NameEliza Chance 13,1851,2814,2815,2816,134, 1C4R
Birth31 May 1857, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire2812,3242
Deathbef 10 Jul 1929
Burial11 Jul 1929, Plot #U100, Bromsgrove Cemetery, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
OccupationNurse girl (1871)1851
OccupationDomestic servant (1880)2654
OccupationCharwoman (1891)2815
EducationUnable to sign name2654,2655
FatherBenjamin Chance (ca1824-1912)
MotherSusanna Lammas (ca1828-1863)
Spouses
Birthca 1856, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire3243
FatherThomas Harrison (ca1820-ca1894)
MotherHannah Waldron (ca1816-ca1892)
Marriage17 Oct 1880, St. John The Baptist’s Parish Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire3245,2654
Family ID3566
ChildrenBenjamin S (<1879-1934)
 UNNAMED (>1880-<1911)
 UNNAMED (>1880-<1911)
 UNNAMED (>1880-<1911)
 Harry (ca1886-)
 Christopher James (ca1889-ca1944)
 Daisy Beatrice (<1893-)
 William J (ca1895-)
 Fred (ca1896-)
Notes for Eliza Chance
In 1861 she was living with her parents in the Pleck, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire13.
In 1871 she was living with her father in Court 38, Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1851.
In 1879 at the birth of Benjamin she was in the Bromsgrove Workhouse, Worcestershire2812.
In 1880 she was living in Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire2654.
In 1881 she was living in Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire2814.
In 1883 she witnessed the second marriage of her father Benjamin Chance2655.
In 1887 she was living in Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire3246.
In 1891 she was living at 42 Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire2815.
In 1893 she was living in Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire3072.
In 1901 she was living in 42 Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire2816.
In 1911 she was living in a three room dwelling in 42 Worcester Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire134.
Colin Wood writes that “ELIZA features in a photograph on page 22 of the 'By-gone Bromsgrove' picture book. She is stood right in front of the Traction Engine. Also in the photo is Daisy Beatrice Chance and Dorothy Sarah Chance, her granddaughters. They are stood to the right of the girl holding a child.”2812
Notes for James & Eliza (Family)
James Harrison, a bachelor aged 23 whose occupation was labourer, married Eliza Chance, a spinster aged 22 whose occupation was domestic servant. The bride and groom were both residing in Worcester Street. The groom's father was Thomas Harrison and his occupation was nailor. The bride's father was Benjamin Chance and his occupation was labourer. The marriage was performed at the St. John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove according to the rites of the Established Church after banns. The groom signed and the bride made her mark. The marriage was witnessed by Charles Crump (by mark) and Rebeckah Faithfull (by mark)2654.
Last Modified 11 May 2011Created 10 May 2014 by Martin Stephens