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Topic: Struggling to find my gt gt grandfather. (Read 218 times)
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geniecolgan
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Many a slip!
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Hi,
Registration didn't start until the September quarter of 1837 so if he was born earlier, he wouldn't show up on the BMD's.
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Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
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c-side
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 588
A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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Hi,
I have family from Rochdale and as far as I know the only records on IGI are much earlier than the one you are looking for.
I thought maybe online parish clerk might have them but they only go to 1828. However they do keep adding stuff so keep an eye on:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html
Christine
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mosiefish
RootsChat Aristocrat
Posts: 2813
John Knowles 1896 to 1917
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Agree with Genie as he was already 4 in the 1841 census, so he was probably born prior to registration.
Do you have his marriage certificate and if so was it at the Register Office or a nonconformist Church? If a church it may point to what religion he was. Grasping at straws here, but they often married people of the same faith. It may help us locate a baptism as it doesn`t look like he was baptised at St. Chads.
Mo
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukLancs: Harrison, Entwistle, Devine, Grundy, Ashworth, Freeman, Jackson, Rushton Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peake Devon: Walters |
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mosiefish
RootsChat Aristocrat
Posts: 2813
John Knowles 1896 to 1917
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St Chads, Rochdale is very well covered on the BVRI discs including the time frame we are talking about (1835 to 1841) and I have checked them. He isn`t listed! Which leads me to believe it could have been a Methodist, Catholic etc etc baptism. Bear in mind that he wasn`t necessarily baptised where he was born  Sometimes they took them to where the parents were living or even granny. You could baptise a child anywhere you wanted.
Mo
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukLancs: Harrison, Entwistle, Devine, Grundy, Ashworth, Freeman, Jackson, Rushton Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peake Devon: Walters |
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c-side
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Posts: 588
A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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That's a good reminder for me, Mo. I have BVRI but the more info that comes online the less I think to look at it. 
I'll remember next time, I hope.
Christine
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c-side
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A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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I've just had a quick look through bmd registers - the non-parochial site.
http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/
No George Edwards which fits the bill but a few in Lancashire - all with a reference which contains predominantly Presbyterian/Wesleyan records.
C
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c-side
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Posts: 588
A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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My g. grandfather was born in Castleton, too, but fortunately after civil registration so I never had the need to search for his baptism.
This link takes you to part of the genuki site which lists all the churches (all denominations) in the Castleton area. I've looked at a few and many are too modern to be of use but you may find one or two possibles and a link to where their records are kept, if they've survived.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=SD887107,DIST=3,PLACE=Castleton
Christine
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