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1891
71 Vennel Greenock West
Thomas Graham 45 Cab Driver Ireland
Mary " 42 "
Elizabeth " 17 Domestic Serv
Thomasina " 10 "
Henrrietta " 5

Works out she was born 1874 if her age on 1891 cencus is 17yrs so go back 2 yrs from then

I've looked for possible matches from 1872-1878 and come up with nothing

How can she be on the Census but not show up on "Births"
I can't understand this.

(From glitterbaby)

"Just been looking at a family in 1891 and someone on Ancestry has added a name correction to Elizabeth Graham to read Elizabeth Read. Unfortunately one of those name correction when you can not view why they changed the name - so annoying"

I think this name change may be a key to Elizabeth.

Why can't anyone find a birth for her??? This is so strange.

Has anyone got a logical explanation as to why a child appears on the Census but cannot be found on Births ?????

Several possibilities....
name was registered incorrectly ie wrong surname or forname
Elizabeth was not actually her first name ie may have been her middle name but the one the family used
she wasn't born in Glasgow as stated
her approximate age is very wrong on the census
birth was not registered for some reason......it did happen

John Graham was born in Bridgeton,Glasgow, Aug 1875

John Graham was born 31-08-1875, so Elizabeth was born before Thomas and Mary Jane married or she was born after John ??

The parents married May 1874 in Bridgeton,Glasgow

rootgatherer,
John and younger sister Mary are both missing from 1891 Census???

John signed Mary Jane's death certificate in 1926 so he was alive in 1891.
I assume he was not living with the family at that time.....not uncommon for a 16 yr old then.

1901 census

Name: John Graham
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 564/2
Registration district: Greenock West
Civil parish: Greenock West
Town: Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 1 Bruce St
Occupation: Lab Driver
ED: 13
Household schedule number: 54
Line: 5
Roll: CSSCT1901_196
Household Members:
Name Age
John Graham 26
Annie Graham 26
Ellen Graham 3 m

No clues about Elizabeth on John's marriage cert either. If you want the details let me know.

I dont know if i'm going to be any help, but here goes- My gr. grandparents were GRAHAM,S her name was LAVINIA but not sure his name. They 1 son- ROBERT & daughters- MARY, JANET & MARGARET & child that died youngish, MARGARET was my grandma, she married James Gibson,&had a son James, & a daughter Isabella (my mum) & she married William McCracken(my dad) My name is Margaret Lavinia Hogg (nee McCracken) what else !!??. maybe none of this makes any sense to you, but we will never find out if we dont ask. can you please respond,if you dont mind- yay or nay !!!! 'thankyou!. regards margaret. Lavinia & ???? were born in nth.Ireland.

Aileen, thank you very much for the info and yes please I would really appreciate the details.

Hi Margaret,
Thank you also for the info, I don't know if we have a connection or not I would have to try and look into it, have you got the years for the people you mentioned please?

I have to admit defeat on this one as nobody can find a birth for the elusive Elizabeth !!!!!!!!!!!1

rootgatherer,
I have tried Elizabeth Read/ Reed born Glasgow, All Districts 1872-1875 and NOTHING. I GIVE UP.