Babtisms in Sible Hedingham

[george38]

Wonder if anyone can help me to find the baptism of Joseph GREEN. In all the census he was born in Sible Hedingham somewhere around 1809. He married Francis FAIRBANK or FERBANK on 11th September 1834 at Belchamp St Pauls. Hoping someone might have the baptisms for that area. Looked in seax to see if I could find any other GREENS without any luck so don’t know where to go from here. Any ideas will be really appreciated. Also still looking for the elusive baptism of George HESLER also born in Sible Hedingham around 1821  who married Susannah HALE  on 11th October 1837. I am sure both these baptism’s happened at the Baptist Church in Sible Hedingham.  If George was born in 1821 it is only making him 16 when he got married, was this allowable in those days. By the way I live in the North East of England a snowy North East at the moment, cannot even get the car out.
George

[lizdb]

If you are thinking the baptisms were at the Baptist Church in Sible Hedingham, then they will have been adult baptisms (or "believers" baptism) made when a person is old enough to have made their own decision to believe. Baptsit Churches do not practice baptism of babies too young to have made their own decisions on what they believe.
Records for the Baptist Church will not be under Parish Records - those will only be records for the Parish Church - which will be a C of E Church.

If you are sure your ancestors worshipped at the Baptist Church, it might be worth you contacting them to see if they have any surviving archives.
http://www.hedinghambaptist.org.uk/

However - if they were christened in the PArish Church, I see the online registers on the SEAX site do not go late enough for the dates you mention.
The records will be at the Essex record office (closed this week , opens again on Monday)


Where did George Heesler and Susannah Hale marry? Was that at the Baptist Church? What age does he give on marriage cert?

[george38]

Hi Liz thanks for answering me. I am not so sure about Joseph GREEN and the Babtist Chapel, but I am quite sure George HESLER had a lot to do with it. I got the marriage of George and Susannah Hale of the IGI and it dosent give a lot of information. I have Georges son Williams marriage certificate and they married at the Babtist Chapel. I also have Georges father and mother who were members of the Chapel. They were George HESLER and Elizabeth HILLS. George was admitted into the chapel in 1826 and babtised at the same time and died in 1848 at the age of 80, have his death certificate. Elizabeth was admitted into the church in 1809 and babtised at the same time and in the 1851 census she is 70 so that would make her 28 when babtised. Also in the 1851 census Elizabeth is looking after her grandchildren belonging to George so has something happend to George and his wife Susannah, cannot find them anywhere. Sorry for this to be so long, maybe desperation kicking in, and cannot find anything at all for Joseph GREEN, only that his daughter married George on 11th October 1837 in Sible Hedingham but dont know where.
George

[doublegreen]

included in my family tree is a Joseph Green christened 14th July 1812 as Cressing in Essex with father John Green and mother Amelia Carter.
Date and place are not the same as your info but are not too far apart.

Doublegreen

[george38]

Hello Doublegreen thanks for your information. Joseph GREENS daughter was called Susanna, does he have a daughter by that name. With living in the North East I havent much idea about the places. Is Cressing near Sible Hedingham?, I found a birth for Joseph Green in Leyton, how far is that away?. Once again thanks for the information.
George

[george38]

Sorry Doublegreen it cannot be them, dont know what I was thinking about, I have Susanna's birth certificate and her parents were Joseph GREEN and Francis FERBANK. Once again thanks.
George

[willis]

Hi George

                My 3xGreat Grandfather William Osborne married Mary Green in Sible Hedingham abt 1805. There was/is a thriving Independent Church in neighbouring Castle Hedingham and the records for that are online. There seems to have been a flourishing Green population at that time in both Sible & Castle Hedingham.

                              Hope its of help

                                      Willis