Notes:

NOTE 1./ Deaths Mar 1883 (Free BMD Index)
Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
LIZMORE Robert 15 Rochford 4a 205 Bullitt

Family/Spouse: Never MARRIED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

Philip married Annie EVERARD. Annie (daughter of John William EVERARD and Susanna STOKES) was born in Mar 1847 in Strood of Finsbury, North Aylesford, Kent, England; died on 24 Dec 1928 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mt Pleasant, Middlesex, London MX-144-CS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1861 South Shoebury Essex census

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
John Everard abt 1822 Writtle, Essex, England Head South Shoebury Essex
Thos Everard abt 1842 Essex, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Eliza Everard abt 1844 Essex, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Ann Everard abt 1847 Finsbury, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
George Everard abt 1850 Finsbury, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
James Everard abt 1854 Hoo, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Jane Everard abt 1856 Hoo, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Simon Collings abt 1845 Hoo, Kent, England Lodger South Shoebury Essex

NOTE 2./ 1911 London Ontario census

Lizmore Fred M Head S Sep 1886 24
Lizmore Ann F Mother W Dec 1845 85
Lizmore Ester F Daughter S Sep 1891 20
Kennard Christopher M Lodger S Nov 1885 25

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Per Kevin Church: The General Records Office Index (GRO) details all registered births, deaths and marriages in the UK between 1837 and 1908, from the index references copies of the original documents. These original documents can then be purchased from the Central Records Office. There are many "local" reference offices in the UK that have a complete copy of the GRO index.

NOTE 2./ Deaths Dec 1870 (Free BMD Index)
Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
Lizmore Robert 70 Dartford 2a 220 bmc

Robert married Elizabeth RUST on 07 May 1820. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert RUST and Margaret UNKNOWN) was born about 1800 in Strood, Kent; was christened on 13 May 1804 in Strood, near Rochester, Kent; died on 09 Sep 1854 in Union Workhouse, Isleworth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1851 Strood, Kent, England census,

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
John Everard abt 1822 Writtle, Essex, England Head Strood Kent
Thomas Everard abt 1842 Writtle, Essex, England Son Strood Kent
Eliza Everard abt 1844 Writtle, Essex, England Daughter Strood Kent
Anna Everard abt 1846 Strood, Kent, England Daughter Strood Kent
George Everard abt 1850 Strood, Kent, England Son Strood Kent
Mary Everard abt 1788 Writtle, Essex, England Mother Strood Kent

NOTE 2./ 1861 South Shoebury Essex England census,

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
John Everard abt 1822 Writtle, Essex, England Head South Shoebury Essex
Thos Everard abt 1842 Essex, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Eliza Everard abt 1844 Essex, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Ann Everard abt 1847 Finsbury, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
George Everard abt 1850 Finsbury, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
James Everard abt 1854 Hoo, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Jane Everard abt 1856 Hoo, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex
Simon Collings abt 1845 Hoo, Kent, England Lodger South Shoebury Essex

NOTE 3./ 1871 South Shoebury Essex, England census,

Name Age in 1871 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish
John Everard 49 Writtle, Essex, England Head South Shoebury Essex
George Everard 22 Strood, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
James Everard 18 Hoo, Kent, England Son South Shoebury Essex
Jane Everard 15 Hoo, Kent, England Daughter South Shoebury Essex

John married Susanna STOKES on 30 May 1840 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Susanna (daughter of James STOKES and Susanna UNKNOWN) was born about 1824 in Writtle, Essex, England; died before 1861 in Writtle, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ E-mail from 9-19-2002, from Kevin Church:

At long last I have now been for my first visit to the London Metropolitan Archives and had a look through the parish records for New Brentford ! I spend three hours trawling through microfilms, with the following conclusions !
1/ Confirmed Robert's baptism as Jan 19, 1800 and have a copy of that records
2/ Confirmed his elder sister, Caroline as baptised in New Brentford on Nov 2, 1797
3/ I could not locate, James (b1795), however I already have him as baptised in Hanwell. Where did we get his birth date of New Brentford in 1795 from ?
4/ Marriage Banns for John Lizmore and Mary Ann Beamon both of New Brentford Parish in 1859.
5/ Other Lizmores that I cannot attach: James 19.3.1816, Elizabeth 25.7.1824, Mary Anne 20.7.1828 - I found these on transcipts which did not provide details of the parents -
6/ I also found the following that we were already aware of James 26.05.1822, Charles 18.12.1825 and John 24.06.1832
7/ Apart from those I found no other Liz(s)mores in the following documents for New Brentford
Baptisms (1750 - 1837)
Burials (1760 - 1805) and (1813 - 1843)
Marriages (1618 - 1837)
8/ I also located some Boxall's - George 11.12.1803, William 18.08.02, Mary Ann 05.08.1798 all children of William and Mary Boxall.

