Eliza Pym was born around 1840 in Surrey and married Joseph Timbers (1836) around 1868. She was the daughter-in-law of Joseph Timbers (1806) and the granddaughter-in-law of Matthew Timbers (1760). In 1861 she was working as a kitchen maid in the household of John S.G. Burke, a barrister, in Harley Street in London. She had married Joseph Timbers (1836) by 1871 when she was living in St. George's Place, Surbiton and was a coffee house keeper. In 1881 and 1891 she was living at 2 Park Road, Kingston-upon-Thames. In 1901 she was living at Bellevue, New Clifton Road, Kingston.

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• 1. 1881 Census. 2 Park Road, Kingston-on-Thames. Eliza Timbers. Wife. Age 41. Born Surrey. • 2. Marriage Registers. Timbers, Joseph & Pym, Eliza. Mar. 1868. 2a. 292. Kingston. • 3. 1901 Census. Kingston On Thames. Eliza Timbers. Age 61. Born Chertsey. • 4. 1861 Census. 27 Alfred Hasley [sic, probably Upper Harley] St, Marylebone. Eliza Pym. Serv. Age 20. Kitchen Maid. Born Chertsey. • 5. 1871 Census. St. Georges Place, Surbiton. Eliza Timbers. Wife. Age 31. Coffee House Keeper. Born Chertsey. • 6. 1901 Census. Bellevue, New Clifton Rd, Kingston. Eliza Timbers. Wife. Age 61. Born Chertsey. • 7. 1891 Census. 2 Park Rd, Kingston. Eliza Timbers. Wife. Age 51. Born Surrey.