Hi ,Regarding Eliza Rolton postings in April 2020 ...This lady is a direct ancestor of mine and equally has been extremely difficult to trace her parents ...What I have verified -
Eliza Herbert was born in England in circa 1836 to mother Mary Ann Harris and father 'unknown'.
My thoughts are Mary Ann Harris with father John Harris had married a Charles Hewitt in London in 1838 and Eliza Herbert is their child (either born 1836-1838 ).-ie Transcribing errors From Hewitt/Herbert/leggett..
We then have Mary Ann 'Leggett'(father John Harris) marrying Thomas Kennington in London 1840..
The 1841 Census shows Mary Ann Kennington and Thomas Kennington and Eliza Herbert(aged 5) all living together in Chelsea...
When Thomas Kennington died Mary Ann Kenningtom married David Dalton in Chelsea in 1842...
David Dalton and Mary Ann Dalton had son Henry Dalton born 1843 London and died NZ 1901
David Dalton also had a daughter Amelia Dalton(with wife Sarah Coates) born Madras India in 1831 and died NZ in 1875.
David Dalton ,his wife Mary Ann,Daughter Amelia ,son Henry and Eliza ''Herbert' shown as Dalton all shipped out to NZ on the Minerva in 1849 ..David was a previous Army drum major and came out to NZ as a Fencible and lived at Howick..
Eliza Dalton ,now reverted to Eliza Herbert and gave birth to George Rolton in Auckland Gaol in 1850 She was only about 14! The father was George Rolton a mariner..
They later married in 1856 she was 20 and he was 28.
They had other children and she left him and went onto marry William Green in 1868..There were children from this union also ...Mary Ann Green died in NZ 1875..
George Rolton(known as Captain) died at Shortland wharf in 1905 from drowning ...He had remarried numerous times and numerous children ...He even fathered a child with his own daughter!!
My connection is down through George Rolton born NZ 1850 that jumped ship in Australia ,changed his name to Walter George Henry Rolton ...even stated on his marriage cert that he was born in USA!!! Clearly he was wanting to distant himself from his father etc...
I have also been able to verify my direct ancestor as Mary Ann Harris as I have had a good DNA match with a NZ Ancestry .com member whose direct ancestor was Henry Dalton !
Happy to share further details on this family and extended ROLTON families in both NZ/AUSTRALIA.
Regards ,Peter..in Melbourne.