Genealogy Chat

I`d like some of you good peoples opinions on the following scenario

I have John Marshall Critchett born 28th October 1804,. baptised 11th May 1806 at st Mary Magdelene Bermondsey, Surrey.

He was married to Mary Elizabeth Roberts on 5th July 1825 at Saint Clement Danes Westminster.

His Parents Benjamin Critchett and Mary Walker were married October 18th 1801 at St Augustines and St Faiths London.

I then have what i think is his death, buried at Moorfields St Marys 21st November 1834 age 30years..........my problem is that Moorfields St Marys is a Roman catholic church......... all the others are C of E.

I can find no trace of him or his wife after 1827, when i found him in the London gazzette where him and his brother were dissolving their Leather Sellers and Dressers partnership, so feel this death in 1834 could definetly be him.

Is it possible for non Catholice to be buried in a Roman Catholic church? I have not been able to trace any children from the marriage, so no clues there.

your views please...............


Nicky

Hi Nicky

I don't know if this is of any use. A family member was C - E when she married her hubby she changed her religion to his which was Roman Catholic she was then married in a catholic chuch.

BENJAMIN CRITCHETT Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 20 DEC 1801 Saint Faith, Havant, Hampshire, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: MICHAEL CRITCHETT Family
Mother: MARY

Thanks for your reply tetley, though I feel this cicumstance is different.........John critchettd bride Mary roberts presumably WASN¬T roman catholic as they didn`t marry in a catholic church, so there would have been no pressure from his wife to change his faith.


Ann thanks for that...I have seen this before myself, but at present have not connected these Hampshire Critchetts to my Critchetts who came from Devon.


Nicky

oops - saw St Faith's and put two and two together and came up with 5!!!!

Have you found his wife's death? Maybe they both converted after they were married - for some reason ...

Jill

Why do you think it strange that he became Roman Catholic in adulthood?
Tony Blair did!
My dad became a methodist when in the Fleet Air Arm - because than he didn't have to go to church services!!
He then became follower of Islam when he was in his 40's, because he decided that religion was for him - he even taught it!
Last year, one of my daughters (never christened, bought up with no religion) became a Catholic.
There are many reasons why a person would change religon. It could have been for promotional purposes (boss was a Catholic) or just because they found that religion better.

Nicky, Catholics had to marry in a C0fE church before about 1840, it was to comply with the marriage registration laws, they often had another ceremony in an RC church afterwards. When he died presumably they were free to have the ceremony in the RC church.
Regards,
Margaret

Thank you all for your input...........so theres a chance he may have converted to Cathlocism after his marraige? and i presume you would have to be Catholic to be buried in a roman catholic church? I just wasn`t sure of this, so thank you all for replying...... I now just need to find out wether this burial is my John Critchett or not.

Jill, no I havn`t found his wifes death or remarriage, as presuminmg she was around her husbands age, you would have thought there would be children from a 9 year marriage. I have found a Charles Critchett born Highgate in 1827, but can`t seem to find him before the 1861 census, except his marriage to Jemima May Burnaby in 1856. .......... so hes a possible child of the couple.


Nicky