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Edith Veevers is on the 1901 census (Aged13) @ 47 Henry St, Workington, Cumberland with her parents John & Sarah. She married Jan Verschoor when she was 20 in Workington, Cumberland on 31 Jan 1909. She is then on the 1911 and I have her death certificate.

I was led to believe her birth date was 11 April 1888 and all the documents from above correspond with a birth year of 1888. However, I am unable to find a record of her birth!

Can someone please help?
Thanks in advance, Jo

when were her parents married ? could she be registered with her mother's surname?

Marriages Sep 1877

ROSS Thomas Carlisle 10b 569
Smith Mary Page Carlisle 10b 569
>>>>>>>>>Snaith Sarah Carlisle 10b 569
>>>>>>>>Vevers John Carlisle 10b 569

Possibles ????

Births Dec 1887 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Veevers Edith Mary - Burnley 8e 301

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Births Dec 1888

VEVERS Edith Alice - York 9d 25

For reference
1901 census - household transcription
Person: VEEVERS, Edith
Address: 47, Henry Street, Workington
VEEVERS, John Head Married M 51 1850 General Labourer
Bowness
Cumberland
VEEVERS, Sarah Wife Married F 51 1850
Whitehaven
Cumberland
VEEVERS, Annie Daughter Single F 19 1882
Workington
Cumberland
VEEVERS, Lauria Daughter Single F 18 1883 Hotel (Domestic)
Workington
Cumberland
VEEVERS, Edith Daughter F 13 1888
Workington
Cumberland
VEEVERS, Kathleen Daughter F 8 1893
Workington
Cumberland
VEEVERS, John J Son M 5 1896
Workington
Cumberland V

I am having trouble finding them 1891

Births Mar 1884 (>99%)
Vevers Laura Cockermouth 10b 568

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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VERSCHOOR, Edith Wife Married F 22 1889 House Work Husband At Sea Cumberland Workington VIEW
VERSCHOOR, Welhelmina Christina Daughter F 1 (19 MONTHS) 1910 Cumberland Workington VIEW
VERSCHOOR, Laura Daughter F 0 (2 MONTHS) 1911 Cumberland Workington VIEW
VEEVERS, Laura Sister Single F 27 1884 House Work Cumberland Workington VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
31450 Reference:
RG14PN31450 RG78PN1806 RD576 SD3 ED24 SN24

Registration District:
Cockermouth Sub District:
Workington Enumeration District:
24 Parish:
Workington

Address:
23 Stanley Street Workington County:
Cumberland



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1891:

Edith Vevers
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Workington, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Workington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Cockermouth
Sub-registration district: Workington
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Vevers 42
Sarah Vevers 41
Robert Vevers 11
Annie Vevers 9
Laura Vevers 7
Edith Vevers 3


Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4307; Folio 32; Page 10; GSU roll: 6099417.

Can't see her birth at all on freebmd.

1891 England Census

Name: Edith Vevers
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Workington, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Workington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
County/Island: Cumberland

Registration district: Cockermouth
Sub-registration district: Workington
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Vevers 42
Sarah Vevers 41
Robert Vevers 11
Annie Vevers 9
Laura Vevers 7
Edith Vevers 3

Births Mar 1882 (>99%)
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Vevers Annie Cockermouth 10b 522

This can't be right but might be a relative:

Name: Edith Ashley Vevers
Year of Registration: 1878
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Cockermouth
County: Cumbria, Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 552

This is the only birth at that time

Births Mar 1887 (>99%)
Vevers Eleanor Cockermouth 10b 564

If she was born in Workington this is the only birth I can find for anything like a Vevers/Veevers:

Births Jun 1888 (>99%)
VEVERS Dora Cockermouth 10b 599 Scan available - click to view

sister laura
Name: Laura Vevers
Year of Registration: 1884
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Cockermouth
County: Cumbria, Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 568 (click to see others on page)

Edith Ashley died

Deaths Dec 1882 (>99%)
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VEVERS Edith Ashley 4 Cockermouth 10b 340

Thanks everyone - all the census records shown are the correct family. I have the BMD records for all the siblings except Edith who is on my direct line.

At least you have all confirmed I haven't missed anything - it seems she wasn't registered! Can this be so?

Births weren't registered from time to time, though it seems strange to me that they would register all the others and not her. Maybe she was registered elsewhere. There are the other two mentioned on 1st page, plus these, though none are obviously yours:

Births Dec 1886 (>99%)
V_evers Edith Keighley 9a 166
V_evers Edith Alnwick 10b 38[41]

No Scottish connection I suppose?? Have seen this now and again with families from this area.

Jan