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All the certification I had on grandfather Henry JAMES indicated his birth place as LONDON...such a small town.
The ages varied so I was not sure of the year.  The BMD index gave me about 20 possibles, which I had recently narrowed down to 6, and I was ready to request a general search from PRO.

Ancestry recently gave me 1871 for London and Middlesex, and BINGO.   There he was, with Mum, Dad and brother, age 2, born LAMBETH,SURREY.

The index has only 1 birth for Lambeth, so I have now been able to order his birth certificate.

HAPPY DANCING HERE
Grub

Thomas BAYLEY was born 1816, St. James, Poole, Dorset.  I have that baptismal entry.
In a mini- biography I was blessed to received, it states that his "parents died when he was about 5-6 years old and he was sent to Bristol to live with his grandparents."

In that regard, I found the death entry for his mother, Sarah, St. James, Poole 1821, but nothing at all for his father.

My question is, where would I look for marriage entries for St. James, Poole, probably between 1810-1816?
And a death for his father also between 1820-1830.

PS: Was Bristol in that time part of Gloucester or Somerset?

Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.

Grub

Thank you to any one that was trying to answer the above query; but 'Grub' has informed us that she now has the information that was required.
Once again thanks. - Global Moderator

Hi
I have found a baptism entry for Thomas Adams Bayley 1816, in St. James, Poole, Dorset, Parents Sarah and Thomas Adams Bayley, brush maker.
In 1819, I found a death entry for Sarah Bayley, same area.
In a Methodist church published book, I found that young Thomas said "his parents died when he was 5/6 years old and he went to live with his grandparents in Bristol"
Any suggestions where to go next greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Valerie