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Title: Baptism request Sandbach/Astbury 1763
Post by: Elsby on Friday 11 December 09 20:39 GMT (UK)

Hi,
Can anyone find the baptism of James Elsby circa 1763 and possibly siblings?He married and baptised his own children at Sanbach so was probably born in or near the parish.
As usual with my family there are no IGI records!
Thanks

Title: Re: Baptism request Sandbach/Astbury 1763
Post by: Ladyhawk on Saturday 02 January 10 11:57 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Elsby on Friday 11 December 09 20:39 GMT (UK)

Hi,
Can anyone find the baptism of James Elsby circa 1763 and possibly siblings?He married and baptised his own children at Sanbach so was probably born in or near the parish.
As usual with my family there are no IGI records!
Thanks

Hi,

Could this be your James ELSBY

James ELSBY
christening date 30/12/1796
christening place Sandbach, Cheshire
residence Sandbach, Cheshire
father named James ELSBY

there's also

James ELSBEY
cd 6/1/1793
cp Wybunbury, Cheshire
father named William ELSBEY

as for siblings these may be a possibility

father named James ELSBY mother Martha

John   christening date 10/07/1801  cp Sandbach Cheshire
Thomas                         25/09/1803
Martha                          21/07/1805
Samuel                          31/05/1807
Fanny                            08/04/1810
Hannah                         29/03/1812
Daniel                           17/07/1814
Maria                             03/06/1816

info. from pilot.familysearch.org

Good luck

Title: Re: Baptism request Sandbach/Astbury 1763
Post by: Elsby on Monday 04 January 10 14:11 GMT (UK)

Hi Ladyhawk,
Thanks for your help but I'm afraid it's the wrong generation. All of the children mentioned except the 2nd one are the children of the James Elsby I'm looking for. He married Martha Dale in 1794 in Sandbach. I managed to get hold of his death certificate from 1840 with him aged 77, so he would have been baptised around 1763/64.
I've struggled to find any details for him so far. Do you know of any ways to access Sandbach records without actually going to Chester?
Thanks again for your help.

Title: Re: Baptism request Sandbach/Astbury 1763
Post by: Cancan on Monday 04 January 10 20:05 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Manchester Library hold a reel of film for St Mary's in Sandbach/Astbury, or  if you are near a LDS Church you can order Parish Register films there. 

Looked at the list on LDS website and they do have them.

Although now with there new ordering system, which now can take 3months for a film to come.  But at least you get to view for 3months cost has now gone up to £7.50 per film.

Cancan :)

Title: Re: Baptism request Sandbach/Astbury 1763
Post by: Elsby on Tuesday 05 January 10 20:37 GMT (UK)

Thanks for that. Manchester is much better for me. :)