Mary Vernon, Peak Forest baptism 1828 - am I making this up?

[Barbara.H]

Can anyone offer advice on the baptism of Mary Vernon, listed on the IGI as Sept 1828 at Peak Forest?  I've been hovering round it for some time now..

IGI record, from the BTs:
21st September 1828, bap. Mary Vernon, parents Samuel Vernon and Mary.

Mary's marriage cert to Matthew Goodwin in 1861 gives father Samual Vernon, farmer, Peak Forest.

The best fit for Samuel Vernon in Peak Forest is (IGI again):
Samuel Vernon m. Martha Jackson on 22 July 1828. Their son Edward Jackson Vernon is bapt. 2 Aug 1830 at Peak Forest.
Edward later emigrates to New Zealand and gives one of his children the middle name Goodwin - a tentative link to Mary maybe.

Could the Bishops Transcript of Mary Vernon's baptism be wrong, with mother Mary recorded when it should be Martha, or am I clutching at the wrong straw altogether? Are the original Peak Forest registers still in existence anywhere to check the baptism? Any help would be welcome

  Barbara

[redshank]

The DRO at Matlock has the following records for Peak Forest:

PEAK FOREST
Baptisms 1698-1898, marriages 1698-1847, banns 1876-1938, burials 1678-1936; Overseers of the Poor accounts 1675-1773; settlement records 1729-1756;bastardy records 1707-1817; apprenticeship records 1682-1784; churchwardens’ accounts 1676-1736,1866-1911 (D3578); parish book c 1720 -c 1822 (D7065)

If you contact them you can request (and pay for) a copy of the entry in the Parish Register for Mary's baptism and/or Samuel's marriage.

I would think it is entirely possible the clerk wrote Mary when he meant Martha (or vice versa) or that it is a mistranscription by the IGI.

Hope that helps,
John

[Barbara.H]

Thank you John,
I have now found the DRO search request form online & will see what they can do.  £12.50 per half hour is not the worst rate I've encountered.

Thanks again
  Barbara