Eliza Fanny Sisson1

#17581, (1838 - 1905)
FatherFrederick Wilson Sisson1 (1810 - 1839)
MotherCaroline Hephzibah Hommey1 (1807 - 1881)
Pedigree

Family

Sisson Martin (c 1825 - 1897)
Children
  • Elizabeth Martin11 (1860 - )
  • Ellen Martin6 (c 1862 - )
  • Fanny Martin6 (c 1864 - )
  • Frederick Sisson Martin6 (1870 - )

Life Events

BaptismEliza Fanny Sisson was baptized on 22 Apr 1838 in Farnborough, Kent.1 
(Other) 1841 CensusShe appeared on the 1841 Census of Bathwick Parish, Bath, Somerset, in the household of Elizabeth Hephzibah Watson. Fanny Sisson was 3 and not born in Somerset. Her mother Caroline was also there.2 
Research Note Not with her mother in the 1851 census. 
MarriageEliza Fanny Sisson married Sisson Martin in 1857.
Sisson and Eliza Fanny were cousins.3,4 
1861 CensusSisson and Eliza F Martin appeared as lodgers on the 1861 Census of Bromley, Kent. Sisson was 33, a merchant, and was born in Stamford Allford, Lincolnshire. Eliza was 23 and born in Farnborough. [Their 15-month old daughter Elizabeth was with Eliza's mother in Bromley]5 
1871 CensusSisson and Eliza F Martin appeared on the 1871 Census of Helpston, Northamptonshire, at Heath Farm. Sisson was 46 and born in Ufford, Northamptonshire. He was a farmer of 282 acres employing 4 men and 3 boys. Eliza was 33 and born in Farmboro, Kent. They had four children: Elizabeth (11, Bromley), Ellen (9), Fanny (7), and Fredrick S (11 months). The last 3 were born in Helpston. Also in the household were Eliza's mother (Caroline Sisson, widow, 63), a cook, a housemaid, a horsekeeper, and a groom.6 
(Admon) ProbateEliza Fanny Martin was granted administration of her mother Caroline Sisson's estate on 18 May 1881 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire.7 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Sisson died on 12 Dec 1897.8 
(Admon) ProbateEliza Fanny Martin was granted administration of Sisson Martin's estate on 26 Feb 1898 in Peterborough.9 
DeathEliza died in 1905.10
 
Last Edited24 Nov 2012

Citations

  1. Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  2. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/931 book 6 folio 9.
  3. FreeBMD. Sisson Martin & Eliza Fanny Sisson, Dec Q 1857, Bromley RD.
  4. E-mails from Janette Tata, New Zealand, to J Kolthammer.
  5. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/463 folio 27.
  6. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/1521 folio 58.
  7. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Caroline Sisson, 1881.
  8. FreeBMD. Sisson Martin, age 76, Dec Q 1897, Peterbro RD.
  9. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Sisson Martin, 1898.
  10. FreeBMD. Eliza Fanny Martin, age 67, Sep Q 1905, Stamford RD.
  11. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/463 folio 48.