Elizabeth HARRIDGE1

b. 13 March 1772, d. 7 February 1858
Father*Thomas HARRIDGE b. 1 Sep 1740, d. 9 Jun 1827
Mother*Susanna GURNETT b. c 1746, d. 20 Oct 1812
Baptism*Elizabeth HARRIDGE was baptized on 13 March 1772 at St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; Leigh-on-Sea Parish Registers on SEAX (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk), Image 43: 1772 March 13 Elizabeth D of Thos & Susanna Harridge was baptized.2,3 
MarriageShe married Robert DIXON on 21 November 1799 at St Clements Church, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. 
Married Name As of 21 November 1799,her married name was DIXON. 
Married Name As of 15 June 1820,her married name was D'ARANDA. 
Marriage*Elizabeth HARRIDGE married William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. on 15 June 1820 at St Marylebone, Westminster; 

William Peter D'Aranda Esquire of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County 
of Middlesex a Bachelor and Elizabeth Dixon of this Parish a Widow were married in 
this Church by Licence this fifteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand Eight 
Hundred and Twenty By me B Burgess Curate.4,5
 
Misc* Circa 1829 Elizabeth HARRIDGE and William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. brought suit in the Court of Chancery contesting the execution of
the will of Thomas Harridge (d1827). Brought by William
D'Aranda and Elizabeth, and others (see list below). The
actual Bill of Complaint has not yet turned up but there
are several 'answers' of the defendants.


Complainants:

William D'Aranda
Elizabeth D'Aranda
Susannah Harridge
Eliza Harridge
Thomas Harridge
Mary Harridge
Henry Harridge Carter
James Caldwell Carter
Emma Carter
Mary Carter
Crispe Harridge Carter
John Carter
Eliza Charlotte Carter
William Bacon Carter
Alleyne David Carter
Charlotte Kennett
Sophia Kennett
Eliza Kennett
Henrietta (aka Harrietta) Kennett
Thomas Henry Kennett
Richard Kennett
Mary Ann Kennett
John Carter Kennett
Matilda Kennett
Robert Kennett
Arthur Stanes Kennett
William Stanes Kennett
Theresa Ford
Sophia Ford
Emma Ford
Harriott Ford
Frederick Ford
Mary Ann Ford
William D'Aranda Ford
Susannah Ford


Defendants:

David Harridge
Thomas Walker
Mary Walker
Crisp Harridge
Susannah Attridge
John Carter
Sophia Carter
Susannah Harridge Carter
Thomas Kennett
Charlotte Timson Kennett
Theresa Jones Ford.6
Misc In 1831 Elizabeth HARRIDGE and William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. brought a Suit in the Court of Chancery contesting the execution of the will of
Thomas Harridge (d1827) by the executors (Sir John Head Baronet,
Samuel Hunt Russell, Samuel Clayton). Brought by William D'Aranda
and Elizabeth his wife, and others


The London Gazette, Issue 18840, 26-Aug-1831, Page 13 of 24...
PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery,
made in a cause D'Aranda against Head, the Creditors
of Thomas Harridge, late of Rayleigh, in the County of
Essex, Esq. deceased (who died on or about the 9th day of
June 1827), are forthwith to come in and prove their debts
before the Right Honourable Robert Lord Henley, one of the
Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-
Buildings, Chancery-Lane, London, or in default thereof they
will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree.

The London Gazette, Issue 18869, 08-Nov-1831, Page 6 of 24...
PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery,
made in a cause D'Aranda against Head, the Creditors
of Thomas Harridge, late of Rayleigh, in the County of
Essex, Esq. deceased (who died on or about the 9th day of
June 1827), are, on or before the 2d day of December 1831,
to come in and prove their debts before the Right Honourable
Robert Lord Henley, one of the Masters of the said Court,
at his Chambers, in Southampton-Buildings, Chancery-Lane,
London, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded
the benefit of the said Decree.7
(Witness) CensusElizabeth HARRIDGE appeared on the census of 7 June 1841 in the household of William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. at Hamlet, Prittlewell, Essex; 

1841 Census:
Address:  Hamlet, Prittlewell, Essex
Ref: HO107/337/31/8 
NAME              AGE OCCUPATION BORN IN COUNTY
Wm Daranda        54  Navy H.P.  Y
Elizabeth Daranda 56  -          Y
Mary Currie       55  F S        Y
George Wynn       55  Army H.P.  N
Wm White          45  M S        N
Rachael Saward    17  F S        Y.8
 
(Witness) CensusElizabeth HARRIDGE appeared on the census of 30 March 1851 in the household of William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. at 24 Bugle Street, Southampton, Hampshire; 

1851 Census:
Address: 24 Bugle St, Southampton, Hampshire
Ref: HO107/1669/1060/38
NAME               AGE MARR SEX OCCUPATION     BIRTHPLACE         REL
Wm D'Aranda        63  M    M   RC Royal Navy  Essex, Billericay  Head
Elizabeth D'Aranda 61  M    F   -              Essex, Billericay  Wife
Ellen Noyes        18  U    F   House servant  Southampton        Servant.9
 
Death*Elizabeth HARRIDGE died on 7 February 1858 at age 85; Died without issue.10 

Family

William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. b. circa 1787, d. 1872
Marriage*She married William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. on 15 June 1820 at St Marylebone, Westminster; 

William Peter D'Aranda Esquire of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County 
of Middlesex a Bachelor and Elizabeth Dixon of this Parish a Widow were married in 
this Church by Licence this fifteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand Eight 
Hundred and Twenty By me B Burgess Curate.4,5
 
Last Edited11 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. Will of Thomas Harridge of Rayleigh, Essex, 1823/1826, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, 27 Aug 1827.
  2. Essex Society for Family History, Rochford Hundred Baptism Index n.pub.,.
  3. Baptism Entry, 16th century onwards "Leigh-on-Sea Parish Registers on SEAX (http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk), Image 43: 1772 March 13 Elizabeth D of Thos & Susanna Harridge was baptized.
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  4. Various Authors, Family Tree Records, Various Dates, Western Australia (Helen Mary Carter, (HMC)) "unknown cd."
  5. Microfilm/fiche of Marriage Entries. "London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Marylebone, Register of marriages, P89/MRY1, Item 190."
  6. Court of Chancery, Six Clerks Office, "D'Aranda v Harridge 1829, TNA Doc Ref: C13/2226/32."
  7. Court of Chancery "D'Aranda v Head 1831, TNA Document Ref: C13/1546/15."
  8. Online image of the 1841 Census for England and Wales (Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.ancestry.co.uk.)
  9. Online image of the 1851 Census for England and Wales (Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.ancestry.co.uk.)
  10. Thomas Harridge Pedigree from D'Aranda v Head, 1858. (National Archives) , J68/1029.