Genealogy

It would appear that Hannah remarried after the death of Saffory, according to the BMD in 1872 name of spouse unknown at present.

Saffory, age 50, in 1851, was a coachbuilder, his father, deceased, being a Master Tailor. His first wife, Barbara, having produced a good big family, died Jun Q.,1854,St Martins and he married (ii), Hannah Elbro Brown, who claimed to be 25, Sep 28, 1858,St Martins. One child, Henry Saffory, has been traced,born Aug 12, 1862, Holborn. Saffory Senior, died, Mar Q.,1867,Holborn. Hannah E. Middleton then married (ii) John Young Gray, June Q.,, 1872, Pancras. No children have been found, and John Young died, Dec Q.,1873, aged 39, Strand. As Hannah Elbro Gray,she married (iii) eitherWilliam Southwell, or William Henry Murphy, St Giles,Dec Q.,1874. The other bride was Julia Gooding, in case we can find either couple in 1891.

Updated 10 Feb 2008 by Oliver St.John with additional information from Pat Hills, a researcher, who found Julia Murphy. This means that it was Hannah Elbro Southwell; they were all 4 married as below:

Hannah Elbrow (sic) GRAY, died Mar Q., 1893 (source: FreeBMD)

Marriages Jan Q., 1872

Gray John Young Pancras 1b 222

MIDDLETON Hannah Elbro Pancras 1b 222

Monday Mary Pancras 1b 222

MORDAY Mary Pancras 1b 222

Wolsey James Pancras 1b 222

John Y. Gray died DecQ., 1873, Strand

Marriages Dec 1874

Gooding Julia St. Giles 1b 844

Gray Hannah Elbro St. Giles 1b 844

Murphy William Henry St. Giles 1b 844

Southwell William St. Giles 1b 844

William Southwell died, aged 65. Mar Q.,1876, St Giles 1 b 401

Hannah Southwell reverted to her surname Gray when she died:

Hannah Elbrow Gray. aged 58, Mar Q., 1893 Strand. 1 b 459