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Title: Missing birth entry
Post by: deoxy on Thursday 05 June 25 12:13 BST (UK)
Hello I’m looking for the birth entry of Frederick Joseph Frecknall/Frecknell baptised 3 May 1846 resident Bedmister. Born 3 April 1846. Birthplace according to the census is Bristol. Mother’s maiden name Nelson. I was hoping to get his birth certificate. I can’t find him on FreeBmd or in the GRO records.
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: gc1 on Thursday 05 June 25 12:41 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 05 June 25 12:46 BST (UK)
GRO give Hobson as mother's maiden name for that 1868 birth registration.
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: gc1 on Thursday 05 June 25 12:51 BST (UK)
GRO give Hobson as mother's maiden name for that 1868 birth registration.

Sorry Bumbleb just seen your post but have amended my original post above  :)

Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 05 June 25 13:05 BST (UK)
Being pedantic, I know, but Bedminster was in Somerset until 1889.

The River Avon used to be the border between Somerset & Gloucestershire.
Indeed Somerset County Cricket Club used to play matches at Imperial Athletic Ground in Knowle, and at Brislington CC.

Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: deoxy on Thursday 05 June 25 13:40 BST (UK)
Thanks gc1 and Bumblebee. That Frederick is his son.
Thanks also KGarrad. That’s useful to know.
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: deoxy on Thursday 05 June 25 15:24 BST (UK)
His middle name is Joseph but so far I can’t find anything by reversing his names.
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 05 June 25 15:33 BST (UK)
Please can you tell us which census you have found.
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: familydar on Thursday 05 June 25 15:41 BST (UK)
The bap transcript gives mother as Elizabeth.  You don't say why you believe Elizabeth's maiden name was NELSON.  Is is possible she wasn't married to the baptismal father and was just calling herself Elizabeth FRECKNALL?  Have you ruled out the Frederic Joseph EDWARDS Clifton dist birth, GRO has no MMN suggesting that child was illegitimate.

Jane :-)
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: Kay99 on Thursday 05 June 25 16:10 BST (UK)
Is this Frederick living as a nephew with this older brothers with the Radford family in Worksop in 1851 - after their parents died??

Isaac Radford   55
Lyddin Radford   56
Joseph Radford   19
William Frecknell Nephew 14 b Worksop
George Frecknell Nephew 16 b Worksop
John Frecknell   Nephew 7 Southwell
Frederick Frecknell   Nephew 5 b Bristol

His older brother John's birth ?? - Maybe a family problem resulted in Frederick's birth reg being forgotten :-\   
FRECKNALL, JOHN  NELSON      mmn NELSON     
GRO Ref: 1843  M Qrtr SOUTHWELL  Vol 15  Page 665
Title: Re: Missing birth entry
Post by: deoxy on Thursday 05 June 25 16:34 BST (UK)
Thanks K99. Yes it is. He and his brothers were taken in by their Mums sister Lydia and her husband Isaac after their widowed Mum died in 1850.
His Dad had died in 1848. Like you say maybe something made them overlook registering his birth although back then according to Google they were expected to register a birth within 42 days. Maybe something happened to the record or it could be a mistake in the surname. I’ve seen quite a few strange versions of Frecknall.