Hephzibah Shelomith Hannant

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And in case you didn't have it, here is George and Elizabeth's marriage record as well:
Name:    George Henant
Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    29 Jan 1770
Marriage Place:    Paston,Norfolk,England
Spouse:    Elizabeth Ward
FHL Film Number:    894713

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Apologies if I have missed something, but have you looked at Non-Conformist, specifically Baptist, records for the Hannants?

William Ward Hannant retrospectively registered his 8 children, with their birth dates (between 1794-1817), on the Buxton Baptist Chapel register, on 22 July 1833.

You wondered if William Clark Hannant, b. 21 Aug 1808, at Buxton, may be Hephzibah's parent. 
When was his wife Mary born? When did they marry?

Given that William Clark Hannant would have been 29 when Hephzibah was born c 1837, may she have been either his, or their, illegitimate child, later "adopted" for propriety's sake?

This would explain why she has the Hannant surname.

Note (Although my Nor & Suff-folk, previously always presumed to be Anglican, appear on Established Church records, I subsequently found, to my surprise, quite a few of them had very detailed Quaker register entries, so I now routinely check Non Con records as well!)

Cheers,

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Hello,

William Clarke Hannant married Mary Hubbard on 26 Feb 1836 in Hainsford, St. Faiths District. This should be before Hephzibah was born.  Mary was born in 1806, in Hainsford. There is a strong possibility that Hephzibah has some connection to the Hubbards as she was born in Hainsford according to census information. I suppose she could be their child, but that begs the question why wouldn't she be recorded as living with them on the census reports until 1851? Also, why refer to her as niece?
I couldn't find her in the Baptist records that are accessible online. Thanks for inquiring, though!