John WINDRIDGE - Mancetter 1774

[sgf]

I’m trying to research John WINDRIDGE who I believe to be the eldest child of John & Fanny WINDRIDGE born around 1774 shortly after John and Fanny’s marriage in 1773.

Whilst John and Fanny married in Tamworth they subsequently moved to Mancetter which is where I believe John was born.

I understand that there is a set of baptism records relating to Mancetter covering the period 1726 – 1776, which I am not able to access online and which may contain the record of John’s baptism which I am trying to find.

Is anyone able to help.

Kind regards - Simon

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast has the baptism (image/transcription) of a -
John Windridge, bap 9 Nov 1774, baptism place Sibson, parents Joseph and Mary.

Sibson is within spitting distance of Mancetter.

Coincidence? What links "your" John Windridge, Mancetter to John and Fanny?

[ColC]

There is a tree on family search which notes John at Mancetter 1774 – 1840, parent John & Fanny  Etcheson but no baptism record. Ancestry is best for Warwickshire.

Colin

[hanes teulu]

Checked the tree on F/S. In addition to John 1774 it lists Elizabeth 1777, Mary 1778, Anne 1781 and Joseph 1783.
From the Mancetter baptisms on FindMyPast (begin Feb 1776) I can confirm Elizabeth 13 Sep 1777, Mary 25 Oct 1778 and Joseph 10 Aug 1783. The images are available for Elizabeth and Joseph - Mary's is hidden under a note added to the sheet - but the record has been transcribed.

i cannot see a baptism for Anne on the  Jan 1781 page.

In addition there's a baptism FindMyPast (image/transcription) of -
Samuel Windridge, 25 Dec 1784, Mancetter, parents John and Fanny
 

[hanes teulu]

http://parishregister.co.uk/online/warwickshire-parish-records

[sgf]

Thank you for your help.

To be frank, I have precious little to show that John may have been the son of John and Fanny other than that several trees on Ancestry show John to be their son.  These trees also show the other siblings that have been mentioned (Elizabeth, Mary etc), the difference being that baptism records exist for the later siblings but not for John who in that case may or may not have been John and Fanny’s eldest child.

Perhaps I’ll ask the question of the people on Ancestry showing John in their tree how they came to believe him to be John and Fanny’s son – although to be honest, past experience has shown that some people can take offence at this type of question – I’ll try to be at my most tactful!

Once again, thank you for your assistance.

Simon

[hanes teulu]

Re. the John Windridge, bap Sibson, 1774 his siblings were (all born Sibson)-

Alice, 29 July 1763; Martha, 20 Mar 1766; Mary, 28 Oct 1770

Have you checked the site I referred you to re. availability of Mancetter baptisms?