Individual Details
Eliza Jane Stagg
(15 Mar 1861 - 18 Dec 1933)
1933 death certificate for her confirms her birth date and place, father's name, husband's name, pace of death as 129 S. Ynez Ave., widowed and burial location.
1930 census shows her as age 69 (born 1861), a widow, owning her home at 129 S. Ynez Ave., Monterey Park. During the period between 1916 to 1930 she and her son Archie lived at 2733 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 129 S. Ynez Ave.). Her son, Harold T. Brown, lived at 2739 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 201 S. Ynez Ave.) and son, Samuel B. Brown, lived at 2801 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 213 S. Ynez Ave.). These were all next to one another. The city of Monterey Park was formed on 29 May 1916.
1921 signed Petition for Naturalization shows her living at 2733 Ynez St., Monterey Park, CA, born on 15 March 1861 in Birmingham, England, emigrated to the USA from Liverpool, England on 9 Sept. 1909 and arrived at Port Huron, Michigan, on 20 Sept. 1909 via the Grand Trunk RR. Her husband, Arthur Brown, deceased, was born 3 Dec. 1859. She was a mother of 5 children confirming their birth place, dates and current residence. The document was witnessed by her brother S.T. Stagg, a contractor living at 2637 Glen Eden St., LA and her son, S.B. Brown, who was living at 2801 Ynez St., Monterey Park.
1920 census for Monterey Park, CA, shows her as age 58 (born 1862), a widow, living at 2733 Ynez Ave. with her son, Harold, age 33 a jeweller and his wife, Anna, and being next door to another son, Samuel Brown, with his wife Louisa at 2801 Ynez Ave.
1910 census shows her as a widow age 41 (born 1869), living at 1521 West 8th St., Los Angeles, with her single children Harold, Archie and Eveline. She was a mother of 5 children.
1909 she came to the USA per the 1920 and 1930 census. Petition for Naturalization dated 26 Jan. 1921 (see above) shows her as a widow leaving Liverpool on 9 Sept. 1909 arriving Port Huron on 20 Sept. 1908 (the same date and place as her son Archie used), arriving in California on 26 Sept. 1909. She was traveling with her son, Archie.
1901 census shows her as age 40 (born 1861) and living at home with her husband and family at 61 Wheeler St., St. George district, Birmingham. This census adds son Archie and daughter Eveline.
1891 census shows her as age 30 (born 1861) living in their home on Wheeler St., St. George district, Birmingham, and adds son Harold T. age 4. She was born in Birmingham.
1883 marriage certificate shows her father as John Stagg. At the time of marriage she was 22 years old (born 1861).
1881 census shows her living with her parents being age 20 (born 1861), unmarried, profession as a steel pen worker, born in Birmingham.
1861 birth certificate for her establishes her birth place and date, father and mother, and occupation of father. Christening info is from the IGI (film #37239).
1930 census shows her as age 69 (born 1861), a widow, owning her home at 129 S. Ynez Ave., Monterey Park. During the period between 1916 to 1930 she and her son Archie lived at 2733 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 129 S. Ynez Ave.). Her son, Harold T. Brown, lived at 2739 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 201 S. Ynez Ave.) and son, Samuel B. Brown, lived at 2801 Ynez Ave. (renumbered to 213 S. Ynez Ave.). These were all next to one another. The city of Monterey Park was formed on 29 May 1916.
1921 signed Petition for Naturalization shows her living at 2733 Ynez St., Monterey Park, CA, born on 15 March 1861 in Birmingham, England, emigrated to the USA from Liverpool, England on 9 Sept. 1909 and arrived at Port Huron, Michigan, on 20 Sept. 1909 via the Grand Trunk RR. Her husband, Arthur Brown, deceased, was born 3 Dec. 1859. She was a mother of 5 children confirming their birth place, dates and current residence. The document was witnessed by her brother S.T. Stagg, a contractor living at 2637 Glen Eden St., LA and her son, S.B. Brown, who was living at 2801 Ynez St., Monterey Park.
1920 census for Monterey Park, CA, shows her as age 58 (born 1862), a widow, living at 2733 Ynez Ave. with her son, Harold, age 33 a jeweller and his wife, Anna, and being next door to another son, Samuel Brown, with his wife Louisa at 2801 Ynez Ave.
1910 census shows her as a widow age 41 (born 1869), living at 1521 West 8th St., Los Angeles, with her single children Harold, Archie and Eveline. She was a mother of 5 children.
