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Title: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: Salty on Wednesday 12 May 21 16:43 BST (UK)
Sorry people its me again.  ???  ???

I am trying to find the birth record of my Gt Grandmother Mary Whitear. She was Christened on the 2nd Feb 1854 at Preston Candover her parents were William and Ann Whitear MMN Patience.

I have tried every spelling that I can think of. Either the birth was never registered or I am doing something wrong.

I don't need anything else about her, I have all the other info. It is just her birth registration that I am stuck on.

Can anyone help please.
Tom
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 May 21 17:13 BST (UK)
It does not look as though the registrars for Alresford district registered many births for girls with the name Mary in 1853/54.  I have just searched freebmd without putting in a surname and there are only 32 Marys baptised over the 2 years 1853/54 and none with a surname similar to Whitear.

Sorry I could not see her either, It looks like she was missed by the registrar. Perhaps she was born around Christmas  :). 
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 12 May 21 17:17 BST (UK)
Failure to register a birth only became a fineable offence in 1874/5
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: Salty on Wednesday 12 May 21 17:31 BST (UK)
Thank you very much both. At least it proves that I am not going blind.  :)

Tom
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 May 21 18:01 BST (UK)
I do need an eye test though  :)
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: bearkat on Wednesday 12 May 21 18:18 BST (UK)
Is she Mary Whitcher born Dec quarter of 1853 in Basingstoke registration district  ???
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: garstonite on Wednesday 12 May 21 18:28 BST (UK)
sorry it is not your Mary Whitear - but looks to be part of the family - Mary Whitear born 1793 in Preston Candover
https://gw.geneanet.org/judya?n=whitear&oc=&p=mary
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: Salty on Thursday 13 May 21 08:23 BST (UK)
Bearkat,

Yes it is the right lady. Probably the only spelling of the name I missed out. Thank you very much. Mary was one of four children and she was the only one whose name was wrongly spelt.  ???  ???

Garstonite, Thank you will check it out.
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: Salty on Thursday 13 May 21 16:42 BST (UK)
Garstonite,

Thank you the Mary you found was a sibling of my ggg grandmother.

Hope your eyes are okay.
Title: Re: Mary Whitear of Preston Candover.
Post by: Salty on Friday 17 September 21 09:52 BST (UK)
To Garstonite,

Sorry for the lengthy delay, but I have not been in the best of health recently. Now well on the mend I hope.
I have checked that Mary born 1793 and yes she is one of mine, sadly she did not last very long.
That part of my tree was extensively researched by an uncle in the 1970s before the interweb was thought about. He did an extremely good job.
Thank you again.
Tom