Obadiah ELMER

1848 - 1919  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Obadiah ELMER
  Birth	Jun 1848	Boxted, Essex   [1]
  Christening	1 Apr 1849	Boxted, Essex   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	983E866EC9CD4FF7BC922B2417F5954C3051
  Death	Sep 1919	Lexden RD   [3]
  Notes	1871 census (indexed as ELEMER and recorded as such): in Boxted (all ELEMER, all born Boxted), Obadiah (22, ag lab), Rosanna (23), Alice (1) and Florence (1 month). 1881 census: in Boxted (all ELMER, all born Boxted), Obadiah (32, ag lab), Rossanna (31, charwoman), Alice (11, scholar), Florence (10, scholar), Edgar (8, scholar), Parker (5, scholar) and Herbert (2) . 1891 census: in Boxted (all ELMER, all said to have been born Boxted but Sarah was born in Nayland, Suffolk), Obadiah (head, 43, farm labourer), Rosannah (42), Parker (15, farm labourer), Herbert (12, scholar), Joseph (8, scholar), Jessie (5, scholar), Victor (1) and Sarah (mother, widow, 70, tailoress). 1901 census: in Straight Road, Boxted (all ELMER, all born Boxted), Obadiah (head, 54, agricultural labourer), Rosanna (54) and Victor (11). 1911 census: in Straight Road, Boxted (4 rooms) (all ELMER, both born Boxted), Obadiah (head, 64, farm labourer) and Rosanna (64, married 43 years, 9 children all living). Also Florence WALLIS (daughter, 40, married 13 years, 2 children both living, general servant, born Boxted) and Jessie WALLIS (granddaughter, 9, at school, born Ipswich, Suffolk).
  Person ID	I3018	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert ELMER,   b. Abt 1815, Boxted, Essex d. Dec 1886, Boxted, Essex (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah EADY,   b. Abt 1821, Nayland, Suffolk d. Jun 1895, Boxted, Essex (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1842	Boxted, Essex   [2]
  	Married by banns. Robert Elmer, full age, bachelor, labourer of Boxted, father Dyer Elmer, labourer. Sarah Eady, full age, spinster, servant of Boxted, father Joseph Eady, labourer. Both marked. Witnesses Michael Cooper (sign), James Eady (mark).
  Family ID	F1001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosanna BEARDWELL,   b. Abt 1850, Boxted, Essex d. Dec 1934, Colchester RD (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1869	Boxted, Essex   [2, 4]
  	Obadiah Elmer, 21, bachelor, labourer of Boxted, father Robert Elmer, labourer. Roseann Beardwell, 22, spinster of Boxted, father Joseph Beardwell, labourer. He marked, she signed. Witnesses Nathan Beardwell and Rosetta Gant both signed. This couple married on 1 January 1870.
  Children	1. Alice ELMER,   b. Sep 1869, Boxted, Essex d. Sep 1949, Colchester RD (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Florence ELMER,   b. Mar 1871, Boxted, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edgar ELMER,   b. Jun 1873, Boxted, Essex d. Jun 1963, Braintree RD (Age ~ 90 years)   4. Parker ELMER,   b. Sep 1875, Boxted, Essex d. Mar 1965, Andover RD (Age ~ 89 years)   5. Herbert John ELMER,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1878, Boxted, Essex d. Sep 1954, Colchester RD (Age ~ 76 years)   6. Joseph ELMER,   b. Jun 1883, Boxted, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jessie Maria ELMER,   b. Mar 1886, Boxted, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   8. Arthur Ernest ELMER,   b. Jun 1888, Boxted, Essex d. Jun 1888, Boxted, Essex (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Victor ELMER,   b. Mar 1890, Boxted, Essex d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1848 - Boxted, Essex Christening - 1 Apr 1849 - Boxted, Essex Marriage - 11 Apr 1869 - Boxted, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q2 1848 Lexden 12/132. (Reliability: 3). [S303] Boxted Parish Registers at SEAX, October 2013 and later. [S178] BMD index, aged 71, Q3 1919 Lexden 4a/633. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1869 Lexden 4a/365. (Reliability: 3).