1909 she came to the USA per the 1920 and 1930 census. Petition for Naturalization dated 26 Jan. 1921 (see above) shows her as a widow leaving Liverpool on 9 Sept. 1909 arriving Port Huron on 20 Sept. 1908 (the same date and place as her son Archie used), arriving in California on 26 Sept. 1909. She was traveling with her son, Archie.
1901 census shows her as age 40 (born 1861) and living at home with her husband and family at 61 Wheeler St., St. George district, Birmingham. This census adds son Archie and daughter Eveline.
1891 census shows her as age 30 (born 1861) living in their home on Wheeler St., St. George district, Birmingham, and adds son Harold T. age 4. She was born in Birmingham.
1883 marriage certificate shows her father as John Stagg. At the time of marriage she was 22 years old (born 1861).
1881 census shows her living with her parents being age 20 (born 1861), unmarried, profession as a steel pen worker, born in Birmingham.
1861 birth certificate for her establishes her birth place and date, father and mother, and occupation of father. Christening info is from the IGI (film #37239).
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1861 | New Summer St., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Census | 1861 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 7 Apr 1861 | St. Stephen Ch., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Census | 1881 | Brearly St. West, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 14 May 1883 | Parish church, Perry Barr, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom - Arthur Brown | |  | |
| Residence (family) | 28 Apr 1885 | at time of birth of son Samuel - 203 Great King St., St George dist., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Arthur Brown | |||
| Census (family) | 1891 | 61 Court, 7 Wheeler St., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Arthur Brown | | ||
| Census (family) | 1901 | 61 Court, 7 Wheeler St., Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - Arthur Brown | | ||
| Emigration | 19 Sep 1909 | | |||
| Census | 1910 | 1517 West 8th St., Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | 2733 Ynez Ave,, Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Census | 1930 | 129 S. Ynez Ave., Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Death | 18 Dec 1933 | 129 Ynez Ave., Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
| Burial | 20 Dec 1933 | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | KJLN-RGT | ||||
| WikiTree | Stagg-313 |
Families
| Spouse | Arthur Brown (1858 - 1909) |
| Child | Arthur Benjamin Brown (1883 - 1921) |
| Child | Samuel Bertram Brown (1885 - 1969) |
| Child | Harold Thomas Brown (1886 - 1952) |
| Child | Archie Stagg Brown (1895 - 1919) |
| Child | Eveline Ruth Brown (1898 - 1985) |
| Father | John Stagg (1835 - 1889) |
| Mother | Emma Holder (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | John Stagg (1859 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Thomas Stagg (1863 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Ellen "Ellenor" Stagg (1865 - ) |
Notes
Birth
1861 birth certificate for her establishes her birth place and date, father and mother, and occupation of father. Christening info is from the IGI (film #37239).Marriage
Marriage certificate establishes Arthur Brown age 24, jeweller, living in Perry Barr, father as Benjamin Brown watch maker; Eliza Stagg age 22 living in Perry Parr, father as John Stagg jeweller, were married in parish church after banns.Census (family)
1891 census shows he was born in Coventry, age 32 (born 1859), a jeweler and living at 61 Court, 7 Wheeler St., St. George district, Birmingham. The census also shows him living with his wife, Eliza, age 30, son Arthur B. age 7, son Samuel B. age 5, and son Harold T. age 4.Census (family)
1901 census for Birmingham shows him as born in Coventry, age 42 (born 1859), a jeweller/mounter and tobacconist shopkeeper. The family was living at 61 Court, 7 Wheeler St., St. Matthews Parish, St. George Municipal Ward, North Birmingham Parliamentary Borough. This census shows him living with his wife, Eliza, age 40, son Arthur age 17, son Samuel age 15, son Harold age 14, son Archie age 5 and daughter Eveline age 2.Emigration
Based on 1930 census. From the Petition for Naturalization of her son, Archie Stagg Brown, dated 24 January 1914, he emigrated from England to the USA on 20 Sept 1909, the same time she and her other son Harold, came to America.Census
1910 census for Los Angeles Township shows her age 41, widowed, living with son Harold age 23 and single, Archie age 15 and daughter Eveline age 11.Census
1920 census shows her age 58 living with her married son, Harold. Near door is her son Samuel B. Brown and his family.Census
1930 census for Monterey Park show her age 69 living next to her sons Harold and Samuel on Ynez Ave.Burial
1933 death certificate for her confirms her birth date and place, father's name, husband's name, pace of death as 129 S. Ynez Ave., widowed and burial location.Endnotes
1. Arthur Brown and Eliza Stagg married at the Perry Barr Parish Ch., (14 May 1883), Certified copy of an entry of Marriage: No. 148; General Register Office, , .