Mystery Man

[annettethorne]

Wondering whether anyone could help shed some light on a second husband of Elizabeth Sarah BOUCHER (nee Ellis).  On the 1881 census Elizabeth Boucher is living in St Paul Deptford with her children and is a widow (husband William Boucher appears to have died in 1879).  On the 1891 census Elizabeth is still a widow living in St Paul Deptford but her surname has changed to COVER and remains that until her death in 1923.  I have searched Ancestry & free BMD for a marriage and not found anything and I have also looked for a possible death in the Greenwich area for anyone with the  surname of COVER between 1882 and 1891.  Elizabeth Boucher/Cover changed addresses between 1881 and 1891 but still remained within the Deptford parish. Would love any clues on who Mr Cover may have been.

[redtonyt]

On the London Electoral Registers, a Stephen Cover was at 5 Douglas Street, Deptford in 1891, the same address as Elizabeth on the 1891 census.

Can't see him before or after 1891 on the Registers.

Tony

[redtonyt]

There's a death in the Sept quarter of 1890 in Lewisham district of a Stephen Cover, aged 43.

Tony

[carol8353]

There is an Elizabeth Boucher with a DOB of 14th Jul 1878 at Lucas Street School Lewisham.

Her fathers name is given as Stephen Cover .She was admitted to school on 19 Jul 1886.

Home address is 18 Brockley Road.

[jennifer c]

1901 1 Rokesby Road

Elizabeth Cover 59 wid Dress maker Harlow Essex
William Boucher 26
Elizabeth Boucher 22 both born Deptford

Jennifer

[annettethorne]

Thanks Tony & Carol, an electoral record with the same address is a good sign.  I found the death you mentioned on free BMD but not ancestry. I am not familiar with London areas and I assume Lewisham is not out of the question for a death registration if you lived in Deptford.
Also Elizabeth Boucher had a daughter also named Elizabeth with a birth year of 1878 so Stephen Cover must be our man.  Thank you very much for your help.