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I have an Elizabeth Edith Johnson b. 1919 in Bethnal Green, London, m trying to find her parents and any of her siblings, can anyone help, please..

Elizabeth went onto marry a William Gilder b. 1920 registered September 1940 in West Ham

Mother's maiden name Brown

Quite a few mariages Johnson/Brown suggest you get a birth certificate for Elizabeth to give parents full names.

Her birth will be on freebmd and will show mmn

Looks like the family in 1939

Name: Elizabeth E Johnson
[Elizabeth E Gilder]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1919
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 9
Residence Place: West Ham, Essex, England
Occupation: Erbord Polisher
Schedule Number: 67
Sub Schedule Number: 3
Enumeration District: CBKY
Registration district: 188-2
Inferred Father: Robert G Johnson
Inferred Mother: M E Johnson
Household Members:
Name
Robert G Johnson
M E Johnson
Elizabeth E Johnson
Caroline J Johnson
Albert R Johnson
Henry G Johnson
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1939 register showing parents and siblinhgs


Johnson Household (7 People)
9 Village Street , West Ham C.B., Essex, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Elizabeth E Gilder (Johnson) 12 Mar 1919 Exford Polisher
Robert G Johnson 04 ? 1881 ???
M E Johnson 17 Feb 1884 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Caroline J Johnson 19 ? 1919 Tin Printer
Ellen R Hayzelden (Nicholass,Johnson) 24 Jan 1922 Port Maker
Henry G Johnson 17 Feb 1924 ???
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Parents marriage

Marriages Dec 1905
BROWN Mary Elizabeth Bethnal G. 1c 403
JOHNSON Robert George Bethnal G. 1c 403

More on the marriage Shirley posted:

Name: Robert George Johnson
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 25
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1880
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1905
Marriage Place: St Paul, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: John Johnson
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Brown
Register Type: Parish Register

Groom a 25 yr old bachelor, upholsterer's trimming maker, address 15 Austin St, father John Johnson, deceased, labourer.

Bride a 22 yr old spinster, address 15 Austin St, father John Brown, woodehopper.

Witnesses William Knowles and Betsey Elizabeth Brown.

Family in 1911?

Married 6 years, 2 children, both still living:

1911 Census For England & Wales

71 Sclater St Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England

Robert Johnson Head Married Male 30 1881 Cord Maker Bethnal Green
Mary Johnson Wife - Female 27 1884 - Lon
May Johnson Daughter - Female 4 1907 - -
Robert Johnson Son - Male 3 1908

Births of the children?

JOHNSON, MAY ELIZABETH BROWN
GRO Reference: 1906 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 180

JOHNSON, ROBERT CHARLES BROWN
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 172

If you look on freebmd,

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/

you will find several Johnson births with MMN Brown, In Bethnal Green, but as others have said, it's not an uncommon pairing of names.

Was Edith Elizabeth a twin?

Births Jun 1919
Johnson Caroline J Brown Bethnal G. 1c 174
Johnson Elizabeth E Brown Bethnal G 1c 174

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Thanks for the heads up Pat, I think I'll leave this one...