William ELMER

1860 - 1949  (89 years)

• Name	William ELMER
  Birth	29 Jan 1860	Boxted, Essex   [1, 2]
  Christening	17 Mar 1860	Boxted, Essex   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A9C8CDE2A03B4569A32475044D54015BE6D7
  Death	Dec 1949	Surrey NE RD   [4]
  Notes	William after 1871 is difficult to track. It's unclear if and when he married. I haven't found him in the 1881 census but the following entries probably refer to him. He appears to be married to Ellen and, like brother John Butcher ELMER, to have moved to Mitcham, Surrey. May 2016: email from Scott Hamilton: "I am a great great grandson of William Elmer and Ellen Hickey. I can confirm you have found the correct census entries for William Elmer, son of John Elmer and Harriett Marshall. I also have a TNG website, you can find William's profile here: http://www.hamilton-family.co.uk/getperson.php?personID=P1636&tree=tree1 William's surname was recorded as 'Almer' on his marriage certificate. I saw a note on his father's John's page that you couldn't find his mother Harriett in 1911 or her record of her death. In 1911 she can be found living at 18 St Botolph, Colchester (Reference: RG14PN10292 RG78PN543 RD198 SD1 ED8 SN106). She died a year later in Colchester registration district, and her surname was indexed as 'Eliner'." [JGM: I've looked at the website referenced above - it contains a lot of information, a little of which I've copied. 1891 census: in Merton Lane, Mitcham, indexed and recorded as ELMA, William (26, carman, born 'N.K'), Ellen (wife, 26, field labourer, born 'N.K'), Ellen (daughter (6, born 'N.K') and Elizabeth (3, born 'N.K'). 1901 census: at 33 Greyhound Lane, Mitcham, indexed as ELONA and recorded as ELMA , William (41, carter (contractors), born Colchester, Essex), Ellen (wife, 3_, born Mitcham, Surrey), Ellen (daughter (16, born Mitcham, Surrey), Elizabeth (11, born Mitcham, Surrey), William (9, born Mitcham, Surrey), Annie (7, born Mitcham, Surrey), John (4, born Mitcham, Surrey) and May (1, born Mitcham, Surrey). 1911 census: at 8 Shore Street, Mitcham (3 rooms) (all ELMER, William (49, horse driver, born Colchester, Essex), Ellen (wife, 47, married 28 years, 11 children, 9 living, 2 dead, born Mitcham, Surrey), William (19, golf caddie, born Mitcham, Surrey), Annie (17, domestic servant, born Mitcham, Surrey), John (14, born Mitcham, Surrey), May (10, born Mitcham, Surrey), Grace (8, born Mitcham, Surrey), Arthur (6, born Mitcham, Surrey) and Harriet (5, born Mitcham, Surrey). I haven't tracked all these children further.
  Person ID	I3109	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	23 May 2016

  
  

  Father	John ELMER,   b. 11 May 1826, Boxted, Essex d. Mar 1896, Lexden RD (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Harriet MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1839, West Bergholt, Essex d. Jun 1912, Colchester RD (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1855	Boxted, Essex   [3]
  	Married by banns. John Elmer, full age, bachelor, labourer of Boxted, father Dyer Elmer, labourer. Harriet Marshall, minor, spinster of Boxted, father John Marshall, labourer. He marked, she signed. Witnesses John Peachey, James Able White both signed.
  Family ID	F1005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen HICKEY,   b. 2 Dec 1862, Mitcham, Surrey d. Sep 1939, Surrey Mid E RD (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1882	Parish Church, Croydon, Surrey   [5, 6]
  	Married after banns. William ALMER (sic), 22, bachelor, labourer of Croydon, father John ALMER (sic), labourer. Ellen HICKEY (19, spinster of Croydon, father Daniel HICKEY, labourer. Both marked. Witnesses Ebenezer Whittaker (sign), Annie Hyder (mark).
  Family ID	F1164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1860 - Boxted, Essex Christening - 17 Mar 1860 - Boxted, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1860 Lexden 4a/294. (Reliability: 3). [S390] Scott Hamilton's website, May 2016. [S303] Boxted Parish Registers at SEAX, October 2013 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1949 Surrey NE 5g/544. (Reliability: 3). [S390] Scott Hamilton's website, May 2016, copy of marriage certificate. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q3 1882 Croydon 2a/303. (Reliability: 3).