Eliza Ellis [el.6.4.1.2]

Eliza Ellis was the second child of John Thorpe Ellis & Ann Mills born August 2nd, 1860 at Pinxton, Derbyshire.

Eliza's birth certificate

In 1861 Eliza & her parents & older sister Sarah Ann (2) were living at New Row, Coppull, Lancashire. Her father was a collier.

By 1871 the family had moved to Tibshelf, Nottinghamshire & were living at the Cottage. Eliza now had a younger brother Samuel (6) & a 1 year old cousin was visiting, Sarah A Nix.

At the age of 16, Eliza married Joseph Sanders on April 2nd, 1877 at the Parish Church of Blackwell, Derbyshire. The residence of both Eliza & Joseph at the time of the wedding was given as Blackwell. Witnesses at the wedding were Eliza’s father, John Ellis & Sarah Ann Gascoigne. Joseph, a collier, was born c1854 at Willenhall, Staffs, the son of Samuel Sa(u)nders, who is noted as a lock maker in censuses but whose occupation is given as collier on the marriage certificate of Joseph & Eliza.

Eliza & Joseph's marriage certificate

At the time of the 1881 census Eliza & Joseph were living at Newton, Blackwell, Derbyshire where Joseph was a coal miner. They had a 3 year old daughter, Emma.

The children of Eliza Ellis & Joseph Sanders were:

Emma Sa(u)nders born December 12th, 1877 at Malt House Yard, Newton, Blackwell, Derbyshire

It appears that Joseph died & that Eliza married John Dimmock, although so far no marriage record has been found. John was born c1860 at Pinxton, Derbyshire. Eliza's daughter Emma appears to have been raised as Emma Dimmock.

John & Eliza had moved to Yorkshire by 1882 & at that time they were living at Denisons Fold, Methley,Yorks at the time of the birth of son John Charles.

By 1886 John & Eliza were living at 10 Phillips St, Castleford, Yorks & John was a coal miner. Daughter Sarah Ann was born here.

By 1890 John & Eliza had moved north to Co Durham & were living at 12 Queen St, Ryhope at the time of the birth of their fourth child Mary. After Mary’s birth John & Eliza had 4 more children all of whom died in infancy – 2 girls who lived for almost 2 years & 2 sons – David who died aged 18 months & Frederick who died aged 8 months.

In 1901 John & Eliza were living at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, Co. Durham. John was a coal miner/hewer & they had 5 children at home at this time, Emma (23), Charles (18) an underground engine driver, Sarah A (14), Mary (10) & Edith (4 months).

From 1907 until about 1920 daughter Sarah Ann & her husband Robert Speed Pallister lived with John & Eliza at Tunstall St., along with their children John McCree & Robert Speed Pallister. According the Electoral Registers of Ryhope Colliery 1920 & 1925 living with John & Eliza at Tunstall St was their daughter Mary & her husband Edward Chapman.

In 1929 & 1930 John & Eliza were found at 82 Ryhope St South with their daughter Sarah Ann & husband Robert Speed Pallister.

John died on February 20th, 1931, aged 71, at 82 Ryhope St, South, Ryhope. The cause of death was given as ‘arterio sclerosis accelerated by fracture of thigh accidentally received April 1930’. The informant of the death was son-in-law Robert Speed Pallister.

In 1931 widowed Eliza was still living with Sarah Ann & son-in-law Robert (known as Bob) & they all moved to 13 West View, Ryhope in 1934 where they continued to live until 1939.

Eliza died on January 12th, 1941, aged 80, at 13 West View, Ryhope, the cause of death being heart failure & bronchitis. The informant of the death was her daughter Mary Chapman..

The children of John Dimmock & Eliza Ellis were:

d.1 Emma Dimmock (Sanders) born Oct-December 1877 at Newton, Derbyshire
d.2 John Charles Dimmock born July 21st, 1882 at Denisons Fold, Methley, Yorkshire, died September 15th, 1963 at Sunderland
d.3 Sarah Ann Dimmock born August 19th, 1886 at 10 Phillips St, Castleford, Yorkshire
d.4 Mary Dimmock born April 21st,1890 at 12 Queen St, Ryhope, Co. Durham
d.5. Martha Maria Dimmock born May 24th, 1892 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope & christened September 17th, 1892 at St Paul’s, Ryhope, died March 7th, 1894 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope
d.6. David Dimmock born November 29th, 1894 at 29 Tunstall St., buried June 4th, 1896 at St Paul’s, Ryhope
d.7. Frederick Dimmock born April 15th, 1897 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, buried December 20th, 1897 at St Paul’s, Ryhope
d.8. Edith Dimmock born November 7th, 1900 at 29 Tunstall St, Ryhope, Co. Durham, died Oct-December 1902 at Ryhope, Co Durham