Edith Emma Harwood STACY [3945]

  General Notes:

Edith Emma Harwood Stacy
Birth year1845
Baptism year 14 Jan1846
ResidenceLee, Kent, England
Father's name George Stacy
Mother's first name(s)Mary Emma
Record setEngland Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Marriages.
Alston - Stacy. 7th inst., at St Michael's Church Stockwell, by the Rev H. Thompson, Alfred Ernest, son of E. J. Alston Esq., of Great Bromley Hall, and Manningtree, Essex, to Edith Emma Harwood, only daughter of George Stacy, Esq., of Stockwell Park Road, Surrey.
Ipswich Journal 16 March 1867.

Anne Hewitt relates that Edith was known as The Mater and took to her bed at the age of 50, she was attended by a full time nurse and lived to be 84 years old.
Ref Susan Perrett

Edith is buried in the Alston Tomb in Great Bromley Churchyard, Essex:
Her inscription reads:
"Sacred to the memory . . . . . also of Edith E.H. Alston, wife of A Ernest Alston, who died May 1st 1930, in her 85th year"
Ref: Photographed and recorded by Mike Burn 2014.

Alston Edith Emma Harwood of Manningtree Essex (wife of Alfred Ernest Alston) died 1 May 1930. Probate London 17 June to George Percy Stacy director. Effects £1782 1s 6d. National Probate Calendar

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, High St West Manningtree ESS. Edith is recorded as a wife aged 25 born Black Heath LON.
Also in the house as a visitor was a Rachel Stacy aged 50 was she Edith's mother?

2. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, Manningtree ESS. Edith is recorded as a wife living in a ten roomed house aged 60 born Blackheath LND

Edith married Alfred Ernest ALSTON [3778] [MRIN: 1351], son of Edward John ALSTON [3763] and Mary L KENNINGALE [3764], on 7 Mar 1867 in St Michaels Stockwell. (Alfred Ernest ALSTON [3778] was born on 24 Aug 1844 in Gt Bromley ESS, baptised on 16 Oct 1844 in St George Gt Bromley ESS, died on 23 Jun 1935 and was buried in Family tomb Gt Bromley Churchyard.)