Emma Oliver1

#2377, (1838 - 1852)
FatherThomas Oliver1 (1812 - 1897)
MotherSarah Way Channing1 (1813 - 1888)
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of William Oliver
ChartsWilliam Oliver (born ~1730) & Ann Wilson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Life Events

BirthEmma Oliver was born on 1 May 1838 in Stoke Canon, Devon, "10 minutes before 7 O.Clock A.M. being on a Tuesday."2 
BaptismShe was baptized on 24 Jun 1838 in Stoke Canon. Emma was noted to be the daughter of Thomas, a schoolmaster, and Sarah of Stoke Canon.2,3 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusShe appeared on the 1841 Census of Tiverton, Devon in the household of her parents. Emma was age 3 and born in the county. Her parents were the schoolmaster and mistress of the Tiverton workhouse.4 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusEmma appeared on the 1851 Census of Ashcombe, Devon with her parents. She was 13, a Scholar, and was born in Stoke Canon.1 
DeathEmma died on 9 May 1852 in Ashcombe, Devon.5
 
Burial In his notebook, her father recollected, "one Daughter Emma was buried in Ashcombe Churchard a good Monument was placed by her parents over her remains". The inscription on the monument reads:

EMMA second daughter of
Thomas & Sarah who departed this life May 9th 1852 Aged 11

[Then follow four lines of a poem which have not survived the weathering to be legible now. Her age was 14 so the transcription of 11 from the stone is probably also due to weathering].2,5
Emma Oliver (1838-1852)
gravestone
St Nectan's Ashcombe, Devon
Last Edited4 Apr 2011

Citations

  1. 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1867 folio 668. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  2. Notebook of Thomas Oliver, Devon and Ontario, held by a descendant.
  3. Parish Register lookup by Online Parish Clerk.
  4. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/255 Book 20 Folio 1. Image viewed at Ancestry or Findmypast.
  5. Correspondence with the vicar of Ashcombe, January 2011.