Elizabeth Norris 1800

Elizabeth Norris
Baptism: 8 June 1800 Billingshurst
Burial: Mar 1878 Steyning

Father: Richard Norris
Mother: Hannah Scutt

Married 1: by banns 1 Jul 1815 Shipley
Spouse 1: William Burchell (widower with 5 children) who was 21 years older than Elizabeth and died aged 70 on 11 Jan 1850 at Pulborough - see William Burchall 1779

Marriage Witnesses: George Bishop and Ann Bishop

Married 2: before 1861
Spouse 2: Edward Giles b. 02 Aug 1791 Pulborough

Children:

1. Norris Burchall 27 Oct 1816 Billingshurst
2. George Burchall 30 Apr 1820 Billingshurst
3. Caroline Burchell 16 Sep 1821 Billingshurst
4. James Burchall 25 Jul 1824 Billingshurst
5. Mary Burchell 15 Apr 1827 Billingshurst
6. Walter Burchell 08 Jun 1828 Billingshurst
7. Ann Burchell 18 Sep 1830 Billingshurst
8. Rhoda Burchell 03 June 1832 Billingshurst
9. Jane Burchell 08 June 1834 Billingshurst
10. Eliza Burchell 01 May 1836 Billingshurst
11. Maurice Burchell 06 May 1838 Billingshurst
12. Elizabeth Burchell 31 May 1840 Billingshurst

Notes:

1. Elizabeth's death certificate states her age at 83. Either her age was exaggerated, or she may have been born a few years before her baptism. She is the 4th daughter and 5th child of Richard and Hannah Norris.

2. In the 1851 census Elizabeth Burchell, 52, widow, was described as a pauper charwoman living in Pulborough with her children Jane, Morris and Elizabeth.

3. In the 1861 census Elizabeth's children Maurice Burchell and Elizabeth Burchell were living in the hamlet of Rackham, Amberly, with Elizabeth Giles, 64, and her husband Edward Giles, 67, an agricultural labourer born in Pulborough. There is no marriage record, but we presume she became his common law wife and took his name.

4. In the 1871 census Elizabeth Giles was a 75 year old widow and housekeeper, living at 12 Freehold Terrace in Preston near Brighton.

Acknowlegement:

Many thanks to Mandy Willard for researching so much of this information at Ancestors of Mandy Willard