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Name |
Emma GREGORY |
Christened |
27 Dec 1840 |
Faversham, Kent, England |
Gender |
Female |
Person ID |
I2216 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
Last Modified |
25 Dec 2020 |
Father |
Edward GREGORY, c. 13 Dec 1797, Faversham, Kent, England , bur. 19 Apr 1857, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 59 years) |
Mother |
Christian MILSTED, c. 26 Jul 1801, Faversham, Kent, England , d. June quarter 1871 2a, 433, Faversham, Kent, England |
Married |
3 Mar 1821 |
Faversham, Kent, England [4] |
Family ID |
F503 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Archibald Bishop DUNCAN, c. 14 Oct 1835, Hernhill, Kent, England , d. East Indies |
Married |
6 May 1858 |
Strood-Rochester, Kent, England [5] |
Children |
| 1. Eliza Ellen DUNCAN, b. 3 Aug 1859, Faversham, Kent, England , d. Dec Qtr. 1923, Faversham District, Kent, England (vol. 2a, p 1141) (Age 63 years) |
| 2. Harriett DUNCAN, c. 25 Oct 1863, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England  |
| 3. Jane DUNCAN, c. 12 Jan 1868, Sheldwich, Kent, England  |
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Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
Family ID |
F964 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Emma was the tenth child of Edward and Christian Gregory. She married twice, first to Archibald Duncan on 6 May 1858 at Strood, Kent, and second, to Thomas Alfred Smith on 18 July 1876 at Faversham.
Archibald Duncan, as a child, had been baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but due to his raucous and unbecoming behaviour was banished from the church during the early 1850s. He had apparently been espousing theology contradictory to the doctrines of the Church. Archibald, unlike his brother, never returned to the Church. Family legend has it that Archibald used to be a heavy drinker with a violent temper as well as a womanizer. It was not unusual for him to spend all his earnings at the local tavern. Emma had to resort to hiding the money and locking Archibald out of the house, frequently.
Emma and Archibald did have three daughters and at the time of the 1871 census the famiily lived at St. Mary's Road, Preston. Archibald was recorded as being an unemployed master mariner during that census. If his reputation for incessant imbibing was true, I can well imagine that no ship owner in their right senses would entrust their ship or cargo to Archibald. Archibald died sometime between 1871 and 1876 when Emma remarried.
Emma's second husband was a gardener and a widower. Witnesses to the marriage were her uncle, Henry Smeed, and her cousin, Emily Smeed. Thomas had had a child from his previous marriage - William, born circa 1869. As of 1881 Thomas, Emma, Harriet, Jane, and William were living at 44 Park Road in Faversham. Eliza was working as a cook for Benjamin Atkins, an architect, at that time.
On November 27th, 1881 Eliza married Albert Frank Pay, a labourer and son of Frank Pay, a coal merchant. Witnesses to the marriage were her stepfather and sister, jane. Eliza and Albert had three known children. The family resided in Faversham at the 1891 census. Living with them was William Smith, Eliza's stepbrother, and from that can only conclude that the children were close to William. I also suspect that Eliza had been close to her grandmother Gregory as her third child was named in her honour.
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- [S54] 1881 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1341230-31, 3 Apr 1881.
Schedule No. 19, 41 Park Road, Faversham:
Thomas A Smith, head of household, married, 37 years, gardener, born Ospringe;
Emma Smith, wife, married, 40 years old, born Faversham;
Jane Duncan, step-daughter, 14 years old, born Sheldwich.
William Smith, son, 12, born at Faversham
- [S58] 1861 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0542055, 7 Apr 1861.
Emma Duncan, wife, married, 20, mariner's wife, born Faversham; Elizabeth Duncan, daughter, 1 years, born Faversham; Christian Gregory, mother-in-law, [referencing head of household who was absent - note that Emma Duncan was referred to as wife, not as head of household] widow, 63, born Faversham; Thomas Gregory, brother-in-law, 18 years, sailor, born Faversham; William Gregory, brother-in-law, 14, pupil teacher, born Faversham; Henry Smeed [nephew to Emma Duncan] , visitor, 1 years old, born Faversham.
- [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0838717-718, 2 Apr 1871.
Preston-Faversham, Schedule #55, 10 St. Mary's Road: Archibald Duncan, head, married, 36 years, master mariner unemployed born Hernhill; Emma Duncan, wfie, married, 30, born Faversham; Eliza E., daughter, 11, scholar, born Faversham; Harriett, daughter, 8, scholar, born Faversham; Jane Duncan, daughter, 4, scholar, born Faversham.
- [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148, 1821 entry #245, 3 Mar 1821.
Marriage entry of Edward Gregory, of this parish [Faversham], bachelor and Christiana Milstead, of this parish, spinster who were married in this church [Faversham] by banns on the 3rd day of March 1821. Witnesses were Edward K. Smith and Hart Chapman.
- [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0992464, 6 May 1858.
Marriage solemnized at the parish church of Strood after banns, on the 6th day of May 1858 between Archibald Duncan, 28 years, bachelor, mariner, residing at Prentice Street, Strood, father Archibald Duncan, bricklayer and Emma Gregory, 18 years, spinster, residing at Prentice Street, Strood, father Edward Gregory, mariner. Witnesses were Herbert Ely and Eliza Tred---.
- [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148-1886149, Entry #427, 1876, Faversham, Kent, 18 Jul 1876.
Married July 18, 1876, Thomas Alfred Smith, widower, 32, gardener, residence at Preston Street, father William Smith, labourer, to Emma Duncan, widow, 35, no occupation, residence at Preston Street, father Edward Gregory, mariner. Witnesses: Henry Smeed and Emily Smeed.
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