Elizabeth Annie Linskill HAY

1867 - 1955  (88 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Annie Linskill HAY
  Birth	31 Jan 1867	Bow, London   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Jul 1955	Dartford RD   [3]
  Cremation	5 Aug 1955	Honor Oak Crematorium (Southwark)   [4]
  _UID	FDA964CA177945D69751851BBE92C60B28C9
  Notes	Although she married William Minter as Lilly ELWORTHY, a 44 year-old widow, the background is more complicated. Although Elizabeth was born in January 1867, the earliest census records I've found are for 1871 (see her mother's Notes) and 1881. The latter is difficult to understand: it shows, at 1 Grange Park Terrace, Church Road, Leyton, London, Elizabeth HAY (daughter, 14, scholar, born Bow) and Sarah - WEBSTER (servant, married, 35, housekeeper, born Lewisham, Kent). These two individuals appear to be in a separate household which may have been part of the Ashby household. But there's no indication of whose daughter Elizabeth was. Long before she married William Minter, Elizabeth took up with an actor, William Thomas ELWORTHY. I haven't found a marriage. Elizabeth and William had three children, all registered with the surname FIELDEN (although the registration of the youngest appears in the BMD index as FEILDEN). FIELDEN was a surname that had been adopted (for reasons I haven't found out) by William Thomas Elworthy's brother Edward James. Eizabeth's 1891 and 1901 Census appearances are shown in the Notes for William Thomas John Elworthy HODGE. Elizabeth's relationship with William Thomas ELWORTHY was over by the time of the 1911 census. I haven't found Elizabeth in the 1911 census. One of her children, Elsie, aged 12 was a schoolgirl at the House of Mercy, Clewer, Windsor- she appears in the list as Elsie ELWORTHY. 1921 census: at Flat 4-12 Powis Square, Kensington, London, Lilly MINTER (head, 54y 5m, married, born Bow, E London, house hold occupation) and Lillie ELWORTHY (daughter, 28y 7m, single, born Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, telephone operator at Derry & Toms, drapers, High Street, Kensington London W8). 1939 Register: at Heathcot Sutton Drove, Seaford, Sussex GREEN, later CREASEY, Alice born 27 Nov 1870, widow, unpaid domestic MINTER, Elizabeth A L born 31 Jan 1867, married, unpaid domestic England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995: MINTER Elizabeth Anne Linskill of 4 Lincoln-road Slades Green Erith Kent (wife of William Minter) died 30 July 1955 Administration (with Will) London 23 September to the said William Minter retired merchant navy chief steward. Effects £639.
  Person ID	I7	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert HAY,   b. 15 Mar 1829, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland d. Mar 1901, Newcastle upon Tyne RD (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann LINSKILL,   b. 23 Nov 1827, Bedale, York d. Bef 4 Dec 1873, Bromley, London (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1849	St. Stephen's, South Shields, Durham   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Thomas John Elworthy HODGE,   b. Bef 26 May 1858, Dawlish, Devon d. Dec 1925, St Martin (London) RD (Age ~ 67 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Wilfred Lionel E FIELDEN,   b. Sep 1891, Newcastle on Tyne RD d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lillie Elworthy FIELDEN,   b. Dec 1892, Newcastle on Tyne RD d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elsie Elworthy FIELDEN,   b. 24 Aug 1898, Croydon RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family 2	William Minter,   b. 16 Jan 1883, 14 Merton Road, Kensington, London d. 10 Feb 1962, Belvedere, Kent (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1911	Croydon, Surrey   [7]
  	Married by licence. William Minter, 29, bachelor, second steward P&O Co of 63 Church Street, Kensington, father George Edward Minter, stationer. Lilly Elworthy, 44, widow* of 85 Semdeoon(?) Road, Croydon, father Robert Hay deceased, master mariner. Witnesses Ernest William Line and Walter Richard Bowden. * as far as I can see, Lilly (not her proper name) wasn't previously married. According to Gladys Vickers, William married a stewardess, lived in Bexleyheath and had no children. This is borne out by his marriage certificate - see above.
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 16 Dec 1911 - Croydon, Surrey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1867 Poplar 1c/677, mother's maiden name LINSKILL. (Reliability: 3). [S387] 1939 Register at findmypast.com. [S178] BMD index, aged 88, |Q3 1955 Dartford 5b/317. (Reliability: 3). [S208] www.deceasedonline.com, October 2009 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1849 South Shields 24/214. (Reliability: 3). [S371] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later. [S149] Marriage Certificate (copy), Q4 1911 Croydon 2a/719. (Reliability: 3).