Person:Elizabeth Cain (12)

Elizabeth Cain was baptised on 10th May 1818 at St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of Mary Cain formerly Parsons and her husband Henry Cain, a tanner. She was the fourth of seven children, although the eldest had died as a baby. In 1827, Elizabeth's mother Mary died, when Elizabeth was only nine. Elizabeth outlived her mother by less than a year, being buried on 19th June 1828, aged just ten years old.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Pauls Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1818
   No. 144
   When Baptized: May 10
   Child's Christian Name: Elizabeth Daughter of
   Parents Name - Christian: Henry & Mary
   Parents Name - Surname: Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Cha[rle]s Chauncy, Vicar

2. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. St Paul's Walden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BURIALS in the Parish of St Pauls Walden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1828
   No. 294
   Name: Elizabeth Cain
   Abode: Whitewell
   When buried: June 19
   Age: 11 y[ea]rs
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Cha[rle]s Chauncy, Vicar