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Title: Help - birth look up please
Post by: sheiljoy on Monday 21 May 12 20:55 BST (UK)
Can some kind person help me find a birth/baptism for my Gt Grandmother -

JANE FRENCH born circa 1846/1847 in Yarcombe Devon

Her family are from CHARDSTOCK DORSET

Her parents were CEPHAS FRENCH b1815 and ELIZABETH DIMOND b1817 in Chardstock Dorset

All her siblings were born in Chardstock except for Jane French and her brother William born circa 1848 who were both stated as being born in Yarcombe Devon

Many Thanks in anticipation
Sheila
Title: Re: HELP - BIRTH LOOK UP PLEASE
Post by: horse000 on Thursday 07 June 12 06:41 BST (UK)
Hi

It's not difficult to see how any confusion may arise; Yarcombe is close to 3 county borders > http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Yarcombe/

However...

Source, IGI (submitted record):
1846 Jane French d. of Cephas & Elizabeth French, Yarcombe, birth.

Source, Free BMD:
Q4 1844 Jane French, Chard, V 10. P 375, birth reg.

Source, 1851 Census, Yarcombe Devon: Ref HO 107/1862/372/3
She is here with her parents and siblings, but nothing new.

Everything except a baptism!

Hope there is something here to help.

Regards
Geoff
Title: Re: HELP - BIRTH LOOK UP PLEASE
Post by: sheiljoy on Thursday 07 June 12 15:48 BST (UK)
Hi Geoff

Many thanks for that info, I think I shall send for the birth certificate you gave me off freeBMD, not knowing which county it was by was confusing me a little

Once again a big thankyou

Regards
Sheila