Elizabeth Geater

c1823-1905

Elizabeth, her parents, siblings and early life:

Elizabeth and her brother Thomas were baptised on the 4^th October 1829, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, the children of Henry (a Carpenter) and Frances Challis.

Their father Henry was baptised on the 26^th December 1796, in Brixham, Devon, the son of Laurance and Ruth Challis. Lawrence Challices married Ruth Walker on the 20^th April 1794, in Holy Rood, Southampton.

Their mother Frances/Fanny was born c1801.

Henry Challis married Fanny Ilsley, a widow, on the 14^th October 1821, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Henry and Frances also had the following children baptised at St Nicolas, Newbury:

Charles, 28^th July 1822 (mum recorded as Fanny)

Henry, 20^th October 1823 (mum recorded as Fanny)

George, 10^th August 1829 (mum recorded as Frances)

Mariann, born c1837 (no baptism found)

John, 18^th January 1840 (mum recorded as Fanny)

Sophia, 12^th July 1840 (mum recorded as Fanny)

In 1841 Elizabeth (15) was recorded living in Lewis’s Buildings, Bartholomew Street, Newbury with her father Henry (45), her mother Fanny (30) and her siblings, Thomas (15), Henry (15), John (6), Mariann (4) and Sophia (1)

Fanny died aged 44, in 1845. She was buried on the 22^nd March, at St Nicolas, Newbury.

Henry died aged 68, in 1860. He was buried on the 21^st April, at St Mary, Greenham.

Elizabeth in later life:

Elizabeth married in 1843

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church, Newbury

Date: 3^rd July 1843

Groom: Charles Geater, full age, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, Newbury

Bride: Elizabeth Challis, aged 17, spinster, abode, Newbury

Fathers: Lawrence Geater, a Bricklayer and Henry Challis, a Carpenter

Witnesses: George Stillman and John Totty Mayo

(Charles Gaiter, born 18^th May 1822, he was baptised on the 20^th April 1823 (Wesleyan Methodist), the son of Lawrence and Mary Geater (nee Blackman) who were married on the 29^th July 1811, in East Woodhay, Hampshire. (Both were from Newbury).

Charles and Elizabeth had the following children:

Charles Henry, born 3^rd July 1843, (the same day his parents married) baptised 24^th September 1843, at St Nicolas, Newbury

Thomas, born 1844 (died in 1845)

Twins Mary and Fanny, born and baptised on the 18^th October 1845, at St Nicolas, Newbury. (Fanny died aged 2 weeks, she was buried on the 8^th November.  Mary died aged 3, in the Newbury Workhouse, she was buried on the 8^th August 1849. Both girls were buried at St Nicolas, Newbury)

No census records found for Elizabeth in 1851 and 1861.

In 1861 Charles (38) was working as a General Labourer, lodging with his brother George (40) and his family, in Union Chapel Yard, Newbury.

The 1871 census records Charles (48), a Hay Trusser and Elizabeth (44), living in Old Road, Newbury. (Surname mistakenly recorded as Graton on ancestry)

In 1881 Charles (59), a Hay Binder and Elizabeth (55), were recorded living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury. (Surname mistakenly recorded as Gater on ancestry)

They were again recorded living in Old Newtown Road in 1891. Charles (69) was recorded as a Hay Cutter. Elizabeth was recorded aged 65.

Charles died aged 77, on the 20^th November 1899, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 22^nd November.

The 1901 census records Elizabeth (78), living at 4 Wakefield’s Cottages Stroud Green, Newbury.

Elizabeth died aged 82, on the 30^th October 1905, in the Newbury Workhouse, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 2^nd November.

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