See also

Isabella Watson LIDDELL [836] (1861-1933)

Name: Isabella Watson LIDDELL
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas LIDDELL (1808-1883)
Mother: Mary Ann WATSON (1843- )

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 19 Jun 1861 Birtley, Co. Durham
Northside
Baptism 10 Jul 1861 (age 0) Birtley, Co. Durham
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 10) Windy Nook, Co. Durham
Windy Nook Field
Isabella LIDDLE 10 from Birtley was living with her grandparents John and Catherine WATSON,
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 19) Windy Nook, Co. Durham
Albion Lane, Albion House
Isabella LIDDLE 19 from Birtley was a Domestic Servant to Matthew and Eleanor TEASDALE. The TEADALEs were grocers with 6 children aged 20 down to 5. Isabella’s stepmother was living next door.
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 19) domestic servant
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 29) Windy Nook, Co. Durham
11 Square Houses, Windy Nook
Isabella BRAY 29 from Birtley was with her husband William and children William and Margaret.
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 38) Felling, Co. Durham
2 Rowlandson Terr
Isabella BRAY 38 from Windy Nook was with husband William and children John W, Margaret E, Richard N, Anne L, and Stephen B. They were all from Windy Nook where the family were in 1891.
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 49) Heworth, Co. Durham
11 First St, High Heworth
Death Q3 1933 (age 71) Gateshead District, Co. Durham

Marriage

Spouse William BRAY (1861-1939)
Children John William BRAY (1885- )
Margaret Ellen BRAY (1888-1930)
Richard Ventres BRAY (1891-1961)
Annie Lily Philipa BRAY (1893- )
Stephen Beresford BRAY (1895- )
Norman BRAY (1895- )
Marriage 30 Oct 1886 (age 25) Gateshead, Co. Durham
Parish Church St Edmunds

Individual Note

The birth certificate of Richard in 1891 gives his mother as Elizabeth BELL but on the census returns for 1891 and 1901 it is Isabella. No marriage has been found for William and Elizabeth BELL and the only marriage for William BRAY of a suitable date is to Isabella LIDDELL. Probably a nervous bride giving her name as Isabella was misheard as Eliza BELL.

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