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I am interested in Elizabeth Brown nee Cowlishaw bn 1838 & family & believe they may have suffered loss in the epidemic. Are the details of the victims available online as she,two children & possibly husband Francis bn abt 1836 do not appear to be recorded thereafter although a child, Francis Frederick bn 1866 was brought up by his Cowlishaw grandparents. Any thoughts please.
Hi Terry,
For Cholera information I think you would be better off contacting the Archives.
I am sure I have seen a list of people that died during the epidemics. The main one being the 1832 one.
Where did Elizabeth and Francis marry as I wasn't able to see them on FreeBMD.
Elaine in Ottawa.
Hi Elaine, good to get your help once again. I do not have a marriage record but can say in the 1861 census they are at Grimesthorpe, Sheffield, with sons William bn 1859 & James bn 1860. Francis bn 1836 at Shiregreen died 1868, two years after the birth of his son Frederick Francis (survived). Elizabeth bn 1838 & other children no trace after 1866, Frances Frederick brought up with Cowlishaw grandparents at Grimesthorpe.
My concern is the disappearance of three nominals in an area of unsanitary courtyards rife with disease and accounting for some of the 400 individuals who succumbed to the epidemic. There is a monument near the communal cholera graveyard that may be of help, however as I no longer live at Sheffield I think your suggestion best first option. Many thanks once again
Hi Terry,
I think there is something amiss with this family.......
I had also found them on the 1861 census with the Cowlishaws living next door.
Francis aged 25 a fork grinder born Shiregreen.
Elizabeth 22 wife born Grimesthorpe
William son aged 2 born Shiregreen
James aged 5 mths born Grimesthorpe.
I dont think they registered the children.
They also seem to shy away from the census taker.
The Cowlishaws also on the 1861 census
Henry 45 Steel maker born Sheffield
Lucy wife 41 born Grimesthorpe.
Children... Frederick 17,Henry 14,Hannah 11, LodgerJohn Biggin 72 Isabell Leapton aged 3 born Picton Lancs.
Will keep looking.
Elaine.
Note. Have a look at "our" 1841 census index the Cowlishaws are there in Grimesthorpe with Elizabeth mentioned.
From GRO Index
BROWN, JAMES COWLISHAW
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 362
Dave
Just to add a little bit more.
Found this Baptisms at St Mary Ecclesfield.
17 Jul 1836 BROWN Francis William Eliza Fork Grinder Shiregreen
Elaine.
*** Look at John Philips on the 1851 census. Mother of the Brown clan was I believe Eunice not Eliza.......She had re married by 1851 to a younger John Philips. A Fork Grinder.
Fingers crossed.
It looks like James died in 1861 shortly after the census:
BROWN, JAMES 0
GRO Reference: 1861 S Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 211
And William could have been perhaps a few months later:
BROWN, WILLIAM HENRY 3
GRO Reference: 1861 D Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 233
or just possibly possibly a year later:
BROWN, WILLIAM 5
GRO Reference: 1862 S Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 207
Francis definitely died in 1868:
BROWN, FRANCIS 32
GRO Reference: 1868 J Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 274
Elizabeth survived because she married in 1879:
BROWN, Elizabeth (Widow, age 40, ~, residing at Brightside).
Married Charles WHELTON, on June 22, 1879, by Arthur J R Shaw (Banns) at
Holy Trinity, Wicker. Father's name is Henry Cowlishaw,deceased (~).
Married in the presence of Henry Hollows,Sarah Holland (mark).
Notes: Bride signed with a mark.
Dave
Elizabeth Brown, 31 yr old Widow b Grimesthorpe is a servant on Coldwell Lane Brightside in 1871.
Dave
On 1881 Census Elizabeth Whelton, formerly Brown, nee Cowlishaw is with her husband Charles Whelton and they are living next door to her son Francis Brown and her mother Lucy Cowlishaw.
Dave
Thank you I think this answers the question & fills in the blanks.
I have been looking at some of the weekly and quarterly reports on Births and Deaths which appeared in the Sheffield newspapers in 1866 and 1867. It seems that Sheffield largely escaped the 1866 epidemic. London, Liverpool and some Welsh towns were the worst affected.
Hugh
Many thanks to all, a great help