Spencer Family. Canning Town

[jonw65]

Baptisms indexed at Stratford St John of three children of John and Maud Spencer
Rosina Maud, John Thomas, Robert Henry

From one of ancestry's new Essex databases, Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
Images available on SEAX (not free!)

[louisa maud]

Well done Jonw
Unfortunately I haven't a sub. still trying to get to the ERO,holiday, virus and running out of time, still on my to do list

Louisa Maud

[jonw65]

Hi Louisa Maud
Hope you get there soon. Very sorry to hear about the virus.

I think those transcriptions are going to be very useful. I even have some hope now that my problem Smith family may not have entirely disappeared!
John

[AJS1947]

Hi Jon

Thank you for those.

It seems we are destined not to locate Williams birth.

We know he existed but it sure is not easy trying to find any details of his birth.

I really do appreciate all the effort that has been put into trying to find that elusive bit of information.

Tony

[louisa maud]

John, does that mean that if William isn't showing up he  can't have been  baptised in Essex?

Louisa Maud

[jonw65]

Hi LM
They seem to have pretty much gone up to the end of 1918 with those transcriptions on ancestry. And, if I remember rightly, William was born in early 1917. So it doesn't look too promising. So far no birth certificate and no baptism!
John

[AJS1947]

Hi again

I think it is a safe bet that William was baptised in Snodland Kent as that is where he was raised by his paternal grandmothe,r and there is no record in the Essex records

[louisa maud]

I have wondered all along if William was baptised in Snodland, have you found out nearest church to grandparents Tony

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

AJS
Did  you resolve any of this  from the 1921  census

Louisa Maud