Elizabeth was born 2 September 1799 at Church Street, Mile End to John (a porter) and Mary Gilkes. Her birth was recorded in the Devonshire House Meeting, although she was not a member.[1]
Sources
↑ Archive reference: RG6/413; Record set: England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England;
Reference
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA/RG6/BAP/1514659
England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, Ancestry.com. Piece 0798: Quarterly Meeting of London and Middlesex: Births (1797-1799).
London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com. Guildhall, St Sepulchre Holborn, Register of marriages, 1824 - 1837, P69/SEP/A/01/Ms 7222/7.