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correct birth cert?

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James

James Report 23 Oct 2007 21:51

this is what i know for definite. sam manning harvey is correct as his name from marriage reg and my grandad remembers seeing him as a child i know his mother was emma harvey and father george smy from baptism reg. his sister sarah was baptised same day even though she was born 4 yrs after sam. Her entry has emma harvey as mother but this time no name entered as father. entries are consecutive in the parish baptism records.
tx much for your help

James

James Report 23 Oct 2007 21:01

tx jolly sailor
i do know that his mother was emma harvey and his father was written as george smy on his baptism record . so he was illegitimate possibly why he was living with his relatives. There is a marriage later on in the 1850's between an emma harvey and george smith . could this be them deciding to marry later on or is smy not connected to smith? Sam's parents proving difficult to track hence why i wanted his birth cert.

~Summer Scribe~

~Summer Scribe~ Report 22 Oct 2007 21:54

Manuel is a family surname of mine in the early 1800s. That family is in cornwall. It's possible that he was given his mother's maiden name as a middle name.

Also have you checked christenings on IGI?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Oct 2007 21:29

Birth registration wasn't compulsory until 1875, so the birth you are looking for may not actually have been registered

Reg

James

James Report 22 Oct 2007 21:09

Tx i certainly won't take it for granted, money won't allow ! Will try and find out more about sam manuel

James

James Report 22 Oct 2007 20:51

I want to obtain my great granfathers birth cert so i looked him up in the register. His name was Samuel Manning Harvey born in bosmere district, suffolk in 1848. But i can only find a Samuel Manuel Harvey in the register. Everything else matches correct other than the middle name, I think surely must have been entered wrongly in register is this possible ? Who in mid 19th century suffolk would have used the name manuel? any thoughts kind people ?