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Edith Da COSTA

Edith Da COSTA

Female Abt 1839 - 1921  (82 years)

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  1. 1.  Edith Da COSTA was born about 1839 in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies (daughter of Aaron Gomez Da COSTA and Mary Anne POLHILL); died on 1 Aug 1921 in 1a Lower Park Rd, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, King's Row, Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1851, 162 Bulls Cross Manor House, Enfield, Greater London, England, UK
    • Census: 1861, 29 Clifton Rd, Marylebone, London, UK
    • Census: 1871, Ivyhurst, Holmfield Rd, Garston, Lancashire
    • Census: 1881, 38 Lindore Rd, Battersea, Surrey, England
    • Census: 1891, 39 Lavender Gardens, Battersea, London, England
    • Census: 1901, 9 Priory Avenue, Hastings, Surrey, England, UK
    • Census: 1911, 42b Chapel Park Road, St Leonards, Sussex, England, UK
    • Probate: 15 Jul 1922, London, England, UK

    Notes:

    Census:
    1841 census for Kings Row, Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
    Aaron Da Costa, aged 38, merchant
    Mary Da Costa, aged 30
    Frederick Da Costa, aged 7
    Alfred Da Costa, aged 4
    Emma Da Costa, aged 3
    Edith Da Costa, aged 2
    Edwin Da Costa, aged 10 months



    Census:
    1851 census for No 162 Bulls Cross Manor House, Enfield, Greater London:
    Arron G Da Costa, head, married, aged 49, merchant, born Hackney, Middlesex
    Mary Ann Da Costa, wife, aged 42, born Lydd, Kent
    Frederick Da Costa, son, unm, aged 17, scholar, born Islington, London
    Emma Da Costa, dau, aged 13, scholar at home, born Jamaica
    Edith Da Costa, dau , aged 12, scholar at home, born Jamaica
    Rosa Da Costa, dau, aged 8, scholar at home, born Reading, Berkshire
    Caroline Da Costa, dau, aged 7, scholar at home, born Reading, Berkshire
    Francis Da Costa, son, aged 2, born London
    Fanny Wainwright, servant, unm, aged 22, servant, born Worcester
    Martha Booty, servant, unm, aged 36, servant, born Ford Eastern, Essex
    George Lovett, servant, mar, aged 51, coachman, born Seybridge Deverill, Wiltshire
    Eliza Lovett, servant, unm, aged 19, servant, born Seybridge Deverill, Wiltshire
    Christianna Milton, servant, unm, aged 33, cook, born Wesbury, Wiltshire
    Mary Sewell, servant, unm, aged 25, servant, born Hoddelsdon, Herts
    Eliza Cotterick, servant, unm, aged 25, servant, born Worecester
    Henry Gatehouse, servant, unm, aged 16, servant, born Enfield, Middlesex



    Census:
    1861 census for 29 Clifton Rd, Marylebone:
    Wm Fitch Storey, head, married, aged 28, wine merchant, born St Georges, London
    Edith Storey, wife, aged 21, born Jamaica
    Kate O'Donnell, servant, unm, aged 25, housemaid, born Ireland
    Mary Ann Bishop, servant, aged 19, cook, born Essex




    Census:
    1871 census for Ivyhurst, Holmfield Rd, Garston:
    Charles D Bird, head, unm, aged 31, magistrate for County Lancashire, barrister at law not practising landowner, born Manchester
    Mary Scott, servant, widow, aged 39, cook housekeepr, born Leeds, Yorkshire
    Joseph Hough, servant, married, aged 26, butler domestic servant, born Weston, Staffordshire
    Sarah Cutchion?, servant, unm, aged 20, kitchen maid domestic servant, born Wigton, Scotland
    William F Storey, visitor, married, aged 38, wine merchant, born London
    Edith Storey, visitor, married, aged 37, born Jamaica
    Mary Alice Hicks, visitor, widow, aged 70, born Everton, Lancashire
    William A. Hicks, visitor, unm, aged 30, BA Barrister at law practising, born Great Crosley?, Lancashire



    Census:
    1881 census for 38 Lindore Rd, Battersea (original census record is almost unreadable):
    William F. Storey, head, aged 48, traveller wine trade, born London St James
    Edith Storey, wife, aged 41, born West Indies
    Edith M. Storey, dau, unm, aged 18, born London (extract has her as Marian)
    Emily Storey, dau, unm, aged 12 born Brighton, Sussex
    Amy M. Storey, aged 11, born Brighton, Sussex
    Thomes A. Storey, aged 7, born Marylebone, London
    George H. Storey, aged 6, born Marylebone, London
    Alberta? Louise Storey, aged 3, born Marylebone, London (extract has her as Alberta J, but on 1891 census, she's A. Louise)
    Albert H. Storey, brother, aged 40, born London, Middlesex



