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LANCHESTER [SHELDRAKE], Eliza Jane
Family Historian Individual Narrative Eliza SHELDRAKE, daughter of Perry SHELDRICK (c. 1831-c. 1914) and Driscilla LEATHERS (c. 1835-c. 1905), was born on 16 May 1871 in Diss, Norfolk. She and Horace LANCHESTER had marriage banns published on 23 September 1894 in Kenninghall, Norfolk The marriage banns were read by by Rev. W W TYLER. - other dates were 30.09.1894 and 07.10.1894. Eliza married Horace LANCHESTER on 7 October 1894. She appeared in the census in 1901 at Bury Road in Palgrave, Suffolk - 29, living with husband Horace (29 ..... View full FH text (See notes below)
Birth:	16.05.1870 : Diss, Norfolk : 1870 Q2 Depwade Norfolk Vol 4B Page 231
Baptism:	03.07.1870 : Diss, Norfolk
Banns:	23.09.1894, 30.09.1894, 07.10.1894 : Kenninghall, Norfolk
Marriage:	10.10.1894 to Horace LANCHESTER : 1894 Q4 Depwade Norfolk Vol 4B Page 617
1871 Census:	Walcot Green, Diss, Norfolk : 10 mos, living with parents Perry (40, agricultural labourer) and Druscilla (35), and siblings Emma (14), Anna M (13), Minnie (10), George (8), James (4), Ellen (3) and John (2) (RG10 Piece 1834 Folio 67 Page 15)
1881 Census:	Walcot Green Road, Diss, Norfolk : 10, scholar, living with parents Perry (50, agricultural labourer) and Druscilla (45), siblings George (18, agricultural labourer), James (14, agricultural labourer), Ellen (13), John (12, scholar), William P (9, scholar) and Mary A (7, scholar), and niece Druscilla (1) (RG11 Piece 1966 Folio 63 Page 15)
1891 Census:	Walcot Green, Diss, Norfolk : (surname given as SHELDRAKE) 20, brush maker, living with parents Perry (60, agricultural labourer) and Druscilla (55), brother William (19, agricultural labourer), and niece Druscilla Jane (11) (RG12 Piece 1544 Folio 48 Page 1)
1901 Census:	Palgrave, Suffolk : 29, living with husband Horace (29, horseman on farm) and sons Horace G (5) and Frederick N (11 mos) (RG13 Piece 1765 Folio 62 Page 11)
1911 Census:	Palgrave, Suffolk : 38, living with husband Horace (38, working farm bailiff), and children Frederick (10, scholar) and May (5) (RG14 PN10720 RD210 SD2 ED5 SN73)
1939 Reg.:	Bates Lane, Fersfield, Norfolk, Fersfield, Norfolk : b. 16.05.1871 : Housework (RG101/6541F/005/26 Letter Code: TREC)
Death:	08.09.1953 : Fersfield, Norfolk : 1953 Q3 Depwade Norfolk Vol 4B Page 283
Burial:	17.09.1953 at Fersfield, Norfolk
Newspaper:	Diss Express, 25th September 1953, page 4 MRS. E. J. LANCHESTER (FERSFIELD) The funeral took place on Thursday week at Fersfield Parish Church of Mrs. Eliza Jane Lanchester, aged 82, of Bates Lane, Fersfield. Mrs. Lanchester was born at Walcot Green, Diss, and was married at Diss Church to Mr. H. Lanchester. She Had been living at Fersfield about eighteen years. She leaves a widower, one daughter and one son who is living in Australia. The funeral service was taken by the Rev. K. Liley (The Lophams) and the organist for the hymn “Rock of Ages” was Mr. Kirkman. The immediate mourners were: the widower; Miss M. Lanchester daughter; Mr. and Mrs. A. Hales, sister and brother-in-law; , sister-in-law; Mrs. J. Lanchester, sister-in-law; Mrs. Trudgill, niece; Mr. R. Mark, nephew. Others present included Mrs. Calver, Mrs. Jeffery and Mrs. Vernon.
Notes:	Eliza had a sister born before her also named Eliza Jane who died in January 1870, buried on 20.01.1870, after whom she may have been named.
Notes:	On 18.10.1924 Eliza saw her son Frederick leave for Melbourne, Australia on board the ship "Ormez", to return home on the 18.07.1929 aboard the "Baradine" but going again to Melbourne on 18.01.1903 aboard the "Orford"; for all his movements his home address was given as Church Road, Brome, Suffolk. No other travel record was found. Frederick married Eliz Ann DAWS in 1935, and he died in 1987 and was buried on 16th July in Grave 1175, Fawkner Memorial Park (Church of England), Victoria, Australia.
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