Leeds Parish Records - early Xmas present

[KathyM]

I have booked to go to the Leeds Archives in two weeks time - if anyone would like a free - look-up in the parish records (Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, areas)....preferably with a specific church & rough idea of dates !


I will spend the morning doing look-ups !  let me know !

[sylviao]

Hello.I have many Leeds relatives.The ones I need There baptisms.Are Samuel Dodd.Son of James dodd and Mary nee Binns About 1825.I couldn't find them in the Parish church, and I am not at home at the moment. If you come upon any Dodd names while you are searching records I would very pleased. Needle in a haystack I know but strange things do happen.I live in Nottingham.So I can look up To.Bye

[KathyM]

I will make a note to look for Dodds.....

Any idea about location in Leeds ?   There are dozens of churches......generally many people married at Leeds Parish Church, but baptisms were performed locally....eg.  Beeston, Armley, Holbeck   Does it tell you where they were from on their marriage details ?   This would narrow it down a bit & make it more likely that I could find something !

[Fitty]

Kathy,  thats really good of you    

All Births
Joseph Roberts born abt 1817 in Burley

Mary Lister abt 1835 St Mary's Hunslet  Her father was called Edward but i have no idea what her mother was called.

Many thanks

Christine

[nsc]

Hello.

First, the story:

We live in France, in the Somme region in fact, and my wife (who is French) gave birth to our second child on Sunday (7/11/04). During her labour, the anaesthetist was chatting quite animatedly, and told us that his wife’s grandfather was English, and married and settled in France after WW1.

Neither he nor his wife speak English, but they are very keen on tracing their English ancestry, and asked if I could help. In the first instance, they want to trace their family line back, but of more importance to them is to trace any descendants of their English family who might be around today.

The anaesthetist’s wife’s grandfather was SAM SPENCER, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 3rd November 1893. His parents were apparently called JAMES SPENCER and ADA BARSTOW. Unfortunately, they have no documents to confirm spellings. It is also though that he had a sister called EVA who became a nurse.

SAM died in France on 12th September 1953.

I have looked on the 1901 census and the Yorkshire BMD index, but can’t find a match.

Can you help?

Thankyou


Neil Cartwright

[KathyM]

Congratulations !  Boy or girl ?  What name have you chosen ?

  I will try to find something for your 'friend'.

  So far - I have managed to find the marriage in the index - which was actually in Bradford - not Leeds.

March 1891  Bradford 9b 193  James Spencer & Ada Barstow

The spellings seem to be correct ...... I still haven't managed to find them on the census' though.  You may want to order the above certificate - but I will try to find it in the Parish Records - although there are many possible churches in Bradford !

[nsc]

FANTASTIC!

Thankyou VERY VERY much!!!!!


I can tell him we've made a good start when I visit maternité this afternoon!

It's a boy - nearly 4 kilos. My wife had 3 names in mind - Jacob, Moïse and Etienne. (Jacob, Moses and Stephen). She kept checking the local papers for births, because if any of those names had come up in the 9 months, they would be crossed off the list. Anyway, Jacob and Etienne appeared, so ours is Moïse. (It was my favourite anyway. We've got an 18 month old called Marthe, and Marthe and Mo go quite nicely together). However, when I went into the local school yesterday, where I work, after the kids had said 'Felicitations', a little girl put her hand up to ask the baby's name. I proudly said 'Moïse'. Silence. 

I think if I'd have said 'Britney', 'Wayne', or 'Dylan', the reaction would have been much more positive!

Anyway, thankyou again. If you can find any more, that would be wonderful!


Neil Cartwright

[Nicky]

Hi
Taking into account the marriage found in 1891 this could very well be the 1891 census for the couple. I have had a look through for a James and Ada Spencer and this is the only pair. Of course somehow it would need verifying.

1891 census

address 5 Union Street

Elizabeth Spencer, head, widow, age 50 born Lancs Manchester
Jas Spencer, son, married, age 23, framer born Yorkshire Cleckheaton
Ada Spencer,daughter in law, age 23,card filler up, born Yorkshire Cleckheaton
Eliza Jane Spencer, daughter, age 19,factory operation, born Yorkshire Ceckheaton
Sam Spencer, son, age 16, factory operation, born Yorkshire Cleckheaton
John Richard Spencer, son, age 14, ? (cant read) boy, born Yorkshire Cleckheaton

     
Civil parish:    Cleckheaton 
Ecclesiastical parish:    St Johns 
Town:     
County:    Yorkshire 

Source information:    RG12/3610
Registration district:    Bradford 
Sub registration district:    Cleckheaton 
ED, institution, or vessel:    21 
Folio:    92 
Page:    26

It seems very likely this is the correct family, with James having a brother Sam and then naming his son that.

I will have a look and see what else I can find.

Nicky

[nsc]

Nicky,

Thankyou very very much!


Neil