GRAVES

We had previously thought that Elizabeth GRAVES (wife of Benjamin HOLMANS) was born c.1788/9 at Woodnesborough (from the 1851 census), but we could not find her baptism. However, new information provided by Les Holmans suggests that the Eliza HOLMANS mentioned in that census was the second wife of Benjamin HOLMANS (Eliza STEER), Elizabeth Graves having died some time before.

Re-visiting the registers of Great Mongeham (nr. Deal, Kent) has revealed the burial of Elizabeth OMANS of Deal, aged 29, on 19th November 1826. This would put the year of her birth as 1797, the same as her husband.

We are currently seeking the birth/baptism of Elizabeth GRAVES, c.1797. It is likely that we will find it in or around the parish of Great Mongeham, near Deal, Kent.

Watch this space for further information.

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