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I've been trying to find a birth record for EDITH EVA MAY HARVEY for quite some time now.

1911 census gives her place of birth as CARBROOKE, NORFOLK and her age as 26.

I have her marriage certificate which gives her father as GEORGE HARVEY occupation 'KEEPER'. She was married on 13th August 1910 and her age then was also 26.

I'm sure this should be easy to find but I'm having no luck at all and would appreciate any help!

Thanks in anticipation.

Nearest I can find


Births Sep 1887 (>99%)
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HARVEY Edith May M Norwich 4b 163

Thank you glitter baby - not that one unfortunately, I already have the certificate.

Incidently if anyone would like a certificate for an Edith Harvey born in Norfolk I have three here I don't need and am happy to pass on if it is any use!

I thought that Carbrook was in Yorkshire

Oops Carbrooke - Norfolk

Births Dec 1885 (>99%)
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Harvey Edith Wayland 4b 264

Carbrooke is in Wayland registration district

She was definitely from Norfolk.

It is Carbrooke (with an E) - a small village in the Breckland district of Norfolk - although I was always told she was born in Diss, Norfolk!

Choccy - that one arrived in the post a few days ago - not that one either - the father's name was John. It's the only one in the Wayland Registration dsitrict anywhere near that time (Carbrooke was Wayland and now Breckland I think).

Stuck!

Could this be her death? maybe if it's right it'll have her dob on it??

Name: Edith E M Taylor
Death Registration Month/Year: 1940 JUN Q
Age at death (estimated): 53
Registration district: Uxbridge
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 3a
Page: 132

if she married Harold Taylor

Marriages Sep 1910 (>99%)
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Harvey Edith E M Epsom 2a 42
Lightwood Henry A Epsom 2a 42
Stone Ada C Epsom 2a 42
Taylor Harold Epsom 2a 42

Liverbird - Those are both her and I have both certs here. Neither give a dob and worse still, the death cert has the wrong age (53) Family knowledge, marriage cert and 1911 census records all agree she would have been 56 when she died.

1871

Although he is a card maker...

George Harvey
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Carbrook, Norfolk, England
Civil parish: St Pancras
Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Pancras
Sub-registration district: Camden Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 293
Household Members: Name Age
George Harvey 54
Ann Harvey 56
Robert Harvey 21
Frederick Port 16


Regards Vera

Found this one in 1891...

Edith Harvey
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Where born: N

Civil parish: Sutton
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Sutton
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street Address: Brighton Road, Sutton.

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Epsom
Sub-registration district: Carshalton
ED, institution, or vessel: S M D School for Boys and Girls
Neighbors: View others on page




Place of birth unknown



Regards Vera

Thankyou Vera. I eventually found the one in Sutton, Surrey and the father's name was John. I found her later on and it gave pob as Lewisham.

I think I'm going to order the cert for the one in Fleggs. I know a fair bit about her now, she has the correct fathers name and worked as a domestic servant (like my gr grandmother was before she married) the only problem is she was born in Caister which is miles away from Carbrooke.

There is only one other born in Norfolk around that time with the right fathers name and he was a police superintendant - surely someone in the family would have remembered that! She was born in Garboldisham (guiltcross reg district) which is closer to Carbrooke than Caister.

Oh I'm not sure which to get now! Any thoughts?

1901

Edith Harvey
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Caister, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: Great Yarmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Nicholas
Town: Great Yarmouth
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Yarmouth
Sub-registration district: Yarmouth Northern
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 91
Household Members: Name Age
Edward T Ayers 60
Isabella Ayers 57
Emma Stubbings 28
Edith Harvey 17


Regards Vera

Thanks Vera, Yes, that's the one I am thinking I should get the birth certificate for. Hopefully it will give the full name and confirm it is her.

Jennifer,
That is the problem with family treeing......I can only tell what I did to find my grandmothers birth, I must have sent for 5 birth certificate if not more. Trouble is it costs as we know !!! But I did find her...I was sooooo pleased.


I might be wrong.....but the Edith Harvey with the policeman father (1901 census) surely she would have put police man etc on her marriage certificate....

Is keeper another name for a policeman ???


Oh, I do hope you find her....please if you don't mind, keep me informed.


Regards Vera

Well, yes I have absolutely no idea what sort of Keeper he was. I googled and found inn-keepers, game-keepers, store-keepers, livery yard-keepers and even a pool table keeper! I can't think of any type of keeper that would be police related and I would think it unlikely he would change from that profession. Most inconsiderate of them really not to spare a thought for me 100 years later trying to find out all about them and guessing what sort of keeper he was.

I'll let you know what happens when the Caister certificate arrives.

I'm assuming that if she used the middle names Eva May for her mariage certificate they would also be on her birth certificate? Did she have to give a copy of her birth certificate to prove her identity at marriage? I have a horrible feeling I'm not going to get the answer I want to hear from those two questions! Does anyone know?

I have no idea of the geography of Norfolk, but is this any good?

Births Sep 1884 (>99%)
Harvey Female Smallburgh 4b 57

n

Thanks for the n Vera.

The casiter certifacte arrived but without any middle names. It is the closest match of all the certificates I can find so what I am trying to do now is see if there is a baptism record for this Edith Harvey with these parents that gives the middle names Eva May

I have started another thread (probably should have continued on this one really - sorry folks) in the hope that someone could do a look up for me. Not having much luck so far though.

Jennifer,
Hopefully she will turn up. Thanks

Regards Vera