Hepzibah Holland 1871,1891,1901,1911

[Comberton]

In case you don't have this
Marriage
25th July 1842 Sempringham
John Holland bachelor servant Pointon Samuel Holland cottager
Hephzibah Smith spinster servant Pointon  Smith shoemaker
John signed, Hephzibah X
witnesses Elizabeth  (can't read surname) & George Walton

Possible Baptisms  of her and her  siblings
18th August 1822 Mary Ann Smith
4th October 1824 Hephzibah Smith
1st April 1827 Elisabeth Smith
20th September 1829 Sarah Smith
4th December 1831 William Smith
All at Hale Magna
parents Thomas, a shoemaker and Mary of Great Hale

Possible marriage of parents of above children
22nd May 1821 Heckington
Thomas Smith bachelor
Mary Bailey spinster with consent of William Bailey, her only parent and guardian
Thomas X, Mary signed
witness William Bailey signed plus someone who signed on several marriages

[DCB]

There are trees on Ancestry which have all of the details, including some family photos.

The baptism spelling was Hephzibah - in Great Hale on 4 Oct 1824, daughter of Thomas and Mary Smith nee Bailey, but some censuses miss the first 'h.'

Two of her sisters also biblical names - Bethia and Kezia (one of the photos).

David

[garstonite]

Graham - 98 results for Hepzibah Smith - so it is not as rare as you thought mate

https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?go=1&nom=smith&prenom=hepzibah&prenom_operateur=or&with_variantes_nom=&with_variantes_nom_conjoint=&with_variantes_prenom=&with_variantes_prenom_conjoint=&size=10

[gjervis]

Looks as if the family had tough times and a sad end for Hepzibah.  The Lincolnshire Workhouse also seems to have been quite brutal as this amongst several disciplinary reports sets a disturbing place to spend your last days, quote from Sheffield Daily Telegraph 1901

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN LINCOLN WORKHOUSE. Yesterday, remarkable case of suicide was innrofj to Lincoln Coroner (Mr. A. Trotter). deceased was Gervase Broughton. who has been an inmate of the Workhouse since 1892. He had twice suffered from stroke,


Thanks for your help.