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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: cristeen on Saturday 29 September 18 15:31 BST (UK)
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Having searched through the BTs for Alnwick, they jump from 1797 to 1799. Typically it's 1798 I'd like to see. Any ideas where I could get sight of the original registers or BTs for that year?
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Have you tried FreeReg?
https://www.freereg.org.uk/
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Yes, my lady is on there but being somewhat anal about direct lines, I'd like to source a scanned image if possible. Very disappointed that year is missing from the scanned BTs :(
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The Alnwick entries on Free Reg were originally done from the BTs. Where there were 'missing years' the info was added as EX (extraction). In the case of Alnwick the extraction came from the IGI. Not ideal, but at the time it was the only way to at least include the names in the database - rather than miss them out completely and mislead people into thinking that they definitely weren't baptised/married/buried there - if that makes sense.
Free Reg is only ever meant to act as a finding aid, in the case of something marked BT, the original can be checked online. For entries marked PR then the original register is the source. For those marked EX the extraction could have come from a printed book or from the IGI.
The LDS do have digital images of Alnwick registers for this time frame, but they can only be viewed at a local history centre (unless you are a church member). If you have an FHC near you they will allow you to use their pcs to see and either download or print the image (depending on the agreement they have with the record holders).
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/963352?availability=Family%20History%20Library
If you don't have an FHC near you its possible to order a copy from Northumberland Archives, but I'd advise checking the date as without a date it would fall into their category of 'research' and the price goes up dramatically. I'd check against the search in the above link and Durham Records Online as they too have transcriptions for Alnwick for this time frame if the dates match in 2 independant databases then that's a good sign its the right date :-)
If you give me name and type of record (baptism/marriage/burial), I should be at our local FHC within the next week or two and could look it up for you if you don't have an FHC near you.
Boo
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Thank you Boo
For some reason I have been able to view those records on Family Search, I have since found them on Ancestry too. So excited to be able to view them and then so disappointed that 1798 is missing. I have found all her siblings baptisms. I know the exact dates and parentage details so will contact Northumberland Archives :)
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Thank you Boo
For some reason I have been able to view those records on Family Search, I have since found them on Ancestry too. So excited to be able to view them and then so disappointed that 1798 is missing. I have found all her siblings baptisms. I know the exact dates and parentage details so will contact Northumberland Archives :)
Those are the BTs, not the Original Parish Register, the link I gave takes you to the page for what the LDS have for the Original Parish Register. Though the BTs are good, they are still a contemporary copy of the original register.
Boo
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What is the name and I will have a look on my Alnwick transcript which covers 1749-1812. Then you will have a date to go by. This is a transcript of the parish record not the BT's. It will have the most information as 1798 is a Barrington Era record.
Janis
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2zpool, thanks the details I have are
1798 Oct. 4 Maria Theresa born Jan. 7 daughter of Francis Thomas Strother native of this parish by his wife Ann Edis native of Huntingdon.
It would be good to confirm with your records
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Those are the BTs, not the Original Parish Register, the link I gave takes you to the page for what the LDS have for the Original Parish Register. Though the BTs are good, they are still a contemporary copy of the original register.
Boo
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Doh, think I need to put my brain back in! I had planned to visit my local LDS fro the Berwick Freemens records so will add this to my list.
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A few things different and to add
Maria Theresa Strother born 7 Jan [1798] baptised 4 Oct 1798 1st daughter of Frances Thomas Strother, grocer, native of this parish by his wife Anne Edis, native of Huntington.
This is from a Herbert Maxwell Wood transcript.
Janis
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Thank you Janis, every little snippet helps when researching in this time period. The details I have are from a PDF of a book written in 1891 about the Strother family. It lists Strother entries from the parish registers so I am trying to clarify the accuracy of these transcripts.
The transcript for Maria's younger brother is:
1803 Aug. 21 Francis Thomas born July 11th 1800 1 st son of Francis Thomas Strother Mercht. Native of West Florida North America son of Thomas Strother Gentleman of Newton by his wife Ann Edis native of Huntingdon.
but the BTs don't include the reference to West Florida, a connection I am currently exploring
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My transcripts states he was born West Florida, N. America.
Ann #1 or second daughter was not baptised before her death in Sept 1801 at age 9 weeks? I am surprised Francis Thomas jr was not baptised the same day as his sister was buried. He was over a year old then.
Interesting read about the Free and Independent Republic of West Florida (for 74 days in 1810). Francis Thomas Sr. would have been born around that time of the disputes over boundaries. Wonder which time frame. British, French or Spanish rule?
Janis
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Francis Thomas Snr was born about 1772 based on a burial in July 1811, aged 39, his wife lived until 1851. Mobile was in West Florida under British rule from 1763 until 1780 and his father Thomas was a merchant who apparently married out there and had two more children, plus three more back in Alnwick. I have some transcripts and other secondary evidence but I like to flesh out the bones with as much original stuff as possible :)