Genealogy Chat

I've been in Lincolnshire archives today searching all over the place for one girls baptism. I have her marriage on the 2nd May 1811, but couldn;t find her baptism. Then when I;ve got home, I've found this:

MARY BRATLEY Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Event(s): Adult Christening: 10 MAR 1811 Alvingham, Lincoln, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date But no parents - where could I go from here? Thanks,

I'd try to get a copy of that original. You can't tell what hasn't been transcribed. Christine

I think I'll have to and keep my fingers crossed that they haven't transcribed it properly. There is another Adult female baptism for Susanna Bratley a bit later that year so will have to check that one too.

Tom These look like christenings before marriage - but I wonder why? Elly

My guess is that they were either: a) not from the area, and were gypsies so were never christened, or the family didn;t believe in God, but when she wanted to get married the vicar said to her that she had to be baptised first - very annoying though - another dead end. :-(

What about 1841 census? Is the place of birth the same as the marriage/christening? Elly

This is them in 1841 - View Record Jane Doe abt 1832 Lincolnshire, England Alvingham Lincolnshire View Record Maria Doe abt 1829 Lincolnshire, England Alvingham Lincolnshire >>>View Record Mary Doe abt 1796 Lincolnshire, England Alvingham Lincolnshire View Record William Doe abt 1786 Lincolnshire, England Alvingham Lincolnshire

And this is 1851: - View Record Mary Doe abt 1795 Marsh Chapel, Lincolnshire, England Wife Alvingham Lincolnshire View Record William Doe abt 1785 Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England Head Alvingham Lincolnshire

There is nothing on the IGI for Marsh Chapel so guess I am going to have to go back to Lincoln to check,

My great grandmother was baptised as an adult in 1850s. I think her family were baptists who went in for adult baptisms - although she was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist church and a couple of years later married my g grandfather who was a methodist. The IGI extraction does name her parents though. It would definately be worth checking the actual record. Anne

Anne - unless I'm missing something it doesn't name her parents - or is there another one I haven't seen?

Sorry Tom - I wasn't making myself clear. I meant my great gran's parents were named on the IGI, even though she no longer lived with them. Perhaps the actual record will name yours. Hope so, it would be a b-- to go back to Lincoln and find it didn't. Anne

Tom - hope these are yours ! I looked up Marsh Chapel, it's in the district of Louth Husband WILLIAM BRATLEY Birth: About 1771 , Lincoln, England Christening: Marriage: 14 MAY 1793 Marsh Chapel, Lincoln, England Death: JAN 1808 Burial: Wife ELIZABETH SCUPHOLM Birth: About 1771 , Lincoln, England Christening: Marriage: 14 MAY 1793 Marsh Chapel, Lincoln, England Death: Burial: Children 1. Rebecca Bratley Female Birth: About 1791 , Lincoln, England Christening: Death: Burial: 2. Joseph Bratley Male Birth: About 1792 , Lincoln, England Christening: Death: Burial: 3. Benjamin Bratley Male Birth: About 1797 , Lincoln, England Christening: Death: Burial: 4. John Bratley Male Birth: About 1799 Marsh Chapel, Lincoln, England Christening: Death: Burial: 5. Mary Ann Bratley Female Birth: About 1801 , Lincoln, England Christening: Death: Burial: 6. Jesse Bratley Male Birth: About 1806 Marsh Chapel, Lincoln, England Christening: Death: After 1851 Burial: You searched for: Mary Bratley Any Event, 1791 - 1801, England Exact Spelling: Off Elly

Hi Elly, thanks for that but I don;t think they are - My Mary Bratley married in 1811 and according to that she would have only been about 10.

yes, your right - I think I was hoping the ages are wrong Oh well back to the drawing board (or Lincoln!) Elly