In conclusion, it appears that Lizmore's were not around New Brentford much before 1797, I suspect that had previously been in Hanwell (the next parish). So the next visit will be to have alook at the parish records for Hanwell. Also as my family history studies continue I now understand other records that may be beneficial to us - there may be a Settlement certificate covering their movement between parishes, I also want to find records from the poor house that Robert and Elizabeth died in. This link shows the work house as it is today http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Brentford/Brentford.html

NOTE 2./ Brentford, Middlesex, England Information:
Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Acton; Brentford; Chiswick; Hanwell; Isleworth; Twickenham.
GRO volumes : III (1837-51); 3a (1852-1930). Acton, Chiswick, Ealing, Great Greenford, Hanwell, Heston, Isleworth, New Brentford, Old Brentford, Perivale, Twickenham, Twyford Abbey (from 1862).
Registers now in Hounslow, Ealing and Richmond upon Thames districts.

NOTE 3./ The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 3rd July, 1822
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Original Text:
1038. BENJAMIN HEWITT was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of May, one watch, value 15 s., 14 shillings, and four sixpences, the property of Robert Lowick , from his person .

JOHN LIZMORE . On the 26th of May, about nine o'clock in the morning, I was at the King's Head, public-house, Orchard-street, Westminster, and saw Lowick come in with the prisoner; he was in liquor. He called for a pint of beer, and drank to the prisoner, and asked him to lend him a shilling, saying that he had no money; he lent him one. Then the prisoner said,

"Let us have six-penny worth of rum and water." Lowick was going to sleep - the prisoner held the rum and water to his mouth, and put some into his mouth, and the rest ran down his bosom, but he fell asleep directly. I then saw the prisoner put his right hand into Lowick's right-hand pocket, and turn all his money out, and put it on the table; he was going to count it, but seeing me look at him, he put it all into his own right-hand pocket, and kept asking Lowick to drink more; but he was so stupified, he could not answer him. I then saw him take his watch; he was going to put it in his own pocket, but I said,

"Stop, that is not yours - you have robbed the man of his money before." I called the landlord, and wanted him to give the landlord the money and watch to keep for the prosecutor; he said I was a liar, and struck at me two or three times; he gave the watch to the landlord, but denied having the money. I sent for an officer. Betts came, and asked him what money he had in his pocket when he came from home; he said 7 s. or 7 s. 6 d., not more; and if he had more, it was not his. Betts found in his right-hand breeches pocket 14 s., four sixpences, and one penny. He said nothing; he was rather tipsy, but knew what he was about.

ROBERT LOWICK . I did not know the prisoner before; I saw a man at the public-house door - I cannot say it was him. I said,

"Old gentleman, will you take a draught of porter." I was drunk, and did not know what happened; I had been in liquor the night before - I believe I was more drowsy for want of sleep than drunk - I knew nothing about what happened to me. When I was told of it, I found I had lost 16 s. or 18 s. and my watch.

Prisoner. Q. You said, if I would take care of your money and watch, you would be glad - A. I recollect nothing of the kind.

HENRY BETTS . I took the prisoner to the watch-house. I asked what money he had; he said, 7 s. or 7 s. 6 d. I found 14 s. and four sixpences on him; he said, if he had more than 7 s. 6 d., he did not know how it came there. He had been drinking, but was quite sensible; he said nothing of its being given him to take care of; the landlord gave me the watch.

(Property produced and sworn to.)

THOMAS DEBENHALL . I saw the prosecutor about twenty minutes before seven o'clock that morning; he had been drinking, but knew what he was doing.

GUILTY . Aged 36.

Confined One Year , and Publicly Whipped .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Burrough.

John married Mary UNKNOWN in London?. Mary was born about 1771 in New Brentford, Middlesex, England; died on 30 Jul 1856 in New Brentford, Middlesex. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Margaret UNKNOWN. Margaret died in Dec 1845 in Dartford, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

WilliamJr married Mary BONNINGTON on 24 Apr 1811 in Writtle, Essex, England. Mary (daughter of Charles or Richard BONNINGTON and Mary UNKNOWN) was born about 1791 in Writtle, Essex, England; died after 1851 in Strood, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1841 Writtle Essex UK census : <>
{{515 Green James Stokes 50 Groom}}

Abode Name Surname Male-Age Female-Age : Trade
Green Street James Stokes 50 Groom
Green Street Susannah Stokes 40
Green Street James Stokes 20 Ag Labourer
Green Street William Stokes 14 Ag Labourer
Green Street James Stokes 11
Green Street George Stokes 8
Green Street Mary Stokes 5

NOTE 2./ 1851 Roxwell Essex, England census,

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
James Stokes abt 1791 Roxwell, Essex, England Head Roxwell Essex
Frances Stokes abt 1826 Roxwell, Essex, England Daughter Roxwell Essex
Susanah Stokes abt 1832 Roxwell, Essex, England Daughter Roxwell Essex
Stephen Stokes abt 1837 Roxwell, Essex, England Son Roxwell Essex
Richard Stokes abt 1839 Roxwell, Essex, England Son Roxwell Essex

NOTE 3./ 1861 Roxwell Essex, England census

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
James Stokes abt 1791 Roxwell, Essex, England Father Roxwell Essex
James Stokes abt 1834 Roxwell, Essex, England Head Roxwell Essex
Mary A Stokes abt 1838 Roxwell, Essex, England Wife Roxwell Essex

James married Susanna UNKNOWN about 1820 in Writtle, Essex, England. Susanna was born in 1801; died before 1851 in Roxwell, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]