Eleanor Elisabeth (Skipper) Drain (1818 - bef. 1873)

Born 12 Nov 1818 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Died before 23 Jan 1873 before age 54 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth was born on 12 November 1818 and baptised Eleanor Elisabeth at St Margaret King's Lynn five days later. Her parents were William, a sawyer, and Susan.^[1]

She married George Drain on 8 April 1838, also at St Margaret. He was a mariner and she was a servant. His father was Thomas Drain, a boat wright.^[2]

George and Elizabeth had nine children from the GRO Index:

Susannah 3Q 1842

Susannah 4Q 1843

Eleanor 1Q 1846

Susannah 4Q 1847

George 1Q 1850

Elizabeth 1Q 1852

Sarah 1Q 1856

Caroline 2Q 1859

George 3Q 1861

However at the 1841 census there was a two year old George in the household.^[3] [Perhaps the record for George above was really from 1840]

At the 1851 census only Eleanor aged 5 and Susanna aged 3 are in the household.^[4] In 1861 the children were Eleanor aged 16, Sarah aged 5 and Caroline aged 2.^[5]

Elizabeth died in 1873 and was buried at St Margaret on 23 January.^[6]

Research Notes

Another William and Susan Skipper were baptising children in Weasenham at this time, including one in May 1818. No obvious siblings for Elizabeth have been identified. William probably married Susan Nobes at St Margaret with St Nicholas King's Lynn on 8 October 1818. For some reason there was a delay after the banns were read on three Sundays in April.

George Drain born ~1812 King's Lynn His parents Thomas ~1774 King's Lynn and Elizabeth Harrison ~1776 King's Lynn Grandparents George & Elizabeth Drain, Thomas and Sarah Harrison

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DWL3-DPJ?cc=1416598&wc=4JDN-88N%3A29841701%2C29359202%2C29476601 : 25 June 2014), Lynn St Margaret > Baptisms > 1813-1819 > image 135 of 157; Record Office, Norwich.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXN2-QRF : 12 February 2018), George Drain and Elizabeth Eleanor Skipper, 08 Apr 1838; citing St. Margaret, King'S Lynn, Norfolk, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,471,538.
3. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 786; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Margaret; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 14; Page: 21; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438868
4. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1829; Folio: 33; Page: 8; GSU roll: 207484
5. ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 1255; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542784
6. ↑ Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 39/44