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London and Middlesex / Re: Father Shown in Westminster Baptismal Record
« on: Sunday 24 July 16 03:36 BST (UK) »
Many thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in my topic.
Ruskie – the baptism register has a column for “Quality, Trade or Profession” which was always completed. I looked on and back a few pages but didn’t see any indication that any father was deceased. Also the addresses were different.
The positives for the person I have found are that there appear to be no other children born after 1831, he was not with his wife in the 1841 census and that it is possible that a deceased father may not be shown as such in baptism records.
The negatives are that he would have been 15 years older than his wife (not impossible though), and that he was shown as living in Angel Court and buried at St Mary-le-Strand in June 1830. The family moved around a bit (father was a cook) but always within Westminster and often in Palmers Village (at at least 3 different addresses) where they were at the time of the youngest child’s baptism May 1831 (born Sept 1830). While there was an Angel Court near there, there was also one in the Strand.
It is possible that between June 1829, when they were in Spencer’s Row, Palmers Village and May 1831 when they were in Brewer’s Row, Palmer’s Village, they could have moved to Angel Court, Strand where the father died and then back to Palmer’s Village before the child was baptised.
I think I will put it down as a possibility that may never be proven!
Thanks again.
Judi
Ruskie – the baptism register has a column for “Quality, Trade or Profession” which was always completed. I looked on and back a few pages but didn’t see any indication that any father was deceased. Also the addresses were different.
The positives for the person I have found are that there appear to be no other children born after 1831, he was not with his wife in the 1841 census and that it is possible that a deceased father may not be shown as such in baptism records.
The negatives are that he would have been 15 years older than his wife (not impossible though), and that he was shown as living in Angel Court and buried at St Mary-le-Strand in June 1830. The family moved around a bit (father was a cook) but always within Westminster and often in Palmers Village (at at least 3 different addresses) where they were at the time of the youngest child’s baptism May 1831 (born Sept 1830). While there was an Angel Court near there, there was also one in the Strand.
It is possible that between June 1829, when they were in Spencer’s Row, Palmers Village and May 1831 when they were in Brewer’s Row, Palmer’s Village, they could have moved to Angel Court, Strand where the father died and then back to Palmer’s Village before the child was baptised.
I think I will put it down as a possibility that may never be proven!
Thanks again.
Judi