Susan Eliza SHOESMITH

1863 - Yes, date unknown

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• Name	Susan Eliza SHOESMITH
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Mar Q 1863	Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Shoesmith, Susan Eliza q1 1863 Faversham RD 2a 665; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Manser
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1881	Bredgar, Kent, England
  	With her aunt Clara Goatham née Manser, and Clara's husband and family. The occupation field contains a line suggesting she wasn't working and the word 'Vistor' - which was written over which is not clear. Since Clara and Joseph's family at the time included 9 month old twins as well as 6 other children, aged 3 to 15, but all sons, it seems likely Susan was present to assist her aunt with the domestic work.
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard SHOESMITH,   b. Abt 1823, Biddenden, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Q 1866, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 43 years)  (Father)  Mary,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I32278	All
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard SHOESMITH,   b. Abt 1823, Biddenden, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Q 1866, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Clara MANSER,   b. Abt 1834, Newenden, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: William BROWN  m. Sep Q 1868
  Banns of marriage	From 30 Dec 1855 to 13 Jan 1856	St. Peter’s Church, Newenden, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Oct 2020) "Banns of Marriage between Richard Shoesmith Bachelor and Clara Manser Spinster both of this Parish ..." - 'Jany 19' pencilled in margin
  Married	19 Jan 1856	All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Oct 2020) "No. 157, January 19, Richard Shoesmith, age: full age, condition: Bachelor, rank or profession: Labourer, residence: Biddenden, father: Samuel Shoesmith, Labourer [married] Clara Manser, age: full age, condition: Spinster, rank or profession: [Blank], residence: Biddenden, father: Edward Manser, Labourer" Married after Banns, Richard made his mark, Clara signed, witnesses were John Guess and Mary Ann Manser (both signed) Witnesses were Clara's sister Mary Ann and the man Mary Ann would marry 3 years later.
  Family ID	F1407	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William James BELLCHAMBERS,   d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: Harriet Ann CARTER  m. Jun Q 1882
  Married?	Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry
  Notes	In the 1891 census Susan was shown as married (presumably still to William Underdown) but living with widower William Bellchambers and his family as housekeeper. In 1901 she was still with the Bellchambers family, now shown as wife, although there is no evidence that she had married William, and there seems to be no death registration for her husband William Underdown. To avoid the possible repercusions of bigamy is probably Susna she had not married William Bellchambers. The children suggest that William Bellchambers and Susan were living together as man and wife before 1891. Five were recorded as the offspring of William, all listed before Susan, the housekeeper. However, the last, another Susan, was born after William's wife had died, and although shown as a Bellchambers in the censuses, 1891-1911, she was registered at birth as an Underdown. Who her father was is unclear, although I think it probable it was William Bellchambers. Since William Bellchambers and Susan weren't married, Susan (senior) was still an Underdown and it was correct that her child was registered as an Underdown, regardless of who her father was. Their next child Augustus was not only, like Susan, registered at birth as an Underdown but in the censuses as a Bellchambers, but was also recorded with the middle name Bellchambers when his birth was registered. William and Susan had five more children, all registered at birth as Bellchambers. Perhaps the local sub-registrar had changed and the new one did not know William and Susan were not married.
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F302099	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William UNDERDOWN,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Dec Q 1884	Rye Reg Dist, Sussex, England
  	GRO ref: Shoesmith, Susan Eliza to Underdown, William q4 1884 Rye RD 2b 3
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F302098	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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