Rosa Eaton

Rosa Eaton  

Born: 25 March 1866, Burton upon Trent 

Baptised: 18 April 1866, Burton Upon Trent 

Father: Dan Eaton (b. 1836)

Mother: Dorothy Eaton (b. 1836) 

Brothers: Dan William Eaton (b. 1876), Ernest Eaton (b. 1878)

Sisters: Mary Eaton (b. 1870), Dora Eaton (b. 1872), Susan Ann Eaton (b. 1872)

Cousin: Emily Whetton (b. 1870) [LDTC 1891]

Marriage:        1899, Burton Upon Trent 

Husband:         Samuel Simnett 

                        b. 1864

                        Grocer 

Stepchildren – 

#1 Horace Frank Simnett (b. 1893)

#2 Cecil Claude Simnett (b. 1894)

#3 Dorothy Margaret Simnett (b. 7 April 1895)

Issue – 

#1 Bertram Samuel Simnett(b. 17 December 1900)

#2 Mary Simnett (b. 2 March 1907)

In 1871 –

She is at Hawkins Lane, Horninglow, Burton-upon-Trent. Her father is listed as ‘Cooper Journeyman’. Rosa, her mother and sisters (Mary and Dora) are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at 18 Hawkins Lane, Horninglow, Burton-upon-Trent. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Rosa is listed as ‘Teacher Elementary’. Her siblings (Mary, Dora, Susan, Dan and Ernest) are unlisted.

In 1891 –         

She is at Hawkins Lane, Horninglow, Burton-upon-Trent. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Living on Her Own Means’. Rosa is listed as ‘Teacher in Elementary School’. Her sister, Dora, is listed as ‘Dressmakers Apprentice’. Her brother, Dan, is listed as ‘Pattern Maker Apprentice’. Her brother, Ernest, is unlisted. Her cousin, Emily Whetton (b. 1871) [LDTC 1891], is listed as ‘Student in Teacher Training College’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 92 Blackpool Street, Burton Extra. Her husband is listed as ‘Grocer’. Rosa, her stepchildren (Horace, Cecil and Dorothy) and her son, Bertram, are unlisted. There is a servant, Ann Jane Ball (b. 1885).

In 04/01 – 

Address is 92 Blackpool Street, Burton-on-Trent. 

Birth to Bertram Samuel on 17.12.00 in 92 Blackpool Street, Burton-on-Trent. 

In 10/07 – 

Birth to Mary on 02.03.07.

In 1911 –

She is at 10 Moor Street, Burton-upon-Trent. Her husband is listed as ‘Family Grocer’. Her stepson, Horace, is listed as ‘Grocer’s Son Working from Home’. Rosa, her stepchildren (Cecil and Dorothy) and her children (Bertram and Mary) are unlisted.

In 1921 – 

She is at 10 Moor Street, Burton on Trent. Her husband is listed as ‘Grocer Provision Merchant Wine and Spirit Dealer’. Rosa and her daughter, Mary, are unlisted. Her stepdaughter, Dorothy, is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her son, Bertram, is listed as ‘Engineers Apprentice’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 31 Ashby Road, Burton-upon-Trent. Her husband is listed as ‘Grocer Retired’. Rosa is unlisted. Her stepdaughter, Dorothy, is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. 

d.         8 July 1955, Bathavon 

SIMNETT, Rosa of 1 Manor Road, Saltford, Somersetshire, widow died 08 July 1955. Probate Nottingham 24 November to Dorothy Margaret Simnett, spinster. Effects £399, 11s, 5d.