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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Buckinghamshire => England => Buckinghamshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: JustHelen on Tuesday 16 July 24 06:46 BST (UK)
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Hello fellow family history enthusiasts.... I'm trying to find the baptism in a place called Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, of a child called Mary Ann BARLOW in about 1810-1811. She is aged 40 on the 1851 census and 50 in 1861 [born 1811] but she could have a birthday after the date of the census which would make her born in 1810. Many thanks to anybody who can help. :)
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A possibility at High Wycombe, 30 November 1810: Mary Ann Barlow, daughter of Richard and Esther.
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Hello Shaun and thank you for your prompt reply. Was that the only one? Nothing in 1811? So is Loudwater not a parish of its own but part of High Wycombe?
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On the River Wye, downstream from High Wycombe. The river is full of paper mills.
See https://maps.nls.uk/view/104183489
Added:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=13.0&lat=51.61710&lon=-0.71725&layers=257&b=1&o=100
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Aha. My geography is improving as well ;). Interesting. I have to leave now but thanks to those who have replied
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"Loudwater is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is High Wycombe."
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Loudwater,_Buckinghamshire_Genealogy
Just to add that if her age is correct in the 1851 and 1861 censuses then it is 75% likely that Mary Ann Barlow was born in 1810.
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The earliest OS maps are 1874, so Loudwater may have acquired its own church meanwhile.
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Thank you for all the replies. It certainly seems as if the baptism in 1810 must be the right person.
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Rich BARLOW married Esther BARTON 15 Nov 1809 All Saints, High Wycombe
By Licence
(FreeREG)
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Thank you Trish, you're a step ahead of me at the moment! The licence is interesting. Can I presume the licence, if it still exists, is at the Buckinghamshire Records Office and I can get a copy from there?
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I am in Australia so not my area but I would presume that would be right.
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Per FindMyPast there is a marriage bond at page 50 of volume A-C, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, at the Buckinghamshire Archives. 13 September 1809, Richard Barlow, yeoman, and Hesther Barton, both of High Wycombe.
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Thank you Shaun for the licence information. I had previously found an entry on the Buckinghamshire wills index for a Richard Barlow in 1824, I think, but he was a shoemaker, so this means I can rule him out.