I'm always interested to find out how my various ancestors managed to be in the right place at the right time to meet. As I researched Eliza Jane Peacock, I noticed that in 1871 she was working as a servant to the Williams family in Bathwick, Somerset. Then I looked up Joesph Burton and found that he was living in Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire. Here's the map (compliments of MapQuest) that shows where they were each living. (Note, you can click on the map to see it bigger. Use your back button to return to this page).
As you can see, the two were living on either side of the town of Bathampton, just over five miles apart. Maybe they met in one of the local pubs or dance halls in Bathampton. Certainly they could have met on a local train or at the seashore. But Joseph Burton was a mason. He made things out of brick and stone. So, what if the family who employed Eliza Jane as a domestic also hired Joseph to do construction on their property in Bathwick. If so, was it love at first sight?
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