Family of Edward WISEMAN and Emily SMITH

Husband:
Edward WISEMAN (c. 1840- )
Wife:
Emily SMITH (c. 1831-c. 1920)

Husband: Edward WISEMAN

Name:
Edward WISEMAN
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1840
Easton

Wife: Emily SMITH

Name:
Emily SMITH
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1831
Saxlingham
Census:
1851 (age 19-20)
Saxlingham Nethergate¹
Address: East Gate Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband John (25, agricultural labourer) and father-in-law John (widower, 63, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1861 (age 29-30)
Saxlingham Nethergate²
Address: Saxlingham Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband Edward (35, agricultural labourer), children Emily (8, scholar), George (6, scholar) and Edward (4), and father John (widower, 75, almsman, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1871 (age 39-40)
Saxlingham Nethergate³
Address: Eastgate Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband Edward (44, agricultural labourer) and children Edward (14, farm servant), Herbert (6, scholar), Minnie (4, scholar) and John (8 mths)
Census:
1881 (age 49-50)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁴
Address: The Street, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband George (56, farm labourer) and children Elley (16, school teacher) and Arthur (11, scholar)
Census:
1891 (age 59-60)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁵
Address: The Street, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband Edward (51, market gardener) and sons Herbert (26, under gardener) and John (23, labourer) - sons were by a previous husband Edward HARWIN but have the WISEMAN name
Census:
1901 (age 69-70)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁶
Address: Shotesham Lane, Saxlingham Nethergate

living with husband Edward (61, market gardener), daughter Minnie HARWIN (33, general domestic servant), grandson Earl HARWIN (7) and brother John SMITH (74, farm labourer on club)
Census:
1911 (age 79-80)
Saxlingham Nethergate⁷
living with husband Edward WISEMAN (71, old age pensioner formerly market gardener), son John HARWIN (41) and grandson Earl HARWIN (17, agricultural labourer)
Death:
c. 1920 (age 88-89)⁸

Note on Wife: Emily SMITH

There is some confusion around the records of Emily Smith. A marriage is shown for 1851 to Edward HARWIN who by 1891 is shown as a widower. The 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census returns show an Emily WISEMAN married to an Edward WISEMAN; in 1891 with sons Herbert WISEMAN and John WISEMAN; in 1901 with daughter Minnie HARWIN and her son Earl HARWIN, and brother John SMITH; in 1911 with son John HARWIN and a grandson Earl HARWIN. All the offspring correspond exactly to those where Edward HARWIN was the father in earlier Census returns. The brother in the 1901 Census would confirm her maiden name. There is, so far, no record of a divorce from Edward George HARWIN or a marriage to Edward WISEMAN. It would be reasonable to assume that Emily is the same person given as married to Edward HARWIN and Edward WISEMAN.

Sources

1.: 1851 Census. Cit. Date: 1851.

2.: 1861 Census. RG09 1225 104 19. Cit. Date: 1861.

3.: 1871 Census. RG10 1827 15 23. Cit. Date: 1871.

4.: 1881 Census. RG11 1958 13 19. Cit. Date: 1881.

5.: 1891 Census. RG12 1537 6 3. Cit. Date: 1891.

6.: 1901 Census. RG13 1853 8 8. Cit. Date: 1901.

7.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11360 RD227 SD2 ED1 SN131. Cit. Date: 1911.

8.: Civil Registration - death. 1920 Q1 Depwade 4B 261. Cit. Date: Q1 1920.