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Louisa Eliza SIMONS
Set As Default Person -
Name Louisa Eliza SIMONS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1853 Dartford Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Simons, Louisa Eliza q2 1853 Dartford RD 2a 199; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Ruff
Baptised 26 Jun 1853 St. Paulinus’ Church, Crayford, Kent, England
- From FamilySearch (transcribed data, viewed 1 Aug 2021)
Shows Louisa Eliza Symons, parents William [sic] and Sarah Symons
However, FreeReg (viewed 1 Aug 2021) has more details and has her father's name as Willis:
Louisa Eliza, parents Willis and Sarah SYMONS, abode Crayford, father a cordwainer
Gender Female Died Mar Q 1854 Dartford Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Simons, Louisa Eliza q1 1854 Dartford RD 2a 139; GRO online index shows age at death as 0
Siblings5 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
Willis SIMONS, b. Abt 1824, Great Wakering, Rochford, Essex, England
, d. Jun Q 1913, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 89 years) (Father) 
Sarah Ann RUFF, b. Abt 1824, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England
, d. Sep Q 1911, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 87 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I33285 All Last Modified 2 Aug 2021
Father Willis SIMONS, b. Abt 1824, Great Wakering, Rochford, Essex, England
, d. Jun Q 1913, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 89 years) Mother Sarah Ann RUFF, b. Abt 1824, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England
, d. Sep Q 1911, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 87 years) Married Jun Q 1858 Gravesend Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Simons, Willis to Ruff, Sarah Ann q2 1858 Gravesend RD 2a 389
Shown as married 70 years in the 1911 census, implying married about 1841.
The 1911 census shows they had had 8 children, 4 of whom had died by then. Only 4 appear in censuses, so the other 4 must have died young, each born and died between 2 consecutive censuses.
Although only one or 2 children were born after Willis and Sarah Ann married, all but the first had their births registered as though they were married. That makes 3 of the 4 who died in infancy easy to identify. The fourth was probably born between Walter Charles (birth registered 1855) and Sarah Ann (birth registered towards the end of 1860). The identity of this child is made more difficult as the family clearly moved between these dates - from Crayford to Sittingbourne.
The most likely child would be Albert Arthur, and I have added him here with more info. about why he seems the probable child.
Family ID F9060 Family Group Page | Family Chart


