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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Gloucestershire => England => Gloucestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: GillianM on Sunday 31 May 09 00:34 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I am looking for the birth / christening information for Emily Jane HILL born about 1856 in Castle st Bristol (according to census). Her parents are Robert HILL and Mary Ann ? (possibly BARTLETT). Sorry I do not know the parish.
Many Thanks
Gill
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Hi
It has been transcribed from the original entry on the IGI which is free to search at www.familysearch.org
Emily Jane Hill Christening: 25 DEC 1855 St Peter's, Bristol, Gloucester Father: Robert Hill Mother: Mary Ann
If her mother was Mary Ann Bartlett - the marriage is also on the IGI
Robert Hill
Father Robert Hill
Spouse: Mary Ann Bartlett
Father John Bartlett
Marriage: 24 JUN 1849 Henbury, Gloucester
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Hi Carole,
I had found the marriage but not the christening on IGI.
I am hoping someone may be able to look up the parish records to identify Mary Ann's surname, now we have the church. Thank you
I have also found her sister Fanny Mary Ann HILL on IGI. Christened 25/7/1850 at St Peter's also.
I am looking for a definitive link to confirm the circumstantial info I have so far.
Gill
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The transcription is from the original record so her mothers maiden name is not shown otherwise it would be recorded on the IGI transcription
You would need to buy a copy of her birth cert to find Mary Ann's maiden name
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Per freebmd
Births December qtr 1855
Emily Jane Hill Bristol 6a 19
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Thank you Carole,
I had not realised the IGI records would be a direct transcription. I think you are right I need to buy Mary Ann's birth certificate.
Thanks for your help.
Gill
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Gill,
The information to be found in the IGI is of two types - extracted and submitted. Extracted information, although reliable as far as extraction accuracy is concerned, is not a true transcription which would give every detail but the salient data have been extracted from the records given for most entries. By the mid-19th C baptism record books were pre-printed (I've seen various formats) and many give the father's occupation which will not be in the IGI because it has no significance in the beliefs of the LDS.
If you wish to search the IGI without being inundated with submitted entries which should be disregarded but might point in the right direction, go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle where there are thousands of batches of extracted data.
By the way, the answer to your particular query comes from batch number C034324 which gives 665 baptisms from St Peter's Bristol and I will add the batch to my list at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275211.0.html for it is not detailed in the Hugh Wallis site.
Regards
Chas
P.S. Use C034324 on the HW site and search for HILL and you'll find eleven entries - some might be siblings of Emily's?
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Hi Chas,
Thank you for this information. it certainly makes looking up easier when one know the parish/church. Yes Fanny Mary Ann is a sister of Emily Jane's. I had found these through a more general search. Unfortunately neither record has MaryAnn's maiden name. :(
Thanks again
Gill
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Hi
Just to claify the info given by Chas above
Extracted information, although reliable as far as extraction accuracy is concerned, is not a true transcription which would give every detail but the salient data have been extracted from the records given for most entries.
Salient data would be mothers maiden name if it were shown on the original entry
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Hi,
I had wondered about that. I have just ordered Emily Jane's birth cert in the hope her mothers maiden name is on that. If not I'm not sure what next.
Thank you both for you assistance.
Gill
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Hi Gill
As the couple were married - I'm sure you will find her maiden name on the birth cert