See also
Name:
Eliza Northey1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
1794
The 1841 and 1871 Censuses gives a calculated year of birth of 1794, whilst the 1851 census maks her a year older giving a birth year of 1793. Her Death Certificate in 1873 gives her age as 81 which makes 1892 her birth year. As it was likely the both Eliza and her husband Samuel were illterate and thus would have had a certain amount of difficulty in tracking their ages, together with the tendency of the elderly to exagerate their age, makes 1794 as the most likely year of birth. In addition she was baptised on 8 Jul 1794 and, as it was normal practice to Baptise children within a few weeks, or evn a few days, of their birth it is assmed that she was bornin June 1784.
Baptism:
24 Nov 1794 (age 0)
St Nonna, Altarnun, Cornwall5
||As both her parents names are recorded in the Baptismal Register it is assumed that they were present.
Residence:
btw 1816 and 1873 (age 21-79)
for all their married lives probably in the same cottage which had a small barn attached.
Parent:
17 Aug 1817 (age 22-23)
Baptism of son John
Parent:
27 Mar 1820 (age 25-26)
Baptism of daughter Isabella
Parents:
16 Dec 1822 (age 27-28)
Samuel and Eliza Sleep were present at the burial of their child Isabella on 16 December 1822 in St Nonna's Churchyard, Altarnun, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. S Hart. Her parents and probably her older brother John would have been present. Also possibly her grandparents.
Parent:
26 Oct 1823 (age 28-29)
Baptism of son Richard
Parents:
17 Mar 1824 (age 29-30)
Samuel and Eliza Sleep were present at the burial of their child Richard on 17 March 1824 in St Nonna's Churchyard, Altarnun, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. John Gillard. His parents and older brother John would have been present and possibly his grandparents. He shares a grave with his older sister Isabella who died in December 1822 at the age of 2. Although their deaths are not linked it must have been a blow to his parents to lose two children in two years. The memorial verse on their headstone reads:-
All happy children are ye fled
To mingle with the silent dead:
Til the last trump: when ye shall rise
To claim your mansion in the skies.
Her father was labourer and he and his wife Eliza must have loved Isabella and Richard very much to pay for such an elaborate headstone.
Parent:
6 Feb 1826 (age 31-32)
Baptism of daughter Isabella
Parent:
8 Jan 1832 (age 37-38)
Baptism of son Edwin
Parent:
21 Jun 1832 (age 37-38)
Baptism of son Richard
Parents:
29 Apr 1833 (age 38-39)
Samuel and Eliza Sleep were present at the burial of their child Richard on 29 April 1833 in St Nonna's Churchyard, Alternun, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. W Thomas. His parents and probably his older surviving siblings would have been present but who elase is not known.
Parent:
12 Jul 1833 (age 38-39)
Baptism of daughter Marinna
Parents:
29 Aug 1833 (age 38-39)
Samuel and Eliza Sleep were present at the burial of their child Marinna on 29 August 1833 in St Nonna's Churchyard, Alternun, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. W Thomas. Her parents would have been present and probably her older surviving siblings John, Isabella, Amelia and Edwin who had been present at her baptism only 6 months before.10
Parent:
10 Jun 1834 (age 39-40)
Baptism of son Samuel
Guest:
1 Jan 1850 (age 55-56)
Present at Baptism of Richard Sleep
Parents:
4 Feb 1850 (age 55-56)
Samuel and Eliza Sleep were present at the burial of their child Isabella on 4 February 1850 in St Nonna's Churchyard, Alternun, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. R. H. Tripp. Her parents and her brother Samuel who was 15 at the time would have been present but who else is not known. Of her surviving siblings John had probably left Alternun, Amelia had moved to Plymouth and had married John Luscombe, and Edwin is not recorded in the 1851 Census for Alternun and his whereabouts at the time of her death is unknown. Her father register her death on the same day that she was buried but whether he did this before or after the burial is not known.
Death:
4 Sep 1873 (age 81)
Altarnun, Cornwall11
Cause: breast cancer
Address: Penpont
Her husband Samuel was with her when she died. As her death was not certified it is assumed that no doctor was in attendance and it is a matter of speculation as to what pain relief she had; it must have been very distressing for Samuel as they had been married for 57 years. It is assumed that the Rev. Tripp who was the vicar visited her and tried to bring some comfort.
Death:
8 Sep 1873 (age 78-79)
her husband Samuel.|| Samuel gave her age as 81 when from the date of her baptism she was probably nearer 79. However, Samuel was illiterate (he signed her death certificate with his mark X) so he was probably unsure of her exact age and would certainly not have any documentary proof.
Burial:
10 Sep 1873
St Nonna's Churchyard, Altarnun, Cornwall14
The officiant was the Rev. Tripp who was the Vicar of St Nonna's.|| Her husband Samuel would have attended the service and almost certainly some of Eliza's and Samuel's relatives.
St Nonna
St Nonna Interior
1816, Register Entry for Marriage of Samuel Sleep and Eliza Northey
1841, 1841 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Alternun, Cornwall
1851, 1851 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall
1861, 1861 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep
1871, 1871 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage Banns:
14 Nov 1816 (age 21-22)
St Nonna's Church15
Address: Altarnun, Cornwall
Marriage:
17 Dec 1816 (age 21-22)
Address: Alternun, Cornwall
Mary was Samuel's sister. The relationship of the other witness to the couple is not known. Why the consent of their parents was required is a mystery as Samuel was 25 and Eliza 22 at the time of their marriage. DWL's note on the Sleep family says that Amelia's father married a Miss Northey. Samuel was born in Treneglos which is about 5 miles from Altarnun where he lived after his marriage to Eliza. How he met Eliza is a matter of speculation. Either he came to Altarnun to work on a farm or they may have met in Launceston on a market day or at a fair. Their parents were probably there but who else, apart from the witnesses, is not known.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 47)
Altarnun, Cornwall18
Address: Penpont
The household consisted of Samuel, his wife Eliza and their children Samuel (age 6), Isabella (age 15) and Amelia (age13). The property also had an attached barn which Samuel probably used when to stable horses when he was a higgler. Their son John who was now married was the village schoolmaster and lived next door.
