Herrington help please

[jonwarrn]

James Dummer Herrington married Elizabeth Purser, 20 June 1872, at Petworth
He was 28, a Boot maker, father not named
She was 33, father Edward Purser, deceased
both residing Petworth, one of the witnesses was Joseph Purser

Looks like mother and daughter may have died at the same time
June 1880, Westhampnett 2b 230
Herrington, Elizabeth (age 42)
Herrington, Harriett Emily (age 6)

Elizabeth was probably baptized at Egdean, 26 Sep 1835.
So perhaps James should have been recorded as widowed in 1881? Seems to be the man in Cobham in 1891.

[keyboard86]

Hi searching for a James b c 1845 Petworth gives a James Herrington occ Bootmaker in 1881, 1851/71 a James Dummer/Dammer
Keyboard86

[groom]

The problem is I think that Flatfish says Elizabeth was born 1873 , therefore she can't be the daughter of James Dummer Herrington and his wife Elizabeth, especially as their daughter Harriett who was baptised in December 1873, died. So I think is the wrong family. There doesn't seem to be the birth of an Elizabeth born in Petworth in 1873 registered.

[keyboard86]

Hi Groom, totally agree, but on the other requests/threads we have Elizabeth born as far back as 1871 I think, including Teignmouth, Devon?
It is that Elizabeth Henly in 1881 that puzzles me?
Keyboard86

PS and where does the May come from in 1911?

[groom]

According to Freebmd these are the only ones born during that period of time

Births Sep 1871   
HERRINGTON    Elizabeth        Hambledon   
 
Births Dec 1872   
Herrington    Elizabeth Hannah        Driffield    

Births Sep 1873   
Herrington    Elizabeth Anne        Carlisle
    
Births Mar 1874   
Herrington    Elizabeth        Westhampnett    

Although Westhampnett is Sussex, it's not her as she was the daughter of Abraham and Esther. Maybe Flatfish's Elizabeth was illegitimate and never registered and the name added to the marriage certificate for respectability?

[groom]

It is that Elizabeth Henly in 1881 that puzzles me?
Keyboard86

That Elizabeth's mother was Elizabeth Habbin. This looks like the child's birth before the marriage

Births Sep 1873   
Habbin    Elizabeth Wakeford       
Petworth    2b   295

I'd guess her father may have been a Wakeford? So maybe not her either.

[jann]

Per BMD the only Elizabeth Herrington born in Petworth in the 1870's was registered in 1878 (mistranscription on the certificate ?).  1878 matches her age:33 on the 1911 census.

Family Search has no record of a christening for this person. 

I think you'll have to get a birth certificate to straighten this out.

Jann

[fatfish]

Thank you all for your effort and help on this one. 

I have looked using the witnesses on the marriage certificate for Elizabeth to Henry Fisher.  (Copied below from my initial post for information.)  I was wondering if either could be a sister or brother in law.  There is a Caroline Herrington married to a James Herrington on 1881 census in Chiddingfold (not too far from Petworth?) with a 10 year old daughter Elizabeth and an 8 month old daughter Caroline. RG11/791/67/9.

Elizabeth Herrington born abt 1873 in Petworth (according to their marriage cert to Henry Fisher
1 May 1897 was 23 years old). Cert also shows her father as James Herrington a Coachman (domestic), witnesses were Caroline May & C Frankling.

[rosie99]

Where in the Kingston registration district did the marriage take place, the witnesses could be local to there.