Esther Elizabeth Hardy (1878- )

  • Name:

  • Esther Elizabeth Hardy

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Nov 1878

  • Islington, Middlesex1

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  • The 1921 Census gives her age and place of birth.

Marriage

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1914, Register Entry for Banns of Marriage Between Frederick Dowell and Esther Elizabeth Hardy

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1921, 1921 Census for Household Frederick Dowell in Tottenham, Middlesex

  • Spouse:

  • Frederick Dowell (1857-1927)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 28 Feb 1914 (age 35)

  • St Mary the Virgin Church2

  •  

  • Address: Tottenham, London

    Frederick was from the parish but Esther was from the parish of Holy Trinity, Islington.

  • Marriage:

  • 1915 (age 36-37)

  • Holy Trinity Church3

  •  

  • Address: Islington, London

    The marriage was registered in the second quarter of 1915 over a year after banns had been called. The reason for the delay is not known. It is assumed that it took place in Holy Trinity Church, Islington as that is shown as the bride's parish when banns were called. Who was at the service is not known. They must have meet at work as the 1921 Census shows that they both worked for the same employer.

  • Census for household:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 42 yrs 7 mns)

  • Tottenham, Middlesex1

  •  

  • Address: 66 Bruce Castle Road

    The household consisted of Frederick and his wife Esther. They were living in 2 rooms.

Note on Marriage to Frederick Dowell

They married in 1915 when Frederick was 57 and Esther was 36. The 1921 Census taken 6 years later shows they had no children.

Sources

1.

1921 England, Wales & Scotland census, 66 Bruce Castle Road, Tottenham, Middlesex, head of household: Frederick Dowell, National Archives.

2.

Parish Register for Banns of Frederick Dowell and Esther Elizabeth Hardy, St Mary the Virgin, Tottenham, London, 28 February 1919, London Metropolitan Archives.

3.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, Frederick Dowell and Esther M Hardy, Q2 1915, Islington, Vol 1b, Page 523, General Register Office.