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Daughter of Charles Gardner 1824 and Anne Stevens
Eliza was baptised on 29 Apr 1849 (1) in Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire. She married Walter Downer on 14 Apr 1874 (1) in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire.
Walter Downer was baptised on 12 Sep 1847 (1) in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. His parents are Benjamin Downer and Sarah.
Walter was a Master Baker and in 1891 had a bakery in Bushey called Oxley Bakery. He and Eliza had 2 children.
Walter Harvey Downer Born about 1875 in Bushey, Hertfordshire (2) Charles Downer Born about 1877 in Bushey, Hertfordshire (2)
Walter died in 1896 (3) aged only 49 years. Eliza died after 1901.
Census details below
1851 & 1861 Census for Eliza - See Charles Gardner 1824 1871 Census RG10/1384 Eliza Gardner Serv u 22 Housemaid Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire (Eliza is working for Emma Scrivner an Independent woman of 41) Address: Kitten Green, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire 1881 Census RG11/1435 Walter Downer Head m 34 Baker Master employing 1 man Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire Eliza Downer Wife m 32 Bakers Wife Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire Walter H Downer Son 6 Scholar Bushey, Hertfordshire Charles B Downer Son 4 Scholar Bushey, Hertfordshire Address: Chalk Hill, Bushey, Hertfordshire 1891 Census RG12/1117 Walter Downer Head m 43 Baker Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire Eliza Downer Wife m 42 Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire Walter Harvey Downer Son 16 Bushey Hertfordshire Charles B Downer Son 14 Bushey Hertfordshire Address: Oxley Bakery, London Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire 1901 Census RG13/1326 Frederick Mansbridge Head wid 40 Baker Whegmondley, Hertfordshire Annie Mansbridge Daug s 10 Scholar Boshall Mary Mansbridge Niece s 15 Packer Paper Mill Bardney, Lincolnshire Eliza Downer Sister in law wid 50 Housekeeper Choley Wood, Hertfordshire Address: 21 Cowper Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
Sources (1) IGI Record (2) Census (3) GRO - Dec 1896 - 3a 343 - Watford - aged 49 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************