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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: silver cloud on Sunday 02 April 23 15:16 BST (UK)
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Hi all
pulling my hair out now as I cannot find a birth for a John Boase 1839 everywhere says Redruth, but I have sent for numerous certificates and not the right ones parents John Boase 1810 and Betsey Broadley, got all there marriages etc but just cant find the birth any help please.
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Where are the family in 1841/1851 :-\
Don't forget that it was not compulsory to register a birth at this time
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Earlier post where we have looked for John (and William)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=858442.
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Reply 2 on that post lists 3 other posts!!
Silver Cloud
If a birth registration existed - it would have been found by now so you need to accept there isn’t one.
Failure to register a birth only became a fineable offence in 1874/75 so there were a great many unregistered births
I see that same info was given in reply 1 here
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=825629
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You also mention that you have purchased several, are you aware that you can search the GRO indexes using Surname and mothers maiden surname, link is here
https://www.gov.uk/general-register-office
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Carole
I am well aware I have asked this question before, but sometimes other people join and they might also be looking, didn't realise i can only ask a question once, obviously wont bother again.
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John Boase and Betsey Broadley married in Falmouth - on geneanet - do you know if their son John was born in Falmouth ?
https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?exact_day=&exact_month=&exact_year=&ignore_each_patronyme=&ignore_each_prenom=&size=10&type_periode=between&sexe=&nom=boase&ignore_each_patronyme=&prenom=john&prenom_operateur=or&ignore_each_prenom=&place__0__=&zonegeo__0__=Cornwall%2C+England%2C+United+Kingdom&country__0__=GBR®ion__0__=ENG&subregion__0__=CON&place__1__=&zonegeo__1__=&country__1__=®ion__1__=&subregion__1__=&place__2__=&zonegeo__2__=&country__2__=®ion__2__=&subregion__2__=&place__3__=&zonegeo__3__=&country__3__=®ion__3__=&subregion__3__=&place__4__=&zonegeo__4__=&country__4__=®ion__4__=&subregion__4__=&type_periode=between&from=1830&to=1845&exact_month=&exact_day=&exact_year=&go=1
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Hi Garstonite
Thanks for that, everywhere I look all census say he was born in Redruth, but I have checked with them, bought certificates to no avail.
Regards SC
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You also mention that you have purchased several, are you aware that you can search the GRO indexes using Surname and mothers maiden surname, link is here
https://www.gov.uk/general-register-office
Using 'Phonetically similar' and 'similiar sounding' surname variations on the GRO website there is only one birth registration in the time scale 1840+/-5
BOASE, JOSEPH mmn BROADLEY
GRO Reference: 1842 December Quarter in FALMOUTH UNION Volume 09 Page 83
I think that you may have to accept that his birth was not registered :-\
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My friend has DNA match to someone with BOASE family common ancestor John BOASE 1790
Many of the descendants from Rosewall emigrated to Australia in the 1850s + 1860s
I've not checked them all
But maybe your John was in the vanguard
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Hi Brigidmac
Havent come across any of them that went to Australia not at the moment anyway, got some that went to Africa
Regards SC