    Census:
    1891 census for 39 Lavender Gardens, Battersea:
    Edith Storey, head, widow, aged 51, living on own means, born Jamaica, British subject
    Emily E Storey, dau, single, aged 22, born Brighton, Sussex
    A. (Alberta) Louise Storey, dau, single, aged 13, born London
    Thomas H. M. Storey, son, single, aged 17, born Lonodon
    George H. Storey, son, single, aged 16, born London
    Albert H. Storey, boarder, married, aged 50, born London



    Census:
    1901 census for 9 Priory Ave, Hastings:
    Edith Storey, head, widow, aged 61, born Kingston, West Indies
    Albert Storey, boarder, married, aged 60, born London
    Elmina Kitson, grandchild (g dau), aged 6, born London
    G.A.W Kitson, grandchild (g son), aged 2, born London
    Francis (female) J. Gain, servant, single, aged 25, domestic servant, born Hastings
    Louisa E. Burton, servant, single, aged 22, nurse, born Hertfordshire



    Census:
    1911 census for 42b Chapel Park Road, St Leonards, Sussex:
    Albert Harley STOREY, head, widower, aged 70, private means, born 1841 London West
    Edith STOREY, sister-in-law, widow, aged 71, private means, born 1840 Jamaica West Indies
    RG number: RG14 Piece: 4760 Reference: RG14PN4760 RG78PN204 RD69 SD3 ED10 SN446



    Probate:
    Transcript of 1922 probate entry: STOREY Edith of 1a Lower Park-road Hastings widow died 1 August 1921 Probate London 15 July to Alberta Louisa Bradley (wife of Thomas Addison Bradley) and Herbert Dering Haslewood solicitor. Effects 146 pounds 19 shillings and 8 pence

    Edith married William Fitch STOREY on 4 Sep 1860 in London, England, UK. William (son of James Payne STOREY and Emily Sarah "Amelia" FITCH) was born on 1 May 1832 in St James, Westminster, London, England, UK; died on 18 Jun 1887 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
    Name: William Fitch Storey to Edith Da Costa
    Registration Year: 1860 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Marylebone
    Volume: 1a Page: 858

    Children:
    1. William Frederick Clayton STOREY was born on 20 Jun 1861 in St Johns Wood, London, England, UK; died on 4 Dec 1917 in Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK.
    2. Edith Marian STOREY was born in Dec 1862 in London, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    3. Herbert Ramsey STOREY was born on 8 Jun 1864 in London, England, UK; died on 6 Jan 1918 in Sheridan St, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
    4. Emily Ellen STOREY was born in Jun 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    5. Amy Maud STOREY was born in Oct 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK; died on 15 Jul 1903 in 12 Holles St, Cavendish Sq, Middlesex, England, UK.
    6. Thomas Henry Munroe STOREY was born in Sep 1873 in Marylebone, London, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    7. George Harold Cartwright STOREY was born on 6 Sep 1874 in Marylebone, London, England, UK; died in 1951 in Queensland, Australia.
    8. Alberta Louise STOREY was born on 7 Dec 1877 in Marylebone, London, England, UK; died in Mar 1957 in Surrey, England, UK.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aaron Gomez Da COSTA was born on 12 Sep 1802 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 28 Jan 1873 in St Pancras, Marylebone, London, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, King's Row, Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1851, No 162 Bulls Cross Manor House, Enfield, Greater London
    • Census: 1861, 46 Hamilton Terrace, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1871, 104 Gower St, St Pancras, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    • Occupation: 1841-1871; Merchant

    Notes:

    Aaran Da Costa was in Jamaica most likely with his family from about 1820.

    Aaron Da Costa was a merchant and traded to the West Indies where he took his family from about 1835 to 1840 with daughters Emma and Edith having both been born in Jamaica. Sons Alfred aged 4 and Edwin aged 10 months on the 1841 census may also have been born in Jamaica.



    Census:
    1841 census for Kings Row, Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
    Aaron Da Costa, aged 38, merchant
    Mary Da Costa, aged 30
    Frederick Da Costa, aged 7
    Alfred Da Costa, aged 4
    Emma Da Costa, aged 3
    Edith Da Costa, aged 2
    Edwin Da Costa, aged 10 months



