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Title: Baptisms In Steppingley Lookup.
Post by: DavidJP on Friday 24 August 18 22:18 BST (UK)
Hi all,

I am helping a friend with their family research & need a couple of Baptisms in Steppingley looked up if possible please!

Thomas Gibbs to father Richard Gibbs on 13th July 1699.

Mary Chapman c1710.

I haven't been able to find any parish records online for Steppingley at all, neither do they appear in the parish register book series by F G Emmison as far as I can tell.

Any & all assistance will be gratefully received.

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards

David
Title: Re: Baptisms In Steppingley Lookup.
Post by: cuffie81 on Saturday 25 August 18 00:18 BST (UK)
Slight discrepancy in the date for Thomas Gibbs and no mother's name recorded but about the same time a number of baptisms for children of Rich & Mary took place.

30 Jul 1699 - Thos Gibbs; son of Rich; labr
22 Jun 1701 - Jn Gibbs; son of Rich; labr; born 26 May 1701
26 Mar 1703 - Mary Gibbes; dau of Rich; born 01 May 1702
25 Dec 1706 - Rich Gibbes; son of Rich & Mary; labr
26 Feb 1709 - Ann Gibbes; dau of Rich & Mary; Father is a yeoman
01 Jan 1711 - Eliz Gibbes; dau of Rich & Mary; husbandman
23 Aug 1713 - Wm Gibbes; son of Rich & Mary; husbmn
23 Jan 1717 - Sarah Gibbes; dau of Rich & Mary; Father is a yeoman


As for Mary Chapman there's no baptism of that name in Steppingley around that date. There were a number of baptisms for children of Francis & Sarah, from 1691 to 1733, but this appears to be 2 couples as there's a reference in the later baptisms to 'father is jnr.'. None of the children are named Mary.

Looking through the surname index there were a few baptisms of Mary Chapman around 1710.
- 1706 Potton (24 Feb dau of Edw & Mary; labr)
- 1708 Haynes
- 1710 Cople
- 1714 Potton (4 Apr dau of Edw & Cath)
- 1716 Turvey
Title: Re: Baptisms In Steppingley Lookup.
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 25 August 18 12:33 BST (UK)
FreeREG has some Steppingley Records;

RICHARD Gibbs Bapt 15 Aug 1675 Father THOMAS

Burial;
30 May 1706 THOMAS Gibbs Senior, a Shepherd


Burials of Richard/Marys children;
WILLIAM 13 Apr 1719
SARAH 23 Mar 1720/1
ELIZABETH 20 Aug 1728
(all have Parents as Richard/Mary, Yeoman)

+ possible;
RICHARD Gibbs 15 Oct 1729, Junior, Servant

Trish :)
Title: Re: Baptisms In Steppingley Lookup.
Post by: DavidJP on Sunday 26 August 18 16:46 BST (UK)
Hi Cuffie81 & Trish,

Many thanks for your replies, very much appreciated.

Cuffie81, many thanks for the Gibbs & Chapman info very much appreciated & most helpful.

Trish, many thanks for the Gibbs info from FreeReg, much appreciated & again most helpful.

My thanks again.

Kind regards

David