Did Elizabeth Eggett exist?

I purchased an embroidery sampler today which was found in England.
It is a child's sampler with the alphabet, her numbers and a biblical verse.
It is signed by Elizabeth Eggett Aged 8 Years 1866 Flixton.
I have found Flixton as a part of Manchester, but have not found Elizabeth on Lancs OPC, FreeBMD or Family Search and I am wondering is she is a real person or whether it has been made up.
The frame is a plain oak frame, the fabric itself is quite coarse and is a bit grotty. The verse says - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Prov viii
I am delighted with it, and would love to find her if she existed. Thanks. Julie

Found on FreeCen - in the 1861 Census at Norfolk - two Eggett families whose breadwinners were Journeymen -
1. Thomas & (journeyman bricklayer) Mary, Alfred 5 and Elizabeth 4 born North Elmham;
2. John & (journeyman blacksmith) & Charlotte, Imanuel 8, Henry 5 and Elizabeth 3 born Bawdeswell.
In 1871 there are Eggett families in Norfolk, but not these and they aren't coming up elsewhere. Can they be found in Manchester? Thanks. Julie

[Shona]

There is a baptism for an Elizabeth Eggett in Rochdale, AMJ 1880.

[Shona]

There are at least three other Flixtons:
1 A village near Scarborough, N Yorkshire
2 A village near Lowestoft, Suffolk
3 And another one in Suffolk, close to Bungay.

[Shona]

Julie, it's the second family you identified. In 1871, The Elizabeth in that family has a three-year-old sister named Emma, who was born in Flixton, Suffolk. Which fits in with the 1866 date on the sampler.

1871 Chapel Road, Kirby Cane, Norfolk

John Eggett, 45, journeyman blacksmith, , b Elsing, Norfolk
Charlotte Eggett, wife, 40, b Whitewell, Norfolk
Manuel Eggett, son, 18, butcher's labourer, b Lyng, Norfolk
Henry Eggett, son, 15, ag lab, b Lyng, Norfolk
Elizabeth Eggett, dau, 13, scholar, b Bawdeswell, Norfolk
Emma Eggett, dau, 3, b Flixton, Suffolk
Emily Eggett, dau, 2, b Kirby Cane, Norfolk

[Shona]

Btw - journeyman refers to men who've completed apprenticeships, but who work for someone else.

Shona. Many thanks that is wonderful information. It appears that she really did exist and that they moved around. The Census are a wonderful resource.
Thanks for that info on journeyman, I just thought it meant that they travelled around following work, I didn't know the reference to having completed apprenticeships, but that makes sense.
A ten gap in ages between Elizabeth and Emma and then to have an Emily .. obviously liked having daughters with initials EE. Thanks again... Julie

[Shona]

Flixton today has a population of 48!

Only room for one blacksmith, maybe why he moved back to Norfolk .. but having two Flixtons in Suffolk is a pain. If I can read my own writing .. Flixton near Bungay (Homersfield) and Flixton near Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft.
I wonder if Emma was baptised in Flixton, as it might identify which church? The one near Lowestoft is St. Andrew. They are less than 20 miles apart!!

[kiterunner]

The word journeyman is derived from the French journee, a day, meaning he was paid by the day.