17, Amelia C (Daughter) age 15, plus 1 servant

1881 census: 

Shakespeare Inn, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Edwin Wragg (Head) age 28, Sarah (Wife) age 29, Mary E (Daughter) age 11 months, Eliza Jervis (Servant) age 32, plus 5 other servants

1891 census: 

20 Tamworth Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire

George Jennings (Head) age 34, Amelia (Wife) age 35, Vernon (Son) age 10, George (Son) age 8, Dora (Daughter) age 7, Eliza B Jervis (Sister-in-Law) age 41, plus 2 servants

 

1901 census: 

Bryn Marle Convalescent Home, Llanrhos, Carnarvon, Wales

Eliza B Jervis (Head) age 49, plus 3 servants and 14 child visitors/patients

1911 census: 

36 Hemstal Road, West Hampstead, London

Eliza B Jervis (Matron) age 62, Emma Keyworth (Nurse) age 29, Mary Ann Canham (Cook) age 26, Annie Elizabeth Roberts (Servant) age 15