Elsie Lilian Wright Jolliffe b. 18 Nov 1884 d. 31 Jan 1966: Our Family History

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1884 - 1966 (81 years)

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Name	Elsie Lilian Wright Jolliffe
	In the absence of evidence I am assuming that she adopted her father's (family) surname after her parents married in 1894 when she was 10 years old. As an adult she adopted the surname Jolliffe for emigration and marriage.
Birth	18 Nov 1884
Gender	Female
Death	31 Jan 1966
	Buried at Eltham Cemetery on 2nd February, 1966 http://www.elthamcemetery.com/ ID 3074 Burial recorded in Interment Register as Elsie Lilian Shephard. Correction requested on 15th February, 2013
Person ID	I0086	Rankin Genealogy
Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

Father	William Jolliffe, b. 9 Feb 1844 d. Bef Jul 1922, London, UK (Age < 78 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Louisa Ann Wright, b. 1859 From July to September, Brading, Isle of Wight UK d. 1925
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	22 Apr 1894	Brading, Isle of Wight, UK
	The 1891 Census shows four children with Louisa Ann confined in the Union Workhouse at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. They were Alfred George Wright (age 10), Elsie Lilian Wright (age 7), Dora Wright (age 4), and Gertrude Wright (age 2). The 1901 Census revealed their marriage in 1894 when William was 50 and Louisa Ann was 35. At that Census two children Elsie (age 10) and Gertrude (age 4) were included. Three more children Myra 1895, Gilbert 1897, and Kathleen 1899, were born into the family and those three were given the surname of Jolliffe.
Notes	Despite conflicting marriage dates on record, William and Louisa have declared their years of marriage at Census time to be 1894. 1911 census - Years of marriage - 17.
Family ID	F0041	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family George Harry Shepherd, b. 15 Jun 1884, 85 Barry Street, Oldham U.S.D. d. 1 Mar 1945 (Age 60 years)

Marriage 31 Aug 1912 [2]

Type: Church of England

Children

	1. Phyllis Ellen Shepherd, b. 28 Feb 1914, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK d. 5 Jan 1958 (Age 43 years) [Father: Birth]
	2. Richard Shepherd, b. 1 May 1917, Brading, Isle of Wight UK d. Jun 1919, Brading, Isle of Wight UK (Age 2 years) [Father: Birth]
	3. Living
	4. William George Shepherd, b. 5 Dec 1926, Main Road, Eltham d. 16 Aug 1990, Wonthaggi (Age 63 years) [Father: Birth]

Family ID F0023 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Jun 2015

Notes

1911 Census shows Elsie employed as domestic servant/cook at the home of Alexander & Kathleen Gordon at St Helens, Isle of Wight.

Nana (Elsie) also spoke about working at Carisbrooke Castle near Newport, Isle of Wight before migrating to Australia (not confirmed)

[S0030] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch ID, LL95-FFG.
[S0015] No title - ID S0015, 16 Nov 2011, Williams 2468.
Copy of Marriage Certificate held on file

Shows Wilfred Howe and Thomas Shepherd as witnesses.

George & Elsie were both 28 years - confirming her birth date as 18/11/1883 however all other documents dictate that she was born in 1884.