Genealogy Chat

Thank you both! It has certainly given me something to think about. Her son (John Henry) was very well off, I wonder why he didn't supoort her? Although, he did live in Brighton for a spell. It puzzles me that if they fell out, how come she was buried in the family grave?!

In 1871 she's a monthly nurse in Brighton with the Banner family. So it definitely looks as though she reverted to her maiden name pretty soon after being widowed. Haven't come across this before! Interesting.

Source information: RG12/150 Registration district: Islington Sub registration district: Upper Holloway ED, institution, or vessel: Aged Pilgrims Asylum Folio: 150 Page: 2 (click to see others on page) In the Aged Pilgrims Asylum Bless her x Jess x from google: may be of interest: Aged Pilgrims Friend Society; 1807; 19, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.; To provide pensions of five, seven, and ten guineas per ann. for the aged Protestant Christian poor.

Think I have found her in 1891, too, living as a pensioner aged 80 in Islington. Transcribed as Faisbant (!) but clearly Fairbank on the image.

They used Gardner. There were five children - John Henry, Alfred, Emily, Mary Ann and Anne Maria.

DId they have children? what name did they use? Jess

Her name was Susan Fairbank and she was born in 1810 and died in 1892. She was born in Halstead, Essex. She married Henry Gardner.

what was her name? Do you know where she was born? Jess

Only in the 1861 census but he was still alive then

have you found her in any of the ther census? What name was she using then? Jess

Is it usual for a widow to go back to their maiden name? My ggg grandmother was widowed in 1867 but did not die until 1892. The only entry that can possibly be her on the 1881 census is under her maiden name but has the right age and place of birth. Could this be her?