Harriet Elizabeth Lloyd born about 1864 in Whitechapel, London

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Summary

Yet to be summarised.

Parents and family

On her marriage certificate she claims that her father was John LLOYD, a clerk.

On the 1901 Census, where she is head of the household, she gives the relationship to one Harriet WAYLETT, as "mother." The appearance of one William COTTON as a witness on the marriage certificate for George WAYLETT and Harriet Sophia LLOYD, and the agreement between her age and birthplace and that of Harriet Sophia WAYLETT, confirm that Harriet LLOYD, with which she appears on the 1881 Census, is her mother.

The Censuses infer that her mother, Harriet, and that she was born in about 1843 and in St Botolphs (on the 1891 census "St Botolphs, Cornwall," but on the 1881 and 1901 census "St Botolphs, London"). To compound the difficulty there are four St Botolph's churches in London. St. Botolph without Aldgate is in the Whitechapel registration district in which her daughter Harriet appears to have been born. The other three St Botolphs are in the East London Registration District.

FreeBMD lists 12 Harriet Sophia birth registrations in London or Middlesex in the period 1842-5. Searching for marriages of a Harriet S, anywhere in the country to a soundex of the surnames for these people brought up nothing like LLOYD. Trying a similar exercise, but matching with John rather than LLOYD turns up a possible (assuming that there has been a transcription error).
Harriet EDWARDS & John HYDE (HYDE sounds vaguely similar, begins with a double vertical strokes and has the letters "yd" at the end, the "e" being optional), Dec 1859, Lambeth. On the 1851 Census this Harriet EDWARDS looks to be in Amersham, Beaconsfield.. However, there is also a Harriet P EDWARDS, born 1843 with no place of Birth and in St Luke, Old Street. There also happens to be a John LLOYD, born 1841, listed in St Luke, Old Street. This may merit further investigation.

There are no John LLOYD marriages to a Harriet at Gretna Green ten years either side of Harriet's birth.

Birth

Various Census records give her birth as Whitechapel, Mile End, and Bethnal Green. However, these are within a mile and a half of each other. There are no other major places within the triangle formed by these three so she was probably born somewhere in the area between them.
Her birthplace is stated as

• Middlesex, Whitech[aple], on the 1871 Census
• Middlex, Bethnal Green, on the 1881 Census
• Whitechapel, London, on the 1901 Census

Possible registrations are (the earlier being the more likely) -

• Harriet Elizabeth LLOYD,  1863 Jun Q, Bethnal Green 1c 271 (Bethnal Green is just north of Whitechapel and later lost various areas to Whitechapel registration district)
• Harriet LLOYD, 1864 Jun Q, St Geo East 1c 412 (St George in the East is just south of Whitechapel)

Childhood and education

On the 1871 Census she is listed at 3 Wells Yard, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex. The family unit comprised -

• Elizabeth LEE, Head, W[idow], 77, Collardresser, Norfolk
• William LEE, Son, Unm[arried], 37, Sorter, Middlesex, Whitech[aple]
• Harriet LOIDE, Lodger, 7, , Middlesex, Whitech[aple]

Employment

On the 1881 Census she is listed at 11 Handley Rd, Hackney, London. She was boarding with William COTTON, for whom her mother, Harriet, was housekeeper. The unit comprised -

• William COTTON, Head, Wid'r, 50, Patent Band Manufacturer. Employ[ing] 5 men, Also Boiler Inspector, Cheshire, Congleton
• Harriet LLOYD, Serv[ant], W[idow], 38, Housekeeper, Middlesex, St Botolphs
• Harriet LLOYD, Boarder, 17, Fancy Box Maker, Middlex, Bethnal Green
• Emily BOOBLER, Visitor, 7,  , Middlex, Hackney Mile

She gave her occupation 'Fancy Box Maker' ('Maker' looks like 'Maller' on the census image. Comparison with 'Match Maker' on the same page shows that the author's 'k' is written as two vertical strokes the second bent to touch the first. So the 'll' is probably a badly written 'k'. Similarly the visitors name could be BOOKER rather than BOOBLER) Handley Road is still there and is in the parish of South Hackney (about 250m from Morpeth Road, where she was later living when she married)

Marriage

On 24 March 1883, at the Parish Church of South Hackney, she married George COOK. The account of their life together continues in the biography of George COOK.

• Hettie Elizabeth COOK, Head, age 47, Widow, born Whitechapel, London
• George Abram Josiah COOK, Son, aged 24, Single, Compositor, born Essex, West ham
• Florence Emily Prissilla [sic] COOK, Daughter,  aged 26, Single, Cosaque Maker (Confectioner), Worker, born Essex, West ham
• Ivy Minnie Elizabeth COOK, Daughter, aged 14, Prize Packet-maker, Worker, born Stratford, West ham
• Daisy Ethel May COOK, Daughter, aged 13, School, Worker, born Stratford, West ham

As Harriet was still quite young when George died and had young children, she would probably have re-married if that were possible, though this does not appear to have happened before 1911.

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