    Census:
    1851 census for No 162 Bulls Cross Manor House, Enfield, Greater London:
    Arron G Da Costa, head, married, aged 49, merchant, born Hackney, Middlesex
    Mary Ann Da Costa, wife, aged 42, born Lydd, Kent
    Frederick Da Costa, son, unm, aged 17, scholar, born Islington, London
    Emma Da Costa, dau, aged 13, scholar at home, born Jamaica
    Edith Da Costa, dau , aged 12, scholar at home, born Jamaica
    Rosa Da Costa, dau, aged 8, scholar at home, born Reading, Berkshire
    Caroline Da Costa, dau, aged 7, scholar at home, born Reading, Berkshire
    Francis Da Costa, son, aged 2, born London
    Fanny Wainwright, servant, unm, aged 22, servant, born Worcester
    Martha Booty, servant, unm, aged 36, servant, born Ford Eastern, Essex
    George Lovett, servant, mar, aged 51, coachman, born Seybridge Deverill, Wiltshire
    Eliza Lovett, servant, unm, aged 19, servant, born Seybridge Deverill, Wiltshire
    Christianna Milton, servant, unm, aged 33, cook, born Wesbury, Wiltshire
    Mary Sewell, servant, unm, aged 25, servant, born Hoddelsdon, Herts
    Eliza Cotterick, servant, unm, aged 25, servant, born Worecester
    Henry Gatehouse, servant, unm, aged 16, servant, born Enfield, Middlesex



    Census:
    1861 census for 46 Hamilton Terrace, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    Aaron G Da Costa, head, m, aged 59, West India Merchant, born Hackney
    Mary Ann Da Costa, wife, aged 51, born Lydd, Kent
    Frederick G. Da Costa, son, unm, aged 27, born Islington
    Rosa Da Costa, dau, unm, aged 18, born Reading, Berks
    Francis A. Da Costa, son, aged 12, scholar, born London, Middlesex
    Isaac Aria, visitor, aged 14, scholar, born Jamaica
    Mary Ann Stuckey, serv, unm, aged 30, house servant, born London
    Jane Saunders, serv, unm, aged 24, house servant, born?
    Martha Cunningham, serv, un, aged 26, house servant, born Ireland
    Mary Ann Seymour, serv, unm, aged 21, house servant, born Sussex
    Thomas Rodwell, unm, aged 21, house servant, born Hemmel Hempstead, Herts




    Census:
    104 Gower St, St Pancreas, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    Aaron G Da Costa, head, mar, aged 69, West India Merchant, born Hacnkey
    Mary A Da Costa, wife, aged 62, born Lydd, Kent
    Francis A. Da Costa, son, unm, aged 22, born London
    Eliza Wickham, serv, unm, aged 30 domestic cook, born Wilts
    Ann Waller, serv, un, aged 24, parlor maid, born ?
    Eliza Aldis, serv, unm, aged 25, housemaid, born Deptford, Kent
    Mary A. Bryant, serv, unm, aged 22, housemaid, born Norfolk

    Aaron + Mary Anne POLHILL. Mary (daughter of John POLHILL and Mary BENNETT) was born in Sep 1808 in Lydd, Kent, England, UK; died in Jun 1872 in England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Anne POLHILL was born in Sep 1808 in Lydd, Kent, England, UK (daughter of John POLHILL and Mary BENNETT); died in Jun 1872 in England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1841, King's Row, Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Census: 1851, No 162 Bulls Cross Manor House, Enfield, Greater London
    • Census: 1861, 46 Hamilton Terrace, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    • Census: 1871, 104 Gower St, St Pancreas, Marylebone, London, England, UK

    Children:
    1. Frederick Gomez Da COSTA was born about 1834 in Islington, London, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    2. Alfred Da COSTA was born about 1837 in Jamaica, West Indies; died in UNKNOWN.
    3. Emma Da COSTA was born about 1838 in Jamaica, West Indies; died about 1924 in Fulham, London, England, UK.
    4. 1. Edith Da COSTA was born about 1839 in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies; died on 1 Aug 1921 in 1a Lower Park Rd, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
    5. Edwin Da COSTA was born in MAY/JUNE 1840 in Jamaica, West Indies; died on 24 Dec 1905 in Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
    6. Rosa Da COSTA was born about 1843 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK; died in UNKNOWN.
    7. Caroline Da COSTA was born about 1844 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK; died on 3 Mar 1933 in Woodbridge, Suffulk, England, UK.
    8. Francis Albert Da COSTA was born about 1849 in London, Middlesex, England, UK; died in Mar 1885 in Chelsea, London, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John POLHILL was born on 28 Nov 1757 in England, UK; died about 1828 in England, UK?.

    John married Mary BENNETT on 21 Mar 1793 in England, UK. Mary was born about 1772 in Essex, England, UK; died about 1834 in England, UK?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary BENNETT was born about 1772 in Essex, England, UK; died about 1834 in England, UK?.
    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Anne POLHILL was born in Sep 1808 in Lydd, Kent, England, UK; died in Jun 1872 in England, UK.



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