1817 - 1908 (91 years)
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Name |
Fisher Eliza Charlotte |
Birth |
12 Feb 1817 |
Vauxhall London |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
10 Apr 1908 |
Blessington st, Lewisham |
Person ID |
I457 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
23 Nov 2023 |
Family |
Beaumont James, b. 1809, Hackney d. 21 May 1880, Blessington st, Lewisham (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
10 Jun 1841 |
St Michael, highgate |
Children |
| 1. Beaumont William Coppard, b. 1842, Highgate |
| 2. Beaumont Mary anne, b. 1844, Highgate |
| 3. Beaumont Edward, b. 1845 |
| 4. Beaumont Constance, b. 1847, Highate |
| 5. Beaumont Fanny Emmeline, b. 1849, Highgate |
| 6. Beaumont Ellen Torlesse, b. 1850, Highgate |
| 7. Beaumont Emma Kate, b. 1852, Brighton |
| 8. Beaumont Charles George, b. 1855, Brighton |
+ | 9. Beaumont Macdonald, c. 4th Nov 1857, Brighton d. 13 May 1940, Hove, Sussex (Age ~ 82 years) |
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Family ID |
F177 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Dec 2023 |
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Photos
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| Vauxhall Walk C. 1900 copyright owned by London Metropolitan archives |
| 'A Private View at the Royal Academy' 1883, by William Powell Frith showing the kind of dresses Eliza might have worn, at the kind of function she might have attended (if she had been an art lover, which we don't know) |
| 1861 Census for James Beaumont and his wife Eliza Charlotte and family living in Highgate, London Their address at The Grove shows they were wealthy, it is a street with big houses and has remained exclusive.
Beaumont family live at The Grove, Highgate (which seems to be divided between different large families).
James Beaumont is head of the family aged 52, a solicitor, born in Hackney.
Eliza Charlotte his wife is aged 44, born in Vauxhall.
son William is 19, an articled clerk to a solicitor, born in Highgate
Mary Ann, daughter aged 17, also born in Highgate
Constance, daughter aged 14, born Highgate
Fanny aged 12, daughter, born Highgate
Ellen, 11, daughter, born Highgate
Emma Kate, aged 9, born in Brighton
Charles George, aged 6, born in Brighton
MacDonald, aged 3, born in Brighton
And they have 4 servants living with them |
| 1871 census record for James Beaumont, his wife Eliza and family, living in Lee in Lewisham This house was where Eliza's mother Elizabeth lived at the end of her life, so the Beaumont family must have inherited it and moved in |
| 10th June 1841 marriage record for Eliza Fisher and James Beaumont at St Michael, Highgate, London James is described as a solicitor.
The fathers are John Beaumont, gentleman, and William Fisher, solicitor
One of the 4 witnesses is Elizabeth Fisher (must be her mother of same name) |
| 1891 Census for Elizabeth Charlotte Beaumont Address: 1 Blessington rd, Lee, Lewisham
E.C.Beaumont, head of household, widow, age 74, surviving on own means, born Vauxhall
E.J.Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 41, born Highgate
E.K.Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 39, born Brighton
Emma Crosse, age 46, cook and domestic servant
Martha Ball, age 23, parlour maid
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| 1901 census for Eliza Beaumont Address: 1 Blessington rd, Lee, Lewisham
Eliza Beaumont, head, widow, age 84, living on own means, born London
Constance Jones, daughter, widow, age 54, born Highgate
Ellen Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 51, born Highgate
Emma Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 49, born Brighton
Jane Crosswell, age 49, cook and domestic servant
Florence Carter age 30, parlour maid
Alice Smith, age 22, housemaid
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| 1908 Probate for Will of Eliza Charlotte Beaumont of Arundel House, Blessington rd, Lee, widow, died 10th April 1908 "9th July to William Coopard Beaumont solicitor, Edward Beaumont barrister-at-law, Ellen Torlesse Beaumont spinster, and Emma Kate Beaumont spinster [all children] Effects £18,282
The National Archives Currency converter says this is equal to £1.4 million in 2017 money |
| 12th Feb 1817 *Probable* Baptism record for Eliza Charlotte Fisher, St Marys Lambeth Daughter of William and Elizabeth Fisher
Abode Vauxhall Walk
profession of William, gentleman
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| Portrait of Fisher Eliza Charlotte Painted in 1855 when she was 39, by which time she had given birth to 8 out of her 9 children |
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Notes |
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Eliza was born in the winter of 1817 in Vauxhall in London, to William Fisher a Solicitor and mother Elizabeth King. We don't yet know anything about her early years or if she had siblings.
Eliza gets married in the summer of 1841, aged 24 in Highgate in north London to James Beaumont, aged 32. James is a solicitor, and a wealthy one it seems since they live in a rich area of Highgate. Eliza gives birth to 9 children, of whom Macdonald is the significant one to continue this family tree.
Her son Macdonald wrote a brief family history for one of his sons, which gives us an insight into the character of Eliza. "Till I was about seven years old we lived at Highgate. I can just remember the jolly old house and garden, afterwards taken by the late Lord Justice Fry. Highgate was then a very conservative, narrow-minded place, where trade was despised, and no-one was reckoned 'in society' unless in some recognised profession. When we moved to Blackheath (before Arundel House) your grandmother was surprised at being taken into dinner by a stockbroker! However he became a great friend, James Nairn Scott. Her views expanded, she became very tolerant and broad-minded, and most sympathetic, but she disliked common people." From which we can gather she was a social snob and had obviously lived in comfortable circumstances all her life.
