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Not that it helps but neither the grooms father or the brides father are noted as deceased on the marriage certificate but Reggie has shown that Susanna's mother was a widow in 1851. Also both witnesses from the bride's family.

If Thomas's parents were both deceased perhaps he just didn't know if he had been baptised.

The M-in-Law was Rebecca Aggus. You need to see the original, not the transcript, she is two lines above Thomas.Bob

This looks like the brother



1841 England Census

Name:James Ferguson

Age:15

Estimated birth year:abt 1826

Gender:Male


Civil Parish:Maidstone

Hundred:Maidstone Borough

County/Island:Kent

Registration district:Maidstone

Sub-registration district:East Maidstone

Piece:490

Book:10

Folio:34

Page Number:14

Household Members:


Name

Age

George Brisley 60
Elizabeth Brisley 65
George Brisley 15
Sarah Brisley 12
James Ferguson 15 <<<<<Painter
Richard Large 25
Sarah Large 30
Sarah Large 7
Richard Large 5
William Large 4




England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:James Alexander Ferguson

Gender:Male

Baptism Date:16 Jan 1824

Baptism Place:Tunbridge, Kent, England

Father:
James Ferguson

Mother:
Sarah

FHL Film Number:1469567

Reference ID:item 5 p 169

To be fair, Bob didn't specify that Sarah Knight was Thomas's M-I-L

Have deleted, as I now realise that...................but being specific is always helpful, and he wasn't.

Wild guess at death of James senior:


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about James Fergusson
Name: James Fergusson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1840
Registration district: Maidstone
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5
Page: 240

But . . . . . was he still alive when Thomas was christened?

Thanks for all the help, it gives me some more avenues. Away now for a week at Corfe Castle. Fingers crossed for the weather, I am camping. Bob

This looks like it could be the Sarah Knight in the 1871 census that is listed as a 'Visitor' to Thomas in the 1861 census

Name: Sarah Knight
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: St Dunstan in the West
Ecclesiastical parish: St Dunstan in the West
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: London City
Sub-registration district: St Bride
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 376
Piece: 425
Folio: 32
Page Number: 60
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Knight 75 Widow occ Laundress
Sarah Furguson 42 Dau b Paddington Middx occ Laundress

Address: 1 Crown Ct

Hello Bob,

This may be a long shot regarding your relative, but in trying to locate the birth of my grandfather in Brighton Sussex in 1858/9 and much time and help searching, it was pointed out to me that records for a period covering the 1800's the records for Brighton had been destroyed/lost and therefore the baptism was the only avenue left for the birth dates, etc.

You may wish to contact the local area historical records regarding this information as I cannot now locate how I came by it. Please correct me if I am wrong anyone!

Sappho

Sappho, if you mean BMDs for Brighton for that period, even if the local records had been destroyed, a copy would still be held by the GRO and could be found on freebmd (for example)

Doing a search on freebmd for births in Brighton 1858/1859 this is what comes up:

Sorry, that search found 4939 matches and the maximum number that can be displayed is 3000.

Have you tried looking on there for your grandfather's birth?