Elizabeth Ann Greetham
BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Ann was born into a “right royal” naval family in Woolwich, Kent, to Rosina (“Rose”) Ann Nibbs and Peter Greetham on 1st October 1859.
When Elizabeth was born, her father, Peter was 29 and her mother, Rosina, 22.
She was the eldest child and only daughter of the four children born to Peter and Rosina.
I have no knowledge of her childhood years or education but it seems likely that she lived at home until she was a young adult.
Elizabeth’s brother, Charles Tyldesley Downey Greetham, was born on 31st January 1867 in Portsea, Hampshire when she was 7 years old.
According to the 1871 Census, the family was living at Princes Terrace, Portsea Island, presumably somewhere close to where Peter would have sailed from. Although I have obtained a copy of Peter’s Service Record which shows his progress through the ranks as an engineering officer, it does not, as does Richard’s, show the ship’s he served on. Having served almost 14 years, he was promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer on 13th February 1872, In December 1873, he was informed that if allowed to retire he would be entitled to receive a pension of £145 pa. He was, however, employed for a further period examining boilers before retiring as physically unfit on 29th December 1873.
Another brother, George Ernest Greetham was born in 1874 in Southampton, when Elizabeth was 15.
Elizabeth married Richard Jago Butler at the Parish Church of St John, Battersea, Surrey, on 13th December 1879. Richard was 31 years of age and Elizabeth, 20.
Elizabeth and Richard’s first child, Richard Jago, was born at home on 16th February 1880, and a daughter, Rose Greetham, on 15th April 1881 (Twelve days after the 1881 Census).
Undated but c 1910
Undated but c 1910
By the 1881 Census, Elizabeth’s parents and the rest of their family were back in London again and were living at 27 Cologne Road, Battersea, right next door to where his daughter, son-in-law and new grandson, were living. There has to be a story there somewhere.
Elizabeth’s father, Peter, passed away on 21st April 1883 at the age of 52, and her mother, Rosina, only a month later on 30th May. She was just 46 years of age.
Elizabeth and Richard added to their family again with the birth of a son, Edward, on 6th April 1888, in Battersea and another, Wilfred Joseph, on 12th February 1895, in Croydon.
Undated but c 1910
Their last child, Cuthbert Peter Butler, was born on 24th March 1897, also in Croydon.
1906
By the time of the 1901 Census, the family had moved once again to what must have been a larger house named “Brinscall” at 91 Mayow Road, Sydenham. On the day of the census, Richard’s brother, William’s daughter, Mary, was either living or staying with them, so with 10 in the house at the time it would need to have been a sizeable one.
Regrettably, Elizabeth did not live long to enjoy her new home, passing away on 19th August 1902. The cause of death was given as “Granular kidney 10 years, Uraemia 7 days”.
I have, as yet, been unable to find any record of her funeral or burial.
ANECDOTES & STORIES
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Census Data – Elizabeth Ann Butler (née Greetham)
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DOCUMENTATION
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ANCESTORS
b: 1 Oct 1859
d: 19 Aug 1902
- 1 Oct 1859 - Birth - ; 22 North Kent Terrace, Woolwich, Kent, England
- 19 Aug 1902 - Death - ; Brinscall, Mayow Road, Sydenham, London, England
| PARENT (M) Peter Greetham | |||
| Birth | 20 Sep 1830 | Flint, Wales | |
| Death | 21 Apr 1883 | 27 Cologne Road, Battersea, England | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1857 | to Rosina ("Rose") Ann Nibbs at Malta | |
| Father | Benjamin Greetham | ||
| Mother | Elizabeth Evans | ||
| PARENT (F) Rosina ("Rose") Ann Nibbs | |||
| Birth | Abt 1837 | Gosport, Hampshire, England | |
| Death | 30 May 1883 | 26 Cologne Road, Battersea, England | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1857 | to Peter Greetham at Malta | |
| Father | John "James" Lockyer Nibbs | ||
| Mother | Ann Stedman | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | Peter William Greetham | ||
| Birth | 22 Dec 1861 | Kingston, Portsea Island, Southampton, England | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1887 | to Elizabeth Grace Ritson at St John the Evangelist, Penge, Surrey, England | |
| M | Charles Tyldesley Downey Greetham | ||
| Birth | 31 Jan 1867 | Portsea, Hampshire, England | |
| Death | 29 Nov 1924 | Bristol, Bristol, England | |
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1895 | to Grace Florence Maude Barber at St Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England | |
| M | George Ernest Greetham | ||
| Birth | 21 Dec 1873 | 40 Princes Street, Portsea, Southampton, England | |
| Death | 1944 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
| Marriage | 2 Aug 1896 | to Kate Eliza Jones at Parish Church of Hatcham, London, England | |
| F | Elizabeth Ann Greetham | ||
| Birth | 1 Oct 1859 | 22 North Kent Terrace, Woolwich, Kent, England | |
| Death | 19 Aug 1902 | Brinscall, Mayow Road, Sydenham, London, England | |
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1879 | to Richard Jago Butler at Parish Church Of St John, Battersea, Surrey, England | |
| PARENT (M) Richard Jago Butler | |||
| Birth | 11 Dec 1848 | Plympton, St Mary, Devon, England | |
| Death | 4 Mar 1931 | 17 Wynnstay Gardens, Kensington South, London, England | |
| Marriage | 9 Jul 1907 | to Ethel Emily Northcott Cottell at Church of Our Lady and St Philip Neri, Lower Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England | |
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1879 | to Elizabeth Ann Greetham at Parish Church Of St John, Battersea, Surrey, England | |
| Father | Stephen Butler | ||
| Mother | Jane Jago | ||
| PARENT (F) Elizabeth Ann Greetham | |||
| Birth | 1 Oct 1859 | 22 North Kent Terrace, Woolwich, Kent, England | |
| Death | 19 Aug 1902 | Brinscall, Mayow Road, Sydenham, London, England | |
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1879 | to Richard Jago Butler at Parish Church Of St John, Battersea, Surrey, England | |
| Father | Peter Greetham | ||
| Mother | Rosina ("Rose") Ann Nibbs | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| F | Rose Greetham Butler | ||
| Birth | 15 Apr 1881 | 26 Cologne Road, Battersea, England | |
| Death | 23 Mar 1954 | Victoria Hospital, Deal, Kent, England | |
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1906 | to Reginald Francis Butler at ChristChurch Parish Church, Ealing, Middlesex, England | |
| M | Edward Butler | ||
| Birth | 6 Apr 1888 | Battersea, Surrey, England | |
| Death | |||
| M | Wilfred Joseph Butler | ||
| Birth | 12 Feb 1895 | 10 Bartley Road, Croydon, Surrey, England | |
| Death | |||
| M | Cuthbert "Peter" Butler | ||
| Birth | 24 Mar 1897 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
| Death | 25 Jan 1972 | Public Hospital, Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| Marriage | 19 Apr 1927 | to Mary Somner at St Francis Xavier''s Church, Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| M | Richard Jago Butler | ||
| Birth | 16 Feb 1880 | 27 Cologne Road, Battersea, England | |
| Death | 5 Sep 1956 | Duart Avenue, Prestwick, Scotland | |
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1907 | to Christina Edith Whereat at The Church of the Sacred Heart, Norton Road, Hove, Sussex, England | |
| [S27] | Greetham Family Research |
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