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Trying to find a Eliza Harold

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Melster

Melster Report 11 Oct 2008 18:11

Hi Melanie

This is Melanie above and I have just changed mine as there was yet another Melanie on another thread .. never known so many !!

Mel

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 11 Oct 2008 13:32

Your welcome vicky.

Glad I just changed my name the other day otherwise I would'nt have known which were my answers on this thread. I too am Melanie! Only way to tell would be to see if I could delete!!

Vicky

Vicky Report 11 Oct 2008 12:32

wow thanks for all your help to Mel , Melanie, Roy and Gilian. Got so much information to read and put into family tree.

Melster

Melster Report 10 Oct 2008 22:59

Had to go out and came back to this thread and you have solved it all !! Good work.

Melanie

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 22:21

What was that for?????????

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 22:09

Mel, nrr nrrr nr nr nrrrrrrrr

Roy :-)))))))))))

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 22:00

Roy I did'nt look for her marriage as Vicky had the marriage cert. I still think they could have put the wrong surname on the marriage cert for Eliza though. It happened in my family.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 21:30

Just thought i would add this from the IGI

ELIZA HAROLD Pedigree
Female Family
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: RICHARD HAROLD Family
Marriages:
Spouse: DANIEL KEFFORD Family
Marriage: 12 DEC 1868 Linton, Cambridge, England

Husband Age at Marriage: 23
Wife Age at Marriage: 24
Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M138243 1845 - 1876 1040538 Film 6901467 Film

Roy

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:45

ROBERT HARROD Pedigree
Male
-------------------------------------------------------------
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 30 JUN 1765 Ashdon, Essex, England
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM HARROD Family
Mother: ELISABETH

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:41

Their marriage


ROBERT HARROD Pedigree
Male Family
-----------------------------------------------------------
Marriages:
Spouse: HANNAH STRANGE Family
Marriage: 24 DEC 1794 Bartlow, Cambridge, England

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:40

This one died but they also have two Mary's so this could be Richard's parents and siblings.

RICHARD HARROD Pedigree
Male
------------------------------------------------------------
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 20 NOV 1805 Ashdon, Essex, England

Death: 24 NOV 1805
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parents:
Father: ROBERT HARROD Family
Mother: HANNAH
--------------------------------------------------------

GillianMac

GillianMac Report 10 Oct 2008 14:20

IGI has Eliza Harrod bap 17/7/1842 Bartlow Cambs daughter of richard and Sarah

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:17

All children of Sarah and Richard

SUSANNA HARROD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 24 FEB 1850 Bartlow, Cambridge, England

2. SARAH HARROD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 23 MAY 1847 Bartlow, Cambridge, England

3. ELIZA HARROD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 17 JUL 1842 Bartlow, Cambridge, England

4. MARIANNE HARROD - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 11 AUG 1844 Bartlow, Cambridge, England

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:16

ELIZA HARROD Pedigree
Female
-------------------------------------------------------------
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 17 JUL 1842 Bartlow, Cambridge, England
--------------------------------------------------
Parents:
Father: RICHARD HARROD Family
Mother: SARAH

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 14:12

Think you may have cracked it Roy!!!

Found her on the 1861 census as a pauper in the Union workhouse and she is down as deaf and dumb!!!!!!

1861 England Census
about E Harrod
Name: E Harrod
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Relation: Pauper
Gender: Female
Where born: Ashdon, Essex, England

Civil Parish: Linton
County/Island: Cambridgeshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Linton
Sub registration district: Linton
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 239

RG9; Piece: 1029; Folio: 66; Page: 44; GSU roll: 542740

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 13:31

The family in 1851

Name: Eliza Harrod
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Richard
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Bartlow Hamlet, Essex, England

Civil Parish: Bartlow
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Linton
Sub registration district: Duxford
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Harrod 8
Richard Harrod 35 Occupation Ag Lab
Sarah Harrod 36
Sarah Harrod 5
Susanah Harrod 1

Note; Bartlow Hamlet covers Ashdon


Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 13:27

I think this is the birth of the other Eliza who shows up on the 1841 censu with mother Ann

Name: Eliza Harrold
Year of Registration: 1840
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: St Ives
County: Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire
Volume: 14
Page: 207

Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 13:17

possible birth

Name: Eliza Harrod
Year of Registration: 1842
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Linton
County: Cambridgeshire, Essex
Volume: 14
Page: 87

Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 10 Oct 2008 13:09

on this 1841 census from ashdon Essex, Rich (short for Richard) has been mis-transcribed as Reid.

But no Eliza? Was she born when the census took place, according to the 1871 census she would have been born 1846ish


Name: Reid Harrod
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Gender: Male
Where born: Essex, England

Civil Parish: Ashdon
Hundred: Freshwell
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Linton
Sub registration district: Linton
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Reid Harrod 27
Sarah Harrod 27



Roy

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 10 Oct 2008 11:59

Does it give Eliza's age on her marriage cert?