Questioning my great-great-great-grandmother's origins

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  1. Aspiring Posho

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    Elizabeth Perry nee Collier was born c. 1843/44/45, apparently in either Northamptonshire or Oxfordshire, and married George Perry on 19th Dec 1863 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire. I thought I had traced her line, but going over it again after a long break I'm starting to doubt everything. Here's her marriage:

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    https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9852&h=34437531&tid=78237455&pid=40384579672&usePUB=true#?_phcmd=u('https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/?name=George_Perry&birth=1842_sutton+courtenay-berkshire-england-united+kingdom_82159&death=1928_maidenhead-berkshire-england-united+kingdom_82127&child=Arthur_Perry&child2=Emily_Perry&child3=Frederick_Perry&child4=William_Perry&child5=Henry_Perry&child6=Alice_Perry&child7=Ellen_Perry&child8=Frank_Perry&father=John_Perry&gender=m&location=3257.3250&marriage=1863_sutton+courtenay-berkshire-england-united+kingdom_82159&mother=Martha_Giles&sibling=Edgar_Perry&sibling2=Albert_Perry&sibling3=James+Henry_Perry&sibling4=Joseph_Perry&sibling5=John_Perry+II&sibling6=Charles_Perry&sibling7=William_Perry&sibling8=Rachel_Perry&spouse=Elizabeth_Collier&treePerson=78237455_40384579672&successSource=Search&queryId=oKVxp6jG4T4Sv0AaKimVug==','successSource')
    I'm wondering if anyone can have a gander at the record, since Ancestry has always locked it from me. I know the censuses can vary, but this search led me to many different places, so I can't pin her down. I've finally been able to locate her death in 1931 - an old tree from a cousin had it down as 1887 - and I have what may be her birth certificate in front of me as I type this, but can someone assist in trying to calm the decade-long beast that is Elizabeth? I suppose it's a common genealogists' trick to resort to humour in these situations. :p
     
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    For the marriage- Ancestry wasn't hiding image from you,- it wasn't available.
    Same at F.Search :-
    Name: George Perry
    Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Collier
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Sutton Courtenay,Berkshire,England
    .............
    1851-HO107; Piece: 1688; Folio: 601; Page: 22
    Father's name: John Perry
    Mother's name: Martha Perry
    Rachel Perry 13
    William Perry 11
    George Perry 9
    Charles Perry 4
    John Perry 2
    Alfred Juggins 23 -lodger.
    ........

    1871
    born: Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England
    Civil Parish: Bray
    Town: Maidenhead
    George Perry 28 -paper maker
    Eliott Perry 27 [ Elizth.]
    Ellen Perry 5
    Alice Perry 3
    Henry Perry 1
    James Hawes 18
    Source Citation
    Class: RG10; Piece: 1290; Folio: 74; Page: 23
    .......

    1881 Bridge St Cold Tinkers
    George Perry 38
    Elizabeth Perry 36
    Harry Perry 11
    William Perry 9
    Frederick Perry 7
    Frank Perry 4
    Emily Perry 2
    Source Citation
    Class: RG11; Piece: 1314; Folio: 85; Page: 15;
    ............
    1891 -2 Waldeck Rd. Maidenhead
    George Perry 49 -Paper mill lab'r
    Esther Perry 46 -??
    George Lailey 19 step son
    Frank Perry 15
    Emily Perry 11
    Lulia Lailey 9 Step dtr
    Elizabeth Lailey 7 step dtr
    Arthur Perry 7 -son
    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1002; Folio: 86; Page: 13
    .......

    1901
    George Perry 59
    Eliza Perry 45
    Matilda Perry 2 -dtr
    George Perry 6/12 son
    Source Citation
    Class: RG13; Piece: 1161; Folio: 50; Page: 33
    .....
    1911
    George Perry 69
    Eliza Perry 56
    Matilda Perry 12
    George Perry 10
    Source Citation
    Class: RG14; Piece: 6659; Schedule Number: 168
    ..........
    I'm sorry I don't havet time to investigate the 1891 result re- 'Eshter' & stepchildren.
    GR has two 'lailey' children born to mother- COOK.
     
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    Doug Administrator. The Main Man. Staff Member

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    I have removed the live link to Ancestry in post 1 as it is in breach of rule 6 (can be found here) about linking to commercial sites.

    Also, when I did click on it it kept taking me to an Ancestry sign in page. :)
     
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    Daft Bat Administrator. Chief cook & bottle washer! Staff Member

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    See post #4 in this thread. :)
     
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    Given that Thomas COLLIER of Mursley married Mary CRANE of Newton Longville on 17 November 1839 at Newton Longville, there is a baptism at Newton Longville on 3 February 1847 for an Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Mary COLLYER. Previous baptism at Newton Longville on 30 May 1841 for an Ann Elizabeth daughter of Thomas & Mary COLLIER, her birth being registered at Newport Pagnell reg district in the June qtr 1841, mother's maiden name CRANE. However, so far I am having little success finding Thomas & Mary COLLIER in the 1841 census record and no luck finding a death/burial record for Thomas either! There are 3 possible baptismal records for a Thomas COLLIER at Mursley:
    12 May 1816 son of Matthew & Elizabeth COLLIER, Labourer
    7 November 1819 son of Thomas & Elizabeth COLLIER, Labourer
    10 November 1822 son of Thomas & Elizabeth COLLIER, Labourer

    No burial record at Mursley between 1819 & 1822 for a Thomas COLLIER that I can find, so were there 2 Thomas COLLIERs married to an Elizabeth?? According to FMP Bucks Marriage transcriptions, there are two marriages at Mursley for Thomas COLLIER to an Elizabeth in the relevant timescale, so you may have to do a bit more digging. Do you have the marriage certificate for Thomas COLLIER & Mary CRANE? If not, you may have to purchase it to obtain enough information to enable you to go further back with any certainty. Daughter Ann (Elizabeth) COLLIER is living with her grandparents Joseph & Ann CRANE in the 1851 census of Newton Longville.

    Janet

     
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    COLLIER, ELIZABETH CRANE
    GRO Reference: 1845 J Quarter in NORTHAMPTON UNION Volume 15 Page 303

    possible?
     
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    Yup - that is what I found in the other thread (post #4 ;) )
     
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    realised that Jan, of course after putting this. Should have read your post about last thread! some researcher me:(
     
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    Happens to us all ;)
     
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