Elizabeth Stoneham - Maidstone

[billslad]

Help please

Looking for the birth/baptism of Elizabeth Stoneham born c.1845 in Maidstone

When married to Henry Harber at Maidstone in December 1869 she gave her father's name as James and his occupation as Gardener

I know where she was in 1871 and 1881 but have been unable to find her prior to her marriage

Thank you

John

[lizdb]

There is this birth on FreeBMD

Indexed as
Eliz Stoneham
Jul/Aug/Sep 1846
Gravesend 5 121

Actual image says
Eliza Stoneham
ref is NOT 121, but I am not sure what middle number should be. Others like it on the page ....

[lizdb]

She is at
HO 107 1608 221 38 in 1851

Her Dad is John, not James

BUT

he is a Gardener!

Rooms in Horn Gardens, Milton
John 43  Gardener bn Southfleet
Mary 43 bn Milton
Emma 14 bn Chatham
Esther 11 bn Gravesend
Ann 7 bn G
Eliza 5 bn G
John 2 bn G

[lizdb]

Here is this family in 1861

Queens Street Milton
John 54 Ag lab bn N/K
Mary 54 bn Chatham
Annie 16 bn Gravesend
Eliza 14 bn G
John 11 bn G

not sure if this is your Eliza or not, but best I can find.

Who are witnesses on her marriage? any of these sisters?

[billslad]

Thank you for your prompt and comprehensive replies

Unfortunately (for me) the witnesses at the marriage were John Smith and Sophia Smith.  I secretly hoped that Sophia would turn out to be Elizabeth's sister but it doesn't look like it

I'll follow up the names you suggested and see where they lead

We possess the Birth Certificate of the Elizabeth who was registered in Mar/1845 at Greenwich but her father was Scrips, a Sawyer

John