The 1861 Census has the family living at the Grove, a wealthy address in Highgate, and 4 servants live with them. In 1871 they have moved to south London at No1. Blessington st. in the parish of Lee, Lewisham. This is the address that her mother Elizabeth died at in 1867, so the family must have inherited it.
In the spring of 1880 James dies, aged 71. His Probate record shows that he left a Personal Estate of around £50,000, which equates to £3.3 million in 2017 money according to the National Archives calculator.
Eliza continues living at their home, No.1 Blessington st in Lee for the rest of hie life. in the 1891 census, she's there with 2 daughters and 3 domestic servants. In 1901 she is there with 3 daughters and 3 domestic servants.
Eliza dies aged 91 in 1908. Her Probate shows she leaves effects of £18,282, which the National Archives Currency converter says is equal to £1.4 million in 2017 money.
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From family notes of Mcdonald Beaumont 1934 written to his son Kenneth:
"...Your great-grandmother, a Miss King, married Fisher at the early age of 16, a jolly-looking girl, I fancy. They both lived in Yorkshire for a time, near the Moors and to the authress of 'Jane Eyre', who was so isolated that your grand-mother (Eliza Charlotte) could not conceive how she acquired her knowledge of the world.
Strictly we are entitled to hyphen Fisher to Beaumont, as your grandmother was the last of her race, but we have never done it, and Fisher is not a pretty name. She did have one brother who went the pace and whose death was very sudden indeed, so we did not discuss him much...
...Till I was about seven years old we lived at Highgate. I can just remember the jolly old house and garden, afterwards taken by the late Lord Justice Fry. Highgate was then a very conservative, narrow-minded place, where trade was despised, and no-one was reckoned 'in society' unless in some recognised profession. When we moved to Blackheath (before Arundel House) your grandmother was surprised at being taken into dinner by a stockbroker! However he became a great friend, James Nairn Scott. Her views expanded, she became very tolerant and broad-minded, and most sympathetic, but she disliked common people. She died at 92.
source: family history notes of Macdonald Beaumont
Why did the family live in Yorkshire for a time?
When Eliza died her probate shows she left £19,282 which is the equivalent of £1.4 million in 2017 money according to the National Archive currency calculator. So she died a wealthy woman.
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Birth Record 1817 (see image above):
Eliza Charlotte, daughter of William and Elizabeth Fisher
Abode, Vauxhall Walk. William occupation is 'Gentleman'.
Baptised 12th Feb 1817 at St Mary's Lambeth.
NOTE: this connects to her late census records which say she was born in Vauxhall.
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1841 Marriage record:
10th June James Beaumont and Eliza Charlotte Fisher are married at St Michael, Highgate. Both fathers are present; John Beaumont, gentleman, and William Fisher, solicitor
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CENSUS RECORDS:
1861 census:
Beaumont family live at The Grove, Highgate (which seems to be divided between different large families).
James Beaumont is head of the family aged 52, a solicitor, born in Hackney.
Eliza Charlotte his wife is aged 44, born in Vauxhall.
son William is 19, an articled clerk to a solicitor, born in Highgate
Mary Ann, daughter aged 17, also born in Highgate
Constance, daughter aged 14, born Highgate
Fanny aged 12, daughter, born Highgate
Ellen, 11, daughter, born Highgate
Emma Kate, aged 9, born in Brighton
Charles George, aged 6, born in Brighton
MacDonald, aged 3, born in Brighton
And they have 4 servants living with them
The Grove is a street in Highgate with big houses and has remained a rich nd exclusive part of London.
Her mother Elizabeth lived 3 minutes walk away near Hampstead Heath for this same 1861 census (see her page)
1871 Census:
the family live at No1. Blessington st. in the parish of Lee, Lewisham.
James Baumont, head, agd 62, solicitor, born Hackney
Eliza C, his wife aged 54, born Vauxhall
Edward, son, aged 26, a Barrister
Constance, daughter aged 24
Fanny, daughter aged 22
Ellen, daughter agd 21
Emma, daughter aged 19
and three servants.
This is the address that Eliza's mother Elizabeth died at in 1867, so the family must have inherited it.
1891 Census for Elizabeth Charlotte Beaumont
Address: 1 Blessington rd, Lee, Lewisham
E.C.Beaumont, head of household, widow, age 74, surviving on own means, born Vauxhall
E.J.Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 41, born Highgate
E.K.Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 39, born Brighton
Emma Crosse, age 46, cook and domestic servant
Martha Ball, age 23, parlour maid
1901 census for Eliza Beaumont
Address: 1 Blessington rd, Lee, Lewisham
Eliza Beaumont, head, widow, age 84, living on own means, born London
Constance Jones, daughter, widow, age 54, born Highgate
Ellen Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 51, born Highgate
Emma Beaumont, daughter, spinster, age 49, born Brighton
Jane Crosswell, age 49, cook and domestic servant
Florence Carter age 30, parlour maid
Alice Smith, age 22, housemaid
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Probate 1908:
Beaumont Eliza Charlotte of Arundel House, Blessington rd, Lee, Kent, widow died 10th Apr 1908...effects £18,282
The National Archives Currency converter says this is equal to £1.4 million in 2017 money
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