Elizabeth LEA

1780 - 1864  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Elizabeth LEA
  Birth	Frankley, Worcestershire   [1]
  Christening	30 Aug 1780	Halesowen, Worcestershire
  	Baptised as "Betty". Frankley was at this time a chapelry within the parish of Halesowen. These parents are noted to have been living in Frankley at the time of sister Mary's baptism in 1777.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1841	Bartley Green, Northfield, Worcs.
  	Age: 60
  		1841: Bartley Green, Northfield
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Bartley Green, Northfield, Worcs.
  	Nail Maker (formerly)
  	Age: 71
  		1851: Bartley Green, Northfield
  Census	1861	Bartley Green, Northfield, Worcs.
  	Nail Maker
  	Age: 80
  		1861: Bartley Green, Northfield
  Death	Mar 1864  [2]
  Burial	13 Mar 1864	St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire   [3]
  	Age: 83
  	Register notes her former abode as Bartley Green.
  Notes	Surname from daughter's baptism. Harold GADD's history notes recorded that Frederick HEMUS's grandmother was a singer "who had sung to the Queen by royal command". This may have been Queen Charlotte-Sophia of Mecklenburg Strelitz (wife of George III from 1761 until her death in 1818). The Queen was keenly interested in the fine arts and supported Johann Christian Bach, who was her music teacher. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, then aged eight, dedicated his Opus 3 to her, at her request. In 1788 the Queen and King George III attended the Worcester Music Meeting (forerunner of the Three Choirs Festival), and stayed at Hartlebury Castle. It's not inconceivable that Elizabeth LEA might have performed either at the Music Meeting or at the Castle, although she was aged only 8 at the time. Elizabeth LEA's descendants were certainly musical. Frederick HEMUS's daughter Eva was a professional singer, while his antipodeian HEMUS cousins were violinists in what became the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Percy HEMUS was probably the best known, an early recording and radio artist in America.
  Person ID	I2136	Gadd
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Elijah LEA,   b. Bef 1759
  Mother	Mary
  Family ID	F6369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph HEMUS,   c. 02 Oct 1774, St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire d. 16 Apr 1846, Bartley Green, Northfield, Worcs. (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	07 Jan 1800	St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire   [4]
  	Both of this parish. Banns published 8, 15 & 22 Dec 1799. [3]
  Children	1. Nehemiah HEMUS,   c. 07 Jul 1800, St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire d. Q3 1871, King's Norton Registration District (Age ~ 70 years)   2. Nancy HEMUS,   c. 20 Dec 1802, St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire   3. Allen HEMUS,   c. 12 Apr 1805, St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire bur. 21 Sep 1805, St. Laurence, Northfield, Worcestershire (Age ~ 0 years) + 4. Charles HEMUS,   b. 1807, Bartley Green, Northfield, Worcs. d. 22 Nov 1886, Moor Street, Lapal, Halesowen, Worcs. (Age 79 years)   5. Hannah HEMUS,   b. 06 Jan 1810 + 6. Solomon HEMUS,   b. 18 Jan 1817, Northfield, Worcestershire
  Family ID	F714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] 1851 Census, (30 March 1851). [S357] FreeBMD, (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com). [S429] Parish Register. [S423] PRs St. Laurence, Northfield. Joseph HEAMOS / Elizabeth LEA