Her married name was Parsonage.
Frances Elizabeth Blake was born circa 1832 at
Broxton, Cheshire. She was the daughter of
Thomas Blake and
(?) (?). She married
Thomas Parsonage, son of
Timothy Parsonage and
Mary Parsonage, on 17 November 1853 at
Malpas Parish Church, Malpas, Cheshire, and the ceremony was witnessed by
Timothy Parsonage and
Catherine Parsonage; On his marriage certificate Thomas gave his occupation as surgeon. This was probably an embellishment of the truth, as he had been an assistant to a surgeon just two years earlier on the census. She appeared on the
1861 Census in
Broxton, Cheshire, and
Thomas Parsonage,
Emma Louisa Parsonage,
Thomas Henry Caldecott Parsonage,
Ellen Rose Parsonage and
Eliza Eugenia Parsonage were living in the same household; The head of the household, Thomas (senior), described himself as a farmer of 20 acres. Also living with the family was Ann Bowker, aged 16 years a house servant. She appeared on the
1871 Census in
Mount Pleasant, Broxton, Cheshire, and
Thomas Parsonage,
Emma Louisa Parsonage,
Frances Emily Parsonage,
Mary Elizabeth Parsonage and
Frederick John Parsonage were living in the same household; The head of the household, Thomas, described himself as farmer of 18 acres. She died on 26 March 1875 at
5 Ellen Street, Wigan, Lancashire; The informant for her death was her husband Thomas, present at the death. Her occupation was described as wife of Thomas and farmer. The cause of death was pericarditis 6 months and pericardial effusion.