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 57)
Altarnun, Cornwall19
Address: Penpont
The household consisted of Samuel, his wife Eliza, their son Samuel (age 16) and their grandson Richard (age 1) who was the son of their daughter Isabella who had died the year before
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 66)
Altarnun, Cornwall20
Address: Penpont
The household consisted of Samuel, his wife Eliza and their grandson Richard (aged 11) who was the son of their daughter Isabella.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 77)
Altarnun, Cornwall21
Address: Penpont
Dorothy Winifred Wallace's (nee Luscombe) note (DWL 01, Page 2 (Back)) says that her great-grandfather John Luscombe married an Amelia Sleep and that Amelia's mother's surname was Northey. She also says that Amelia's father owned The White Hart Hotel in Launceston and was also 'The Constable' or Magistrate greeting all visiting notables! A search of the LDS records of baptisms and marriages gave Amelia's parents' names as Samuel Sleep and Eliza Northey. Census records show that Samuel was a labourer who lived in Altarnun all his life and was not the owner of The White Hart Hotel in Launceston. From this it was possible to find the remainder of the family from census records, St Nonna's parish registers and a gravestone in the churchyard of St Nonna. During a visit to Altarnun by Jack & Pat Ward in March 2004 it was found from the inscriptions in churchyards of St Nonna, the Wesleyan Chapels in Altarnun and Bolventor, and the War Memorial in Altarnun that Sleep was a very common name in the area.22
Rev. Samuel Hart, Register Entry for the Marriage of Samual Sleep and Eliza Northey, (17 Dec 1816). 17 DEC 1816 Wife Eliza Northey. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Altarnun Registers.
1841 England Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Altarnun, Folio: 2/49, Page: 2, (FMP website). National Archives. Call Number: HO107/140.
1851 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1899, Folio 33, Page 21, Schedule 73; Age & place of birth. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1899.
1871 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altanun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/2222, Folio 22, Page 16, Schedule 73; National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2222.
Register Entry for the Baptism of Elizabeth Northey, Record Type: Baptismal Register, Parish: Altarnun, Cornwall, (8 Jul 1794). CountyCornwallPlaceAltarnunChurchSt NonnaDenominationC of EDate of Baptism8 Jul 1794ForenameElizabethFather's NameNevil NortheyMother's NameMaryPerformed by---. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Altarnun Registers.
1841 England Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Altarnun, Folio: 2/49, Page: 2, (FMP website). Samuel and Eliza Sleep resided in Penpont, Altarnun with their children Samuel, Isabella and Amelia. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/140.
1851 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1899, Folio 33, Page 21, Schedule 73; Samuel and Eliza Sleep resided in Penpont, Altarnun with their son Samuel and grandson Richard son of their daughter Isabella. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1899.
1861 England Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG9/1517, Folio 23, Page 21, Schedule 93; Samuel and Eliza Sleep resided in Penpont, Altarnun with their grandson Richard. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1517.
Ibid. Samuel and Eliza Sleep resided in Penpont, Altarnun. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1517.
Parish Register for Burial of Marima Sleep, St Nonna, Altarnun, Cornwall, 29 August 1833, Cornwall County Records Office.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Eliza Sleep, (General Register Office on 13 Jan 2005 in response to Application No. COL483269). Custom Id: CYA 527767; Cit. Date: 4 September 1873. Pat Ward.
Ibid. DistrictLauncestonSub-DistrictAltarnunCountyCornwallDate of Death4 September 1873Place of DeathPenpont, AltarnunNameEliza SleepAge81 yearsOccupationWife of Samuel Sleep, Agricultural LabourerCause of DeathCancer in the breastCertified ByNot certifiedInformant's SignatureX the mark of Samuel SleepInformant's DescriptionPresent at the deathInformant's ResidencePenpont, AltarnunDate Registered8 September 1873RegistrarRobert Sandercock, Registrar. Pat Ward.
Register Entry for the Baptism of Elizabeth Northey, Record Type: Baptismal Register, Parish: Altarnun, Cornwall, (8 Jul 1794). Elizabeth Northey was baptised on 8 July 1794. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Altarnun Registers.
Burial Record for Eliza Sleep, Name Of Person: Eliza Sleep, Location: St Nonna's Churchyard, Altarnun, (about 6 Sep 1873). Burial ground: Parish ChurchPlace: AltarnunCounty: CornwallRef: 179 Forenames:ElizaSurname: SLEEPDate: [Ref]Age: - Year:(The search was for the 1873). Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Registers Altarnun.
Parish Register for Banns of Samuel Sleep and Eliza Northey, St Nonna, Altarnun, Cornwall, 14 November 1816, Cornwall County Records Office.
Rev. Samuel Hart, Register Entry for the Marriage of Samual Sleep and Eliza Northey, (17 Dec 1816). Cit. Date: 17 December 1816. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Altarnun Registers.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Page 2 (Back). Pat Ward.
1841 England Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Altarnun, Folio: 2/49, Page: 2, (FMP website). Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/140.
1851 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1899, Folio 33, Page 21, Schedule 73; Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1899.
1861 England Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG9/1517, Folio 23, Page 21, Schedule 93; Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1517.
1871 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altanun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/2222, Folio 22, Page 16, Schedule 73; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2222.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Amelia Sleep married John Luscombe. Her father was a Miss Northey. Pat Ward.