St Leonards residents; Collyer & Lazenby

[DebbieLou]

I am trying to find information on Evelina Collyer (died 1952) and Dorothy Lazenby (died 1982). I believe neither ladies married or had children. Evelina moved to Sussex possibly from Lowestoft, Suffolk but when? I wondered if there was anyone out there who knew them personally? They lived on Knoll Rise, St Leonards on Sea.

[christanel]

Name on death reg Evelina L M E Collyer age 88

1871 census RG10/1835/51/5
Scole Depwade Norfolk
Mary Elizabeth Collyer Head Married 26 Independant Gislingham Suffolk
Nathan Simpson brother 29 retired farmer Gislingham
Thomas E Simpson brother 22 retired farmer Gislingham
Evelina L M Collyer dau 7 East Harling Norfolk
Florence Isabella C Collyer 3 dau Bressingham
Mary Simpson Mother 56 Gislingham
+ 3 servants

[christanel]

Evelina is on the 1881 RG11/1941/97/6 with mother and grandmother who is now the head Thomas is a gentleman of no occupation They are still in Norwich
1891 RG12/1522/98/14 cathedral Close Norfolk, still with mother, grandmother, sister Florence, Uncle Thomas plus a cousin Laura M A Fendall widow born Norfolk All living on own means

So Evelina an adult when she moved from Norfolk.

Then Evelina is proving difficult to find in 1901 and 1911

(census TNA copyright)

[christanel]

No wonder I couldn't find her in 1901. First name on image is Eliza and surname mistranscribed as Cottner!
Mother Mary E (now a widow), her brother Thomas E Simpson and Eliza/Evelina all still in Norfolk. Florence and mother Mary Simpson not there. RG13/1838/49/36 St Mary in the Marsh Norfolk (TNA copyright)

Although Mary has never had a husband with her in the censuses there is a marriage for a Mary E Simpson and on the same page Frederic Alfred Collyer Stow Suffolk June 1/4 1861 4a/703.

I realise I have got carried away here and this is not helping with Evelina in her later years.

[DebbieLou]

Thanks chaps for the census info. I should have said I know about her life in Suffolk up to and including 1911 but am trying to determine when she moved to Sussex.