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Title: Look-Up Request
Post by: compo55 on Saturday 27 February 10 20:48 GMT (UK)
GLOS RECORDS OFFICE ( Lechlade-on-Thames parish records)
1) Joseph Gearing b 1772 (c) and died 1816(c) father of William b 1805 and died 1889 - farmers at Downington ?? Any confirmation of Births/Marraiges/Death and bros/sisters/children and forefathers would be most welcome. many thanks in advance Phil
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 28 February 10 00:37 GMT (UK)
ext rec I.G.I
joseph gearing son of joseph/elizabeth gearing baptised on the 2nd june 1771 at lechlade,gloucs

other christenings attributed to joseph/elizabeth
all at lechlade,gloucs
mary 23/6/1761
elizabeth 30/7/1762
ann 24/2/1764
humphrey 10/5/1765
william 12/9/1766
richard 25/3/1770
jane 6/12/1772
rachel 9/10/1777
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 28 February 10 00:45 GMT (UK)
possibility for marriage of josephs parents
joseph gearing and elizabeth porter married on the 24th june 1760 at great barrington,gloucs
ext.rec.

also here is a possibility for josephs fathers birth/christening
joseph gerring son of robert gerring born on the 12/3/1731 christened on the 29/1/1736
both events took place at lechlade
both are ext.rec
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: ChasH on Sunday 28 February 10 07:51 GMT (UK)
Phil,

Welcome, you've come to the best place there is.

The info. you have been given can be found via http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountryEngland.htm#PageTitle where only information extracted from church records is to be found so there's none of the unattributed chaff found when searching via http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

Regards

Chas
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: ChasH on Sunday 28 February 10 08:21 GMT (UK)
Phil,

According to the LDS library catalogue at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=393532&subject_disp=England%2C+Gloucester%2C+Lechlade+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 and the Lechlade records coming from the Hugh Wallis site, the film is that of the Bishop's transcripts.

It seems odd that the extractors of the baptism info. did not extract the marriage info. too.  You'll find most extracted info. comes from BT's. 

I'm going to an LDS FHC tomorrow and I'll ask why marriages are not always given when BT's are used for baptism extractions.  I do not expect I'll find out why not so do not hold your breath :D   No answer from me = no joy :D

Regards

Chas
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: compo55 on Sunday 28 February 10 14:27 GMT (UK)
thanks for the info - i am very impressed it was so quick !!!
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 28 February 10 17:12 GMT (UK)
regarding william gearing son of joseph you say he was born 1805
i have found this but age slightly out
could this be your william
william gearing son of joseph/margaret gearing christened on the 1st may 1800 at lechlade
ext.rec.
other children attributed to a joseph/margaret
joseph gearing christened 15/10/1795
elizabeth gearing christened 13/1/1803
catherine gearing born 18/2/1812 christened 15/3/1812
all events took place at lechlade,gloucs
all are ext.rec
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: wozzle on Sunday 28 February 10 17:16 GMT (UK)
i cannot find a marriage of joseph/margaret between 1788-1798
it will be interesting to hear what chas finds out about the reason why the marriages do not appear to have been transcribed but the christenings have
Title: Re: LOOK-UP REQUEST
Post by: compo55 on Sunday 28 February 10 17:54 GMT (UK)
hi, I am pretty sure that my William was born in 1805 according to census etc  - but will double check facts.
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: Arranroots on Sunday 28 February 10 17:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Compo

And welcome!  :)

Are you taking the age from more than one census?  They are notoriously inaccurate anyway but bear in mind that the 1841 census rounded-down the ages of those over age 15.  Might make a difference?

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: compo55 on Sunday 28 February 10 18:32 GMT (UK)
hi, Thanks for your comments about census - i have the names of his children which I think confirms which William it is !! however I was wondering if everyone filled in these old censuses or did some escape ?? Cheers Phil
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: ChasH on Monday 01 March 10 14:32 GMT (UK)
hi, Thanks for your comments about census - i have the names of his children which I think confirms which William it is !! however I was wondering if everyone filled in these old censuses or did some escape ?? Cheers Phil

Phil,

There were very many people who viewed census taking, especially the 1841, with suspicion so slept in the fields or a barn for a night ;D

Chas
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: ChasH on Monday 01 March 10 14:47 GMT (UK)
hi, Thanks for your comments about census - i have the names of his children which I think confirms which William it is !! however I was wondering if everyone filled in these old censuses or did some escape ?? Cheers Phil

Phil,

There were very many people who viewed census taking, especially the 1841, with suspicion so slept in the fields or a barn for a night ;D

Chas

P.S.  Two for the price of one!  My wife asked if I'd like coffee and I managed to send it twice whist replying :D
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: compo55 on Monday 01 March 10 19:20 GMT (UK)
Thanks for all your help - any record of marraige of Joseph b 1772 in Lechlade - and his children probably born in Lechlade !!  hope you enjoyed your coffee. Phil
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: ChasH on Tuesday 02 March 10 11:37 GMT (UK)
Chatters,

Regarding the fact that marriages at Lechlade although given by BT's according to the LDS Library Catalogue, do not appear in any Batch of extractions, I typed an explanatory note and included a question asking why not.

I gave it to the LDS person supervising their FHC  and he said he would try to find out but added that it might be because it wasn't done!

I've booked in for next week and if I get a decent answer I'll post a new message, else . . . . . .

Regards

Chas
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: Arranroots on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:49 GMT (UK)
Thanks Chas - you're a fount of information!

 :)
Title: Re: Look-Up Request
Post by: ChasH on Wednesday 03 March 10 09:00 GMT (UK)
Phil,

Following from my last:-   else . . . . you'll need to hire the LDS film for marriages and baptisms might be in the HW site I quoted in my first message.

Regards

Chas

P.S.

Just had a phone call about the subject of marriages not extracted.  Seems the answer is as expected - they were not included - so a search of the film it is :'(    BUT there's always the possibility of a look-up be a kind visitor to Gloster R.O. :D