« Reply #4 on: Friday 08 December 23 13:26 GMT (UK) »
While a vast majority of people were baptised, some were never baptised, or they may have been baptised at a non conformist chapel, or NC meeting house. Or in a workhouse. It can be more tricky trying to find non conformist records or workhouse baptisms.
I see Louisa's marriage in 1846 lists her father George's occupation as grocer.
I have such a case with an ancestor born in about 1764, other documents show who his parents are and siblings. Yet I cannot for the life of me find a baptism record for the said ancestor. And as Suffolk 1754-1813 baptisms are on CD I still cannot find his baptism. He had a sister whose baptism is unaccounted for yet they elder 2 are accounted for. They did move around Suffolk and Norfolk due to being millers so he may have been baptised elsewhere, maybe even outside Norfolk or Suffolk.
Researching:
LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain