Parish Records Look Up for Spennymoor/Stockton

[eyshame]

Found the birth of a Thomas Kavanagh registered in Stockton Oct/Dec 1864 10a 7052. Can anyone find Parish Baptismal record for him please as really need to know his mother's maiden name.
Any help so appreciated. Census say he was born Spennymoor and he was Catholic but don't know which church he would have been baptised in.
Very many thanks in advance for any help given.
E.

[JenB]

Found the birth of a Thomas Kavanagh registered in Stockton Oct/Dec 1864 10a 7052.

The birth certificate should give his mother's maiden name 

[eyshame]

Yes but the parish records give more information and I need to know it is my Thomas before I buy the cert - which I will be more than happy to do once I know I have the right Thomas.

[JenB]

How will you know when you have found the 'right' Thomas?

[eyshame]

I know his father was named John and was a Miner and he was born in 1864in Spennymoor. I am not sure if there are others of the same name but I know that name is quite common. and given that the price of cert is not cheap I want to make as sure as possible before I buy, also the parish records give more info than a cert.
A look up would help me, I am sure.

[tillypeg]

This thread should be read in conjunction with this one:-

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=701913.0

The GRO entry is Thomas Cavanagh D1864 Stockton 10a 70.  Freebmd have him indexed as Avanagh as the initial C has not been printed on the index page, though is in correct alphabetical order under the C's.

[eyshame]

Tillypeg, thank you so very much. No wonder I have never found him. Fingers crossed. I am doing the happy dance now. Will let you know when I can. THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU.

[eyshame]

Tillypeg, did you happen to find a John Cavanagh for 1870 born Ferry Hill? This would be Thomas' brother and he hasn't been found either as can be seen in the other thread. Maybe with a K or like Thomas maybe the K or C has been missed off too.
Maybe now I can find out Thomas' mother's maiden name.
Thank you for your time, i so appreciate it.

[tillypeg]

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/stockton.html

This shows the places that the Stockton GRO district covers - Low Spennymoor is included.

However Spennymoor is in the Auckland district

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/auckland.html

As the birth place changes from census to census, it will be difficult to pinpoint a church where a baptism could have taken place.

Before you order a birth certificate, it may be possible to email the local Register Office concerned and ask them to confirm if the child's father's name was John.  For my own research, I have done that with Darlington & Middlesbrough Reg Offices before. 

Perhaps someone reading this could suggest the correct Register Office in your case, rather than ordering the cert from the GRO itself.

Good luck.  Haven't looked for John - people here asking why I haven't started making tea yet!