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Title: John White Lion?
Post by: Stanwix England on Sunday 13 September 20 19:45 BST (UK)

While I was searching for someone else entirely, I came across a record for a John White Lion on FindMyPast. Baptism of 11 October 1824, St Clements, Westminster.

No mother or father details are on the record I have seen. I'm wondering is this a mistake? FindMyPast has 'John White Lion' as his first name with no surname given.

I can't find out anything else about him and wondered if anyone else had read of him?

Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: Comberton on Sunday 13 September 20 20:03 BST (UK)

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Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 13 September 20 20:07 BST (UK)

He's a foundling.
Read the rest of the certificate

Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: Comberton on Sunday 13 September 20 20:23 BST (UK)

Looks like he didn't live long. Burial at Hendon in 1825(http://)

Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: crisane on Sunday 13 September 20 20:28 BST (UK)

There is a John White Lion at Thornbury in 1859 in Slater´s Directory of Glos, Herefs, Mon, Shrops, & Wales but if Comberton's post is he then this is another bloke with the same name.

Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: Stanwix England on Sunday 13 September 20 23:23 BST (UK)

Thank you every one. Poor John.  :-[

Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 14 September 20 08:22 BST (UK)

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Title: Re: John White Lion?
Post by: Gillg on Monday 14 September 20 11:54 BST (UK)

What a sad story. :(