- In Kim Steven's transcription of the ZLL parish register, there appears the 31 Jul 1858 birth of daughter Mary Ann Selina to Henry and Eliza EISENHAUER and there seems little doubt that this is James Henry 1828 and wife Eliza LONG; for example, the other James Henry's who might be Mary Ann Selina's father seem to be ruled out. The problem is that there is convincing evidence that this is the same James Henry who m. Eliza Jane CORKUM in Dec 1853; so, something is wrong. I think the most likely explanation is that Mary Ann Selina's DOB was actually 31 Jul 1853, as a smudged "3" is often misread as an "8" and vice versa.
- In Kim Steven's transcription of the ZLL parish register, there appears the 31 Jul 1858 birth of daughter Mary Ann Selina to Henry and Eliza EISENHAUER and there seems little doubt that this is James Henry 1828 and wife Eliza LONG; for example, the other James Henry's who might be Mary Ann Selina's father seem to be ruled out. The problem is that there is convincing evidence that this is the same James Henry who m. Eliza Jane CORKUM in Dec 1853; so, something is wrong. I think the most likely explanation is that Mary Ann Selina's DOB was actually 31 Jul 1853, as a smudged "3" is often misread as an "8" and vice versa.
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