Zenas Edmands

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1841 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYK-R37

1851 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFQ-1WR


John

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Fred Sheen's brother Willie/Willy recorded in 1891 as Thomas William Sheen. In 1901 reverts to William Sheen

He marries as Thomas William Sheen 1st January 1906 to Annie Ward, recording his father as Zenas Sheen deceased. On 1911/21 census as Thomas William Sheen and 1939 register as William.

John

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I'm wondering if Zenas married his widowed sister in law?

1881 - Eliza Sheen b Whetstone c1844

1871 - Eliza Sheen b Whetstone c1851 is married to an Amos Sheen b Cosby c 1843

Marriage appears to b 1870 - Amos Sheen and Eliza Haines. There's an ELiza Haines b Whetstone c1844

1851 - Amos b c1843 in Cosby has older brother Zenas

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Still doesn;t explain the Edmonds surname!

[Annie65115]

Burials at Welford Road cemetery, plot uQ 1756 (all addresses bar the workhouse were in St Margaret ward)

SHEEN   BENJAMIN ALBERT   1866   DEC   9   17MTHS   NEW PARLIAMENT STREET   
SHEEN   HARRIET   1868   OCT   3   5MTHS   BELGRAVE GATE   
SHEEN   CLARA ANNIE   1869   SEP   3   1MTH   PARLIAMENT STREET   
SHEEN   CLARA   1873   JUL   30   5WKS   NEW PARLIAMENT STREET   
SHEEN   FREDERICK CHARLES   1875   JUN   10   4   LITTLE THAMES STREET   
SHEEN   SARAH   1876   MAR   8   38   LITTLE THAMES STREET   
SHEEN   ZENAS   1902   SEP   27   73   THE WORKHOUSE   LEICESTER   

[Annie65115]

Obit in the Leicester Chronicle, 21 June 1890

"On the 16 inst, at 8, Halls Cottages, Navigation St, Eliza, wife of Mr Zenas Sheen, aged 43"

[Annie65115]

Eliza's grave, plot uP 452 at Welford Rd:

MOORE   JOHN GEORGE   1860   MAY   17   2WKS   DUKE STREET   SAINT MARY   
SHEEN   ALBERT   1882   OCT   28   5WKS   NAVIGATION STREET   SAINT MARGARET   
SHEEN   BEN   1888   JUN   20   1MTH   NAVIGATION STREET   SAINT MARGARET   
SHEEN   ELIZA   1890   JUN   19   43   NAVIGATION STREET   SAINT MARGARET   
LEIGH   HERBERT HENRY   1912   APR   13   51   GENERAL INFIRMARY   LEICESTER   

[Ecoh]

I love this website!  It is so exciting getting suggestions.

In another family I searched, the couple moved from the Midlands to Scarborough and their surname changed on the way.  The friend I did worked with surmised that maybe there was debt, they were escaping something etc.

Maybe the son of Zenas who arrived in Bradford via Nottingham where he got married, changed his name at the time he met and married Nellie.  Perhaps because his father was in the workhouse

I did find the Leicester Chronicle obit
Many thanks to all. Sheila

[Annie65115]

There were several Sheen admissions to the workhouse.

8 Aug 1890; Frederick Sheen, age 11, and William Sheen, age 9, sons of Zenas. Zenas, age 60, was admitted with them. I guess the family couldn't manage without mum.

Zenas then has the following admissions; mistranscribed on 2 occasions as Lenas or Zenns, but all say "transferred (or returned) from Thurnby"
14 Sept 1895
24 aug 1896
17 Jul 1897
5 Aug 1898
14 Oct 1899