Request to View Original of Parish Register

[Margaret Irvine]

My 10th great grandfather was LAWRENCE ABBOTT.
I am assuming that he is the Lawrence Abbott baptised 25 Nov 1563 STELLING MINNIS, St Mary The Virgin.
No parents names are given.
I located this information on the website Hastingleigh.com Home Page.

The original parish register for Stelling Minnis is at Canterbury Cathedral Archives.
I am hoping that his parent's name/s might be written in the margins of even on the back of the original document.

With thanks

Margaret

[Top-of-the-hill]

  No parents' names are given in the original register on Findmypast. None of the surrounding entries have parents' names either.

[Margaret Irvine]

To Top-of-the-hill:

Thank you for replying to my request. Very disappointing. Hope your research is going well.

Margaret

[bearkat]

There are burials for a Jane Abbyt 12th March 1588  and Nicholas, wife of Nicholas, and Nicholas Abbott 20th May 1597 who might be Lawrence's parents.

I can't see was will for any Abbott or variants on the East Kent will site.

[Margaret Irvine]

Hello to bearcat:

Thank you for replying and for the information.
Lawrence Abbott had 4 sons, none of them called Nicholas. Therefore I think it doubtful he would be the son of Nicholas and Jane. His sons' names were Charles, Thomas, William and John.

For wills I use the free website Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database. Just google these words and it will appear. I recommend this site.

Regards

Margaret

[rosie99]

Hello to bearcat:

Thank you for replying and for the information.
Lawrence Abbott had 4 sons, none of them called Nicholas. Therefore I think it doubtful he would be the son of Nicholas and Jane. His sons' names were Charles, Thomas, William and John.

Whilst I can see your point regarding naming patterns, from your post he does not appear to have named a son after himself either.

Thank you for the wills link, do you get the copies sent to you rather than visit the archives

[Margaret Irvine]

Hello to rosie99:

Thank you for raising this point, forgot to consider this fact.

I will attach a note to Lawrence Abbott's profile on my family tree on Ancestry with the information you have given stating they are 'Speculative' parents. I hope this is not considered an indiscretion.
Unfortunately I cannot afford the services of a professional genealogist.

Re the Wills:  I find out from the Canterbury Probate website whether an ancestor or likely ancestor has a will.
I download wills at an LDS Family History Centre for free.
It is possible to set up a free account on their family search website.  Click on Search, Catalogue, Titles then type England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881 then click on this and a list of available sources of information appears.

Wishing you luck in your research.

Margaret

[rosie99]

Thank you Margaret.   

I do have a familysearch online account but unfortunately my local LDS family history centre that I used to visit each week closed without warning some years ago.