Elizabeth HESOM, our 4x gt grandmother, connects to the SQUIRES family via her granddaughter , Jane OLIVER, and her marriage to Richard TAYLOR .

Elizabeth's great granddaughter, Jane TAYLOR , married Charles Dunlop SQUIRES.

(See Ancestral Tree)

Elizabeth's parents were Thomas HESOM and Elizabeth MAYO.

Elizabeth was born in 1795 and, in the same year, baptised in Willoughby, Warwickshire on 12 October.

Elizabeth married Matthew JEPHCOTT on 10 February 1812 in Willoughby, Warwickshire.

Their marriage was witnessed by Mary Hesom, Ann Hart and Thomas Hesom. (Strangely, written in a different hand after his name is "Temperance Hall").

Their daughter Sarah Ann was born in 1816 and baptised in Willoughby, Warwickshire on 26 December 1816.

Elizabeth Jephcott, landlady of the Bell public-house, Grey Friars'-Lane, appeared to answer an information, charging her with harbouring prostitutes, and otherwise keeping a disorderly house. It was stated by Police Constable Payne, that his attention having been diverted to a violent disturbance going on there, almost half past ten o'clock on Wednesday night, he and Simons entered, and found eight or nine prostitutes there, - one woman with her head bleeding profusely, the neighbourhood in uproar, and people crying out that the premises wanted burning to the ground. There was scarcely a week passed without complaints of some sort or other being made against this house.
The Defendant pleaded guilty, but in extenuation said, that a rush of company made her unable to preserve order.
Fined £2, and 11s 6d costs, with a caution as to the retention of her licence.

(Coventry Herald & Observer - Friday 23 March 1849)

Thursday December 20 (Before W Hawkes and J Ralpha, Esqrs)

Elizabeth Jephcott, landlady of the Bell public-house, Grey Friar's Lane, appeared to answer an information, charging her with having had her house open for the sale of beer on Sunday morning last, about a quarter before one o'clock. Police Constable Coltman stated, that he and Policeman Iliff were on duty in the lane above stated, when he saw a prostitute passing from defendant's house into a brothel close by, into which he entered, and saw five men and two females drinking. He then went into the Bell, and asked Mrs Jephcott what she could think of drawing beer at that time; and her reply was, that it was only a small-beer or half-and-half, which she had let them have for their supper. She now expressed regret at having done so, and begged for leniency
Fined 10s, and costs, 12s 6d.

(Coventry Herald & Observer - Friday 21 December 1849)

By the time of the 1841 Census, Elizabeth and Matthew were living in "New Buildings", in the parish of Holy Trinity, Coventry with their children Caroline, John and William.

Matthew is described as a publican.

"New Buildings" was a short road just off Trinity Street and it is likely that the pub, possibly "The Cross Keys", was there, although it is not identified as such on the 1841 Census.

By 1851 Elizabeth was living in Warwick Lane, Coventry at the Bell Inn but Matthew had died in 1846.

William and John, her sons, were living with Elizabeth together with Jane OLIVER her granddaughter.

Elizabeth is now a Licensed Victualer at the Bell Inn, opposite to Ford's Hospital.

By 1871 Elizabeth, aged 75 years, was living at 153 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham with her son William, aged 37 years, who is described as a Watchmaker/ Jeweller.

Elizabeth died on 9 June 1875 at 32 Great Barr Street, Birmingham and is buried in Witton Cemetery, Birmingham. Cause of death was reported as Bronchitis.

• UK Censuses (Ancestry .co.uk)
• Warwickshire, England Burials 1813-1910 (Ancestry .co.uk)
• Warwickshire England Baptisms 1813-1910 (Ancestry .co.uk)
• England, Births & Christenings 1538-1975 (Ancestry .co.uk)
• IGI www.familyseach.org
• England Select Marriages 1538-1973 (Ancestry .co.uk)
• London Gazette (1837 Volume 1, Part 1)