Trying to solve a mystery

[Dundee]

I think she is probably the eldest daughter of Eliza TOTHAM and Israel SAUNDERS.  She is at home in Colchester in 1851 and in 1861 she is in the home of William GRIFFIN as a servant and also there as housekeeper is the person that I think is her grandmother, Eliza TOTHAM.

Debra 

[candrjm]

Another possibility perhaps (birth year 2 years different from 1871 record)?

Birth:
FRANCIS, ELIZA        no MMN recorded-     
GRO Reference: 1845  J Quarter in COLCHESTER UNION  Volume 12  Page 66

possible 1851 census:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGV6-T7C

[mckha489]

I think she is probably the eldest daughter of Eliza TOTHAM and Israel SAUNDERS.  She is at home in Colchester in 1851 and in 1861 she is in the home of William GRIFFIN as a servant and also there as housekeeper is the person that I think is her grandmother, Eliza TOTHAM.

Debra 

But Eliza is down as unmarried in that 1871. If she was pretending to be FRANCIS wouldn’t she be saying she was widowed?
I think more likely the father of the boys is Mr SA(U)NDERS

[Annette7]

Eliza Francis b.31/3/1846 (should be 1845), bp.5/9/1852 St. Botolph, Colchester, dau. of Mary Ann.
Mary Ann Francis b.11/4/1848,                      ditto                     ditto                            ditto

Mary Ann Francis shown as born Ardleigh on 1851 census:
Baptisms at Ardleigh

Mary Ann Francis bp.16/5/1823, dau. of John and Mary
Harriet Francis bp.1/10/1826                ditto
Frederick Francis, bp.4/8/1831, son of John and Mary
Mahala Francis, bp.14/4/1833, dau.       ditto
John Francis bp.228/5/1835    son of     ditto
James Francis bc.1837                          ditto
David Francis bp.9/3/1841                    ditto

John Francis married Mary Watcham 6/5/1823 Ardleigh

Annette

[Deb Clark Rennie]

Thank you so much everyone for your help and ideas it’s certainly difficult to work out especially if Eliza is covering her identity.  It still is odd that Dianne’s father must have ordered the death certificate for Felix Francis, I also checked the date of the copy of the birth certificate which I re checked when that was issued and it looks like 22nd of August 1928.  Perhaps Alfred’s son Albert ordered these when trying to work out his father’s identity.  Or did he need them himself?  I will try some of the names mentioned to re check against Dianne’s DNA.  I know how frustrating it is for me not knowing the identity of 3 of my GG Grandfathers it must be even more frustrating for Dianne not knowing who her great grandparents were.