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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Somerset => Topic started by: bluedooo on Tuesday 01 May 18 19:17 BST (UK)
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I found the following record on Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914 -
Charles Mandrell baptised 4 Feb 1849 parents James and Elizabeth at Timsbury Somerset.
I am unable to find a birth record on the England and Wales BMD indexes 1837-2005.
I plan to send off to GRO for this birth record but I do not have the volume and page numbers
The surname is normally spelled Maundrill
Any suggestions please
Tom
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If you look on GRO under the district and mother's name, there's a James that'd be the right age.
It's possible they formally registered him with the name James - but he was brought up with them calling him Charles in real life.
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Hi Stanley
The Charles I'm looking for has 8 siblings including Joseph 1845, James 1847, Charles 1849, Ellen 1851, Thomas 1853 - etc etc. So the James you see on GRO is Charles older brother and I already have this record.
Tom
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Do you know his mothers maiden name? If so - you can use the online GRO search to check for a birth reg.
www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp
He may have been born earlier than 1849 if he was baptised February
Failure to register a birth only became a fineable offence in 1874/75 so there are many unregistered births prior to that date
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Hi Carole
Mother's maiden name Elizabeth Powell
Tom
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No birth reg for Joseph although James/Thomas/Ellen were registered