Edith Fincham b Ely area abt 1888

[forestlea65]

Hi
I'm looking for any information on Edith Fincham born abt 1888 in the Ely area. She was my wife's grandmother and she married Frederick Tyrill Westbrook.
Any information would be appreciated

THanks for any assistance

[pennydog]

Edith's birth was registered June qtr 1888 at Ely 3b 562.

[pennydog]

She can be found on the 1891 census RG12/1298/59/19 (crown opyright/care of TNA), at Drove Middle Fen, Ely St Mary

Grimmer Fincham b1857 Littleport Cambs Head farm labourer
Rebecca wife b1853 Waterbeach Fen Cambs
Sarah E daughter b1876 Prickwillow Cambs
Jethrel son b1878 Prickwillow farm labourer
John W son 1879 Haddenham Cambs farm labourer
Cleaver son b1882 Chettisham Cambs
Albert E son b1884 Chettisham
Kate E daughter b1887 Ely
Edith daughter b1888 Ely
Emily M daughter b 1891 - 11 months Ely

What wonderful names!

[pennydog]

In 1901 Edith is a servant at Grazemoor House, Friday Bridge Road, Elm (Isle of Ely). RG13/1560/71/4 (crown copyright/care of TNA)

She is one of two servants to the Johnson Family (Joseph P head farmer, his wife Kate and 6 children)

Edith Fincham b1888 Ely age 13 domestic servant.

[pennydog]

On the same page of the census you will find Grimmer and Rebecca with Charles (Cleaver on 1891) b1882, May E (Emily M) b1890 and Walter b1892 Upwell Cambs.
Both Grimmer and Charles are Farm Labourers - Horse tenders.
They are living at Grazemoor Cottage.

[terrysfamily]

1881 Census (RG11 Piece:1684 Folio:36 Page:31 Crown copyright TNA)

FINCHAM,
Grimmer b.1853 Cambridge, Labourer
Rebecca b.1854 Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Sarah Elizabeth b.1876 Ely
Jetheral b.1878 Ely
John William b.1879 Haddenham

Living at Blue Boar, Ely Holy Trinity,Cambridgeshire

[pennydog]

1871 census RG10/1606/80/15 - crown copyright/care of TNA

William Fincham head b1817 Littleport Cambs - ag. lab.
Martha Fincham wife b1817 Littleport Cambs
GRIMMER son b1855 Littleport - ag lab
Eliza H daughter b1856 Littleport - ag lab
John son b1858 Littleport - ag lab
Jethro b1860 Littleport - ag lab
Sargent Fincham grandson b1865 Lakenheath Suffolk
Richard Malkin boarder b1855 Littleport - ag lab

They are living at Plantation Farm, Littleport, Cambs.

[pennydog]

1861 census RG09/1040/71/7 (crown copyright/care of TNA) at Plantation Farm, Littleport

William Fincham head b1813 Mildenhall Suffolk - ag lab
Sarah wife b1817 Littleport
Joanna daughter b1843 - ag lab
Tamar daughter b1846 - ag lab
Eady daughter b1849 - ag lab
Sophia daughter b1851
Grimmer son b1855
John son b1857
Jethro son b 1860
George Woodland boarder b1839 Barrow Suffolk - ag lab

All children born Littleport

There is a marriage of William Fincham to Sarah Stimson - Ely 1839 December qtr.

There is a death of Sarah Fincham age 49 Ely 1867 June qtr

There is a marriage of William Fincham to Martha Hensby Johnson - Mildenhall 1868 December qtr

[Coromandel]

FreeBMD has a Grimmer FINCHEM marrying in the Mildenhall district in the third quarter of 1874. Unfortunately the two women with matching volume/page numbers are both called Rebecca: one was Rebecca Harwood and the other Rebecca Mackender.

[janbooth]

Grimmer's wife could well be Rebecca MACKENDER. 1861 census of Lakenheath (RG9/1143, folio 64, page 16) shows a Rebecca MACKENDER living at Lakenheath with father John, mother Mary and several siblings. Lakenheath is in Mildenhall reg district which is the district on Grimmer's marriage certificate. Rebekah (sic) and her family are still in Lakenheath in the 1871 census. Her parents John & Mary are still in Lakenheath in the 1881 census but minus Rebecca.

However, the marriage certificate of Grimmer, just quoting his name, will confirm which Rebecca he did marry.

Janet