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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Sep 2009 11:23

here's Frederick George birth
Name: Frederick George Bear
Year of Registration: 1870
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: St Olave Southwark (1837-1901)
County: London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 234

and Harry Wilfred

Name: Harry Wilfred Bear
Year of Registration: 1869
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Bermondsey (1837-69)
County: Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 75

Bermondsey district changed 1.1.1870 so thats the difference in the registration district for them
BERMONDSEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT
a) 1837 to 1869
Registration County : London.
Created: 1.7.1837 (sometimes "St. Mary Magdalene Bermondsey" in early listings).
Abolished : 1.1.1870 (succeeded by St. Olave Southwark district).
Sub-districts : Leather Market; St. James; St. Mary Magdalene.
GRO volumes : IV (1837-51); 1d (1852-69).

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 27 Sep 2009 11:13

Thanks for your thoughts on this Heather and Shirley, maybe the vicar had so many baptisms that day that he wanted to get home for his tea.

I do not have the birth certs for this pair as they are quite off to the left of the tree, but as this is the tree of a friend, i wanted him to have correct, as far as possible, information.

Thanks again
Kathlyn

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 27 Sep 2009 11:08

That's what is says, but guess it must be a mistake by the vicar and maybe Fred was born July 1870 and they had a joint baptism for them
You can check them on census or have you found birth certs for them

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Heather

Heather Report 27 Sep 2009 11:05

Well I think youll find the clerk got confused. He even has the wrong name crossed out for the elder boy.

I think you can rest assured the second boy - Fred - was born in July 1870 - they were baptised 31 July that year. You can always check it out on freebmd for the cert ref.

Kathlyn

Kathlyn Report 27 Sep 2009 10:59

Please will someone check the following for me on Ancestry`s new London BMD

FREDERICK GEORGE BEAR & HARRY WILFRED BEAR
Baptised 31.7.1870 in Bermondsey. They are brothers but the birth dates are puzzling

Frederick`s birth date is given as 13.7.1869

Harry`s as 8.2.1869

Thanks in anticipation

Kathlyn