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Just thought how can the surname be Choke though - her surname is Whitehead?

Yes!

Celia Jane Whitehead was born to Eliza in 1866, father recorded as Thomas Whitehead. Eliza was still married to Thomas Whitehead at this time so named him as the father. Thomas Whitehead was in prison in 1841 and still there in 1851. Eliza entered the workhouse in 1857 but by 1871 Eliza and Celia were living with William Cloke, so Celia's biological father could have been either Thomas Whitehead, William Cloke or ? . It's possible that when Celia married she named her father as William (referring to her step-father) and the surname was automatically recorded as Whitehead. .

Edit:

1871 census:


Celia Cloke
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name Celia Cloke
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Hythe, St Leonard, Kent, England
Enumeration District 9
Gender Female
Age 5
Marital Status Single
Occupation Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1866
Birthplace Kent
Entry Number 7
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/1020/0145
Household

Birthplace
William Cloke Head M 49 Newington, Kent
Eliza Cloke Wife F 47 Pluckley, Kent
Celia Cloke Daughter F 5 Kent

Ahhh - Tiggit I feel like I have just been on WDYTYA - amazing - never gave that a thought - I have a subscription to BNA but cannot find anything - where did you find the bit about prison?

Thanks so much for your help

I didn't find the info, it was from the quote on page 1 from Christina S

In the 1841 and 1851 censuses, Thomas Whitehead born 1820 in Monks Horton, was in Maidstone prison for theft.

Thomas Whitehead
in the 1841 England Census
Name: Thomas Whitehead
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Where born: Kent, England
Civil Parish: Maidstone
Hundred: Maidstone Borough
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Kent County Prison, Maidstone
Occupation: Prisoner; agricultural labourer
Registration district: Maidstone
Sub-registration district: East Maidstone
Neighbors:
Piece: 490
Book: 7
Folio: 6
Page Number: 6



Thomas Whitehead
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Thomas Whitehead
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Relation: Prisoner
Gender: Male
Where born: Monks Horton, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Maidstone
Ecclesiastical parish: Trinity
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Town: Maidstone
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: Prisoner; agricultural labourer
Registration district: Maidstone
Sub-registration district: West Maidstone
ED, institution, or vessel: Kent County Gaol
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 1
Piece: 1617
Folio: 654
Page Number: 23