Contents confirmed through census, parish records, wills and other relevant papers.
According to the 1871 census Eliza was born in Kingston, Surrey in 1831 the second daughter of James Frood and Elizabeth Sargent Frood. In 1841 she lived in Towcester, with her parents and siblings. In 1851 she was living in Northampton, again with her parents and siblings, although her older brother Charles Trefusis had left and travelled to Sheffield to take up his work at Coles as an assistant draper.
In 1861 Eliza, still unmarried, now 30 years old,is working as a housekeeper in the prestigious St.Anns Square in Manchester, where siblings Julie (24) is working as a saleswoman to a draper; and Emma(28) who is a drapers assistant. It is worth noting that in 1861 her youngest sister Ellen, who is 11 years old is at school in St.Stephen's by Saltash in Cornwall and sister Elizabeth has married to Frederick Poulter who are living at Leighton Grove and their mother Elizabeth Sargent is living with them. Her father James died in 1859. It is also worth noting that during this period 1858-1863 her brother Charles Trefusis Frood and his wife Amelia had the births of four of his children, Charles, Eliza, Florence and James,registered in Chorlton, Manchester.
By 1863 Eliza had met and then married Brian Cowgill, a Chemist and Druggist from Burnley. His father was a noted and important surgeon, with interests in the healing properties of herbs, particularly 'feverfen'. He was married to Martha Abode,and they lived in Burnley, Lancs.
When Eliza and Brian met he was widowed, she was 32 and he was 41 - and he had been married to Ann who had died before she was 36, having given birth to 6 children - Ellen Eliza -1847; Brian Horatio 1849; Charlotte Ann 1851; Mary 1853; Jane 1855 and Hannah 1859.
In 1865 Brian Cowgill died, leaving Eliza with the children and the business, a Chemist and Druggist in Market Place, Whalley and then later in Manchester Road, Burnley.
In 1871 Eliza is shown as Head of household, chemist and druggist aged 39 - and living with her is the eldest son (22) Brian Horatio, who is also in the pharmaceutical industry and working with Eliza. They have an apprentice and a shop manager living with them. At that time they are being visited by her sisters Arabella (26) who is a teacher in Linsted, Kent and Helen who is 21. Also visiting is sister Elizabeth Poulter and her son Arthur who is 6 years of age.
Although Eliza and Brian married in Doncaster her death details are as yet not confirmed. He died in Burnley.
Elisabeth Sargent V Frood , the mother died in Doncaster in 1865 but her burial details are unknown - her husband James died in 1859 in Plymouth. Elizabeth must have gone to live with one her children, perhaps CT Frood until her death in Doncaster.
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