OTTAWAY of Chobham Chart no. 140

	David SMITHERS		Eliza OTTAWAY
	b. circa 1837 at Chobham, SRY		bp. 22 Dec 1844 at Chobham, SRY
			m. 14 Feb 1863 at Chobham SRY
	d. 26 Apr 1896 at Workhouse Chertsey, aged 59		d. 19 Apr 1910 at Workhouse Chertsey, aged 68
	Farm Labourer

Their Children

William Frederick OTTAWAY	Elizabeth SMITHERS	Emily SMITHERS
b. 15 Jul 1861 at Chertsey Workhouse SRY [no father named on birth certificate]	bap. 26 Feb 1865 at St Lawrence Chobham SRY	b. circa 1867 at Chobham SRY
m. Mary Ann HARRISON date unknown		m. James BLAUCH 29 May 1886 at Addlestone SRY
d. 7 Jul 1900 at Charing Cross Hospital, Strand, MDX aged 39

Who They Were

It was very difficult to establish that William Frederick was part of this family [see the separate explanation here]. However, the 1871 Census Returns establish that a 9-year-old William was living with his mother and her husband. There are a number of questions still outstanding, however. Was David William's biological father? It will be almost impossible to prove - there was a two year gap between William's birth and the marriage of his mother; she was very young, only 17 when William was born. Until I find William's marriage certificate, it will not be possible to tell if the name of his father was given at the time of his marriage.

Where They Lived

In the 1871 Census, the family lived at Common Field, Chobham. Young William Frederick was surnamed SMITHERS. In 1881, only Emily was at home with David and Eliza, in Burrow Hill next door to Mary OTTAWAY, the wife of William Frederick, who was away from home on census night.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: OTTSRY01
Family Group: ottaway0140