Eliza Maria Topham

1818 - 1876  (57 years)

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• Name	Eliza Maria Topham
  Birth	2 May 1818	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Christening	13 Aug 1818	Saint Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Feb 1876	Jefferson City, Jefferson Township, Cole, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I7662	Watson Clan Tree
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas S. Topham,   b. 17 Nov 1795, Ousebridge, Yorkshire, England d. 16 Nov 1839, England (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Eliza Livesey,   b. 17 Jul 1796, Briggate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 31 Jul 1840, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1815	Saint Peter, Bradford, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  _UID	D4BF21D1691B724DABE3D1257837C8AD7008
  Notes	There are two significant anomalies to note in the children listed. First: James and Anne were christened in Belper, Derbyshire, England. Second: Thomas, Hannah, and John all have the same christening date. I have a scenario that makes some sense of this, though it may be creative fiction until it is proven. Note the consistent two years between births. With the exception of one three year gap, they had a child every two years like clockwork. The two children from Belper fit right into this scenario. It also make sense that if they moved to Belper and then back to Leeds, when they went to christen John, the parish would confirm their records of the family. Were they not able to find Hannah and Thomas Jr's records, it would make sense they would re-christen them at the same time as John was christened. This is further supported by the fact that Thomas Jr actually has two christening dates, one that is the same as John's, and another in 1821. For this scenario to work, it would really make more sense for James and Anne to be a part this Thomas and Eliza Toppham's family. This scenario could easily be disproved, but it is my current working theory. Admin
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Grimshaw,   b. 24 Jan 1818, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. 24 Jan 1888 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1841	Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Grimshaw,   b. 1842, England   2. Emma Grimshaw,   b. 1843, England   3. Maria Grimshaw,   b. 1846, England   4. Arthur Grimshaw,   b. 1849, England   5. Fannie Grimshaw,   b. 1851, England   6. Sarah Grimshaw,   b. 1856, Utah, USA   7. Jonathan Grimshaw,   b. 1853, Utah, USA
  Family ID	F5178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2014

  
  

• Documents		The Express Gazette Vol 1 Page 96 This article gives some dates and historical details for Eliza, but it mostly here to document that Eliza and Hannah Topham's father's name is Thomas Topham.
  		Eliza Maria Topham (1818-1876) Birth Record Eliza Maria Topham in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 View West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 Name: Eliza Maria Topham Age: 0 Record Type: Baptism Birth Date: 2 May 1818 Baptism Date: 13 Aug 1818 Baptism Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England Parish as it Appears: Leeds, St Peter Search Photos: Search for 'Leeds, St Peter' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Phillimore Eccleciastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Thomas Topham Mother: Eliza Topham Source Citation West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/3A/3 Source Information Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service. Description This database contains images of Church of England baptism records in registers from parishes in the West Yorkshire area of England. Learn more...

  
  

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  Eliza Maria Topham (1818-1876) Headstone Photo added by Nancy Arnold Thompson Eliza Maria Topham Grimshaw Birth 2 May 1818 Death 6 Feb 1876 (aged 57) Burial Woodland-Old City Cemetery Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Plot Row 1-a, Lot 67, Plot 32 Memorial ID 134623834 · View Source Plot: Woodland-Old City Cemetery Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA Plot Row 1-a, Lot 67, Plot 32

  
  

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  [S46] The Express Gazette, Vol 1 Page 96 (Reliability: 2). --At Jefferson City, Mo., on Sunday, Feb. 6th, at half past six p.m., after a comparatively painless illness of four day, from an attack of pneumonia, Mrs. Eliza M. Grimshaw, beloved wife of Jonathan Grimshaw, Esq., agent of the U.S. Express Co. Eliza Maria Topham was born in Leeds, Englan, May 2d, 1818. Her father's name was Thomas Topham... [S306] England, Births and Christenings (Reliability: 3). Name Eliza Maria Topham Gender Female Baptism/Christening Date 13 Aug 1818 Baptism/Christening Place SAINT PETER,LEEDS,YORK,ENGLAND Birth Date Birthplace Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name Thomas Topham Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Eliza Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C07193-1 System Origin England-ODM Source Film Number 918380 Reference Number [S195] West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Reliability: 3). Name: Thomas Topham Marriage or Bann Date: 16 Jul 1815 Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral) Spouse's Name: Eliza Livesey [S45] UKBMD , (http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/index.php), Vol 23 Page 381 (Reliability: 3). Marriage Indexes Surname TOPHAM Forename(s) Eliza M Spouse's Surname GRIMSHAW Spouse's Forename(s) Jonathan Year 1841 Church / Register Office Leeds Registered Building Registers At Leeds Region Yorkshire Reference RB/2/110 Order On-line N/A See Also "Marriages Registered April, May, June, 1941" Volume 23 Page 381