W H Gorton born 1798

[GUT]

I have a William Henry Gorton, baptized Melcolme Regis  9 June 1798.

Nothing to amazing so far, same name a his dad who was. Clergyman, so we would expect a baptism.

But just a few years later 12 Feb 1804 there is another William Henry baptized to the same parents, this one dies in 1886 and the age at death matches someone born around 04.

However I have no death recorded anywhere for the one born in '98.

Now I admit I may be looking in all the wrong spots, and being in Australia it is basically all done online.

We have speculated that his entry in the registers was just overlooked due to grief, though there is some pretty string evidence that dads Church Registers were not, perhaps as well kept as they could be, there is a reference in the Chickerell OPC site that supports this.

And help gratefully received.

[LMFAO]

On the Dorset OPC site for Melcombe Regis it states
1801 burials are missing from this microfilm (GS #1239212)
1802 No burials listed
So chances are William Henry died in either of these years

[GUT]

On the Dorset OPC site for Melcombe Regis it states
1801 burials are missing from this microfilm (GS #1239212)
1802 No burials listed
So chances are William Henry died in either of these years

Thanks for that I hadn't seen that note, but yep probably explains it.