Parents of Florence HENRY born Shorncliffe England @ 1875

[rach2413]

The birthplace is attested on her husband's probate hearing. She married Arthur William HILL in New Zealand in 1902 but there are possible electoral roll listings from 1896 in N.Z. (living alone - no parents) The only birth I have found is 1874 registered in Elham, Kent (index only). I don't know the distance from Shorncliffe. Also, Shorncliffe seems to be a military camp, rather than a township. I may have to get her marriage certificate to find her parents. She was Roman Catholic & her husband must have converted, as they both had R.C. burials. They appear to have not had children ( if Florence pre-deceased her husband, his brother George would inherit). I can't find a HENRY family arrival in New Zealand to match. Any help would be much appreciated!!  Thank you!

[miriamkinga]

There's a Florence Henry on the 1881 census in Lambeth, London: -

William Henry, 29, corn miller b Kent
Carrie Henry, 30 b Maidstone
Florence, 9 b Maidstone
Louisa 7 b Maidstone

Ref: RG11/583/58/15

[Milliepede]

Yes just about to post that one.  Afraid I don't know where Shorncliffe is either 

Parents are still in England in 1901/1911 - if we have the right family.

William & Caroline have 2 children by 1911 and a grandson age 16 **

** his mother appears to be Louisa sister to Florence

[Christine53]

In case you haven't found it in the meantime Shorncliffe Camp was near Cheriton, Folkestone, approximately 7 miles from Elham.

[Christine53]

Florence Edith Henry ( father William  miller) , aged 23 , married 18 Aug 1894 Newington , Surrey,
James Daniel Liberty.

1901 census

Florence E  Liberty b 1871 Maidstone
James Liberty b 1869
Edith L Liberty b 1898 Wandsworth

7 Handforth Road , Lambeth

Looks like this one can be ruled out.

[Christine53]

This family , travelling to New Zealand in 1878 , looks interesting :

Valentine Henry 37
Maria 35
Jane 9
Edith
Florence 3
James inf.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY1-76F

Valentine Henry had been a soldier , a Sergeant 18th Regt Royal Irish , who served for some time in NZ. ( Service record on FindMyPast ). His trade on the passenger list and service record is shoemaker/bootmaker. He may well have been in Shorncliff but I haven't found anything to confirm.

[Christine53]

1871 census

Valentine Henry 1839 Ireland Corporal 18th
Maria Henry wife b Ireland
Sarah Jane dau 3 b New Zealand
Edith Mary 1 b New Zealand

address Mount Wise Barracks & Quarters , Stoke Damerel, Devon.

Edith Mary Henry  1868-69 Auckland  p 661 GRO Army Chaplains Birth Indices

[Christine53]

Not the right time but Valentine Henry was stationed at Shorncliffe in 1861

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7R2-TZ8

[Christine53]

This document details the locations of regiments in 1875. It says the 2nd Battalion 18th Foot was stationed in Shorncliffe , having returned from Sydney in 1870 :

http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/875DAA.pdf

Whilst it's not possible to say how reliable this list is , it's a clue to the family's whereabouts. A similar list for 1874 puts the regiment at Fort Rowner ( Hampshire).