John B. Burrige
Parents: Francis Burrige and Mary A. Battison
Birth: July 3, 1828
Marriage: 1850 to Lidia Rowe. He was about 22 years old.
Death: September 19, 1910
Lydia Rowe
Parents: James Rowe, ??
Birth: September 6, 1825
Marriage: 1850 to John Burrige. She was about 25 years old.
Death: March 23, 1918
Most of the information I've found about these two people is pretty sketchy until about 1870, when Ellen was living with them. I did find links to a marriage record (here's the other) for them in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, in 1850. The census records show them getting married about 1850, as well. The two immigrated to the United States shortly after their marriage (1853, as shown in the 1910 census), and may have ended up in Indiana by 1860 (see this 1860 Census). The census shows this couple as living in Dearborn County, Indiana, close to the border with Ohio, and just 60 miles from Clermont County, Ohio. The age difference between John and "L" are the same as John and Lydia Burrige. I don't know who the two children would be; they have a different surname than Burrige. According to the 1910 census, Lydia bore 2 children who were not living at the time that census was taken. However, the 1900 census records that she did not bear any children at all. They may have been fostering the two children listed with them in the 1860 census.
The couple stayed close to Ellen Rowe and her family as the years wore on; they were listed in Ohio twp, Clermont County, Ohio, in the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses. Lydia's death record lists her still living in Ohio township, very close (only about 2 miles) to New Richmond, where Ellen was living at the time. The death certificate also lists her father's name: James Rowe. I'm thinking that she was probably a sister or cousin to Ellen Rowe's father.
John's death certificate shows that his parents were Francis Burrige and Mary A Battison. I found a death record and a burial record for one Francis Burrige, born about 1798 and died in 1875 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. This is probably John's father! There is another Francis Burrige (probably the same one) listed in the England and Wales 1841 Census, aged 40, in Hemel Hempstead. No one is listed with him - just that he was a cordworker and that he was born in Hertfordshire.
Ellen was obviously close to her foster parents. She was only 8 or 9 when she made the journey across the ocean to the United States, so she had plenty of time to get close to them before she married at about the age of 21. Ellen and Wheelock also named their first son after John Burrige, and Ellen was the one to report Lydia's passing when she died.
Here's some excitement from when I started the post on Ellen Rowe:
In 1870, Ellen Rowe was living with John Burrige and Lydia Burrige, who had emigrated from England about 10 years previous to her own immigration to the US. After some digging, I found out that Lydia's maiden name is ROWE! And that her father's name is James Rowe. Dad didn't know about this when I asked him -- we have a lead! Now all I need to do is find some sort of connection between her and Ellen's father (James Rowe, who has a son named James Rowe, as well. Why did everyone have to have the same name???) I'm guessing that Lydia was some sort of aunt to Ellen; she's old enough to be siblings or cousins with James Rowe, father of Ellen Rowe.
This is a possible entry for Lidia in the 1841 England and Wales census. I just wish it was easier to make out! The Burriges in the 1860 Census(possible match), 1870 Census, 1880 Census, 1900 Census, 1910 Census.
The mysteries in this post are 1) why is it so disorganized, and 2) How was Lydia Rowe related to Ellen Rowe?
EDIT: Since publishing this post, I found a picture with Lydia Rowe in it, and she was labeled as "Auntie Burrige," supporting my thoughts that she could be Ellen Rowe's aunt! Here's the picture:
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| Auntie Burrige is the woman seated in the middle, with the black dress and cap (bonnet?) |
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