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Robert

Robert Report 7 Jul 2009 15:04

Thanks all !!
I think that Thomas may well have been illegitmate, hence no birth record and ending up on his own in the workhouse, and no record of father etc just mothers name.

I'll try the record office next and see were i go from there.
Thanks
Bob

Potty

Potty Report 6 Jul 2009 15:55

Did your Thomas marry? If so, his father's name should be on the marriage cert which would help to confirm any baptism found. If it isn't, it probably means he was illegitmate. Warwickshire County Records Office has Bastardy Bonds. Try their website - there are no records on line but there is an online catalogue.

Alan

Alan Report 6 Jul 2009 15:35

Found this on IGI

Thomas FULTON (AFN: 2MSK-52) Pedigree
Sex: M Family


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Event(s)
Birth: 1834

Christening: 19 Jan 1834
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

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Parents
Father: Family
Mother: Elizabeth FULTON (AFN: BV3D-FB)


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Marriage(s)
Spouse: Rebecca RANDLE (AFN: 2MSK-67) Family
Marriage:


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Husband's Name
Thomas FULTON (AFN:2MSK-52) Pedigree

Born: 1834 Place:
Christened: 19 Jan 1834 Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Father:
Mother: Elizabeth FULTON (AFN:BV3D-FB)

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Wife's Name
Rebecca RANDLE (AFN:2MSK-67) Pedigree

Born: 1838 Place:

Father:
Mother:

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Children

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1. Sex Name
F Alice FULTON (AFN:2MSK-FF) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1860 Place:

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2. Sex Name
M John FULTON (AFN:2MSK-GL) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1860 Place:

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3. Sex Name
F Elizabeth FULTON (AFN:2MSJ-XV) Pedigree

Born: 29 Sep 1869 Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Christened: Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Died: 6 Jun 1941 Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Buried: 9 Jun 1941 Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 6 Jul 2009 15:30

You can go to the county records office for the area and look at the parish records there, or, if you do not live close to the area you can order filmed copies of parish records from your nearest LDS Family History Centre (addresses are on www.familysearch.org). It only costs a few pounds to order a film and they keep it for about a month to give you time to view it.

Kath. x

Robert

Robert Report 6 Jul 2009 15:25

Hi,
as a newbe to this, i'm looking for some tips on were to go next.
i've traced my family back as far as the 1841 census, to Thomas Fulton born c1833, in a workhouse in Chilvers Coton. I believe his mother was named Elizabeth Fulton born c 1812. posibly in Nuneaton. I can find no birth record for Thomas, nor any record relating to his mother. I've looked on sites like "family search" but can't see anything. How do i move on from here?