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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Syd R on Wednesday 01 February 23 06:54 GMT (UK)
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Hi All
Being in Australia I have no concept of registration districts and locations.
Having discovered a baptism in July 1841 at St Paul's, Shadwell, Middlesex with a birth with which may match it which was registered 1841/SQ City of London Union.
The church was traditionally known as the Church of Sea Captains which the father of the child was but before getting to excited I wanted to get some opinions on the likelihood of this district covering Shadwell (Tower Hamlets). Any thoughts or comments appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Syd
Down Under
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what is the childs name on the baptism and do you know the parents names ? maybe we can find a family tree
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does this help ?
London East End Wapping St Paul's Shadwell aka Church of Sea Captains built 1650 Captain James Cook & John Wesley attended
EAST END OF LONDON
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The parents and child shown on the Baptism are accepted as correct from the research a marriage has not yet been located and it is possibly it was before 1837.
My belief is if I can pin down a registration district or confirm these to be correct I may have located the maiden name of the mother and then can progress my research.
Trees I have sighted have not identified her to date.
I think all the pieces of the jig saw could be in Shadwell
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Shadwell was in Stepney Registration District but a baptism doesn’t necessarily take place in the same parish as a birth.
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Is Shadwell Stepney Registration District likely to be identified as the City of London Union?
Having checked all the birth registrations the closest is this one hoping I can pin this down as a real possibility.
Evidence so far suggest the mother and child had been restricted to Tower Hamlets
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Is Shadwell Stepney Registration District likely to be identified as the City of London Union?
Having checked all the birth registrations the closest is this one hoping I can pin this down as a real possibility.
Evidence so far suggest the mother and child had been restricted to Tower Hamlets
No, these registration districts are geographically separate entities. Shadwell was a parish in the Stepney district.
This shows what made up the districts:
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/index.html
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No, It's the Stepney Union which is a near neighbour (about a mile away)
If you google familysearch historical maps, search for Shadwell and select Civil Registration District you can get an idea for yourself
Another tip for finding a registration district is to Google place name UKBMD ie Shadwell UKBMD
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Thanks
I will now look at that suggestion and endeavor to tie them down
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The parents and child shown on the Baptism are accepted as correct from the research a marriage has not yet been located and it is possibly it was before 1837.
My belief is if I can pin down a registration district or confirm these to be correct I may have located the maiden name of the mother and then can progress my research.
Trees I have sighted have not identified her to date.
I think all the pieces of the jig saw could be in Shadwell
As I stated - give us the parents names and we might find a marriage on Familysearch / Geneanet etc