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Please help Norma

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Norma

Norma Report 2 Nov 2007 15:26

Trying to find any information on Elizabeth Harvey born in east London around 1818 married a William Gilmour.

Lewella

Lewella Report 3 Nov 2007 02:21

Mistranscribed in 1851. Image reads Gilmour, not Gilman

1851 England Census
about Elizabeth Gilman
Name: Elizabeth Gilman
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: Cornwall, England

Civil Parish: Shoreditch
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: Shoreditch
Sub-registration district: St Leonard
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 87
Household Members:
Name Age
Ahedridge Gilman 10
Alexander Gilman 8
Elizabeth Gilman 32
Fredrick Gilman 7 Mo
James Gilman 4
James Gilman 21
John Gilman 6
William Gilman 36
William Gilman 12

Then from IGI, I found this:

ELIZABETH HARVEY
Event(s):
Christening: 24 JAN 1818 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

Parents:
Father: ABEDNEGO HARVEY
Mother: ELIZABETH

This ties in with Elizabeth's second son's christian name, which keeps getting mistranscribed.

Lewella

Lewella Report 3 Nov 2007 02:23

Results for: Harvey, British Isles
Father: Abednego , Mother: Elizabeth
Exact Spelling: Off
Batch Number: P006371

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 5

1. ABEDNEGO HARVEY
Gender: Male
Christening: 29 AUG 1807 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

2. JOHN HARVEY
Gender: Male
Christening: 05 JAN 1812 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

3. ELIZABETH HARVEY
Gender: Female
Christening: 24 JAN 1818 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

4. MARY HARVEY
Gender: Female
Christening: 19 NOV 1809 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

5. MARGARET HARVEY
Gender: Female Christening: 27 MAR 1814 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England

Lewella

Lewella Report 3 Nov 2007 02:25

ABEDNEGO HARVEY

Marriages:
Spouse: ELIZABETH THOMAS
Marriage: 08 NOV 1806 Saint Buryan, Cornwall, England