John Charter baptism

[tempsford]

Hi,
I'm looking for a baptism for John Charter between 1740- 1755
The problem is I don't know where he was born although there is a family connection to Colne, found in his will.
Thanks.

Tempsford.

[bedfordshire boy]

Nothing in BVRI. Which if he was from Colne isn't that surprising given that Colne PR hasn't been filmed by the LDS!

When, where, and to whom did he marry?

I think this calls either for a trip to Huntingdon Records Office, or if that's not possible, paying them to search for you.

David

[tempsford]

Hi David,
Yes, I thought it might need a visit to the record ofice but I thought I would try here first!
John married in Cambs and settled there and I have all the details, its just trying to find a baptism.
Thanks for looking.

Tempsford.

[oleg_mcnoleg]

I have a large number of Charters from the Somersham/Colne/Bluntisham area ... most trace back to Sutton near Ely. I'll have a small rummage a bit later on ....

[tempsford]

Hi,
Thanks, that sounds very interesting. My branch of the Charters moved to Steeple Morden.

Tempsford.

[janbal]

I am interested in a William Charter b c1815 in Bluntisham. Not sure of parents but his MC gives father as John, farmer. He marr Sarah Beckerton 1839 then Elizabethg EKE 1846 Family moved to March and then to Australia 1852. any help would be appreciated

[bedfordshire boy]

Welcome to Rootschat!

There are no Charter baptisms in Bluntisham, which is not a good start.

I can see William, Sarah and presumably daughter Mary aged 1 living in March with his Beckerton in laws in 1841 but I can't see him in 1851. Have you found him in 1851, and where did the information come from that he was born in Bluntisham?

A John Charter from Bluntisham married Elizabeth Hawkes at Holywell in 1814. There were quite a few Charter marriages in Bluntisham at around this time, which makes the lack of baptisms curious. Were they all non-conformist?

David

[janbal]

Hi David,
Many thanks for the reply. I am not sure where I found the Bluntisham reference ( when I changed my family tree to a new system I some how lost  my sources to a number of things.) But it is not a name I was aware of so I got it from some where- will follow it up.

I have a copy of the 1841 census page- the two children were born in March. Will's1st mar was recorded in North Witchford 1839, 2nd marr in 1846 was in Coates Whittlesey and he is then a policeman. I couldn't find them on 1851 census on Ancestry but found them on a Cambridge Family History Web site at Newton in the Isle.
There are now a number of Charter bapt on IGI for Bluntisham. and as you suggested they were non conformists- Baptists in fact.

Thanks again,I'll keep digging

[bedfordshire boy]

Found them now - they're indexed on Ancestry as Charles

The full entry reads
Newton Isle of Ely
William Charter head marr 34 Police officer b Bluntisham
Elizabeth Ann Charter wife 34 b Neasingham Norfolk
Mary Ann Charter dau 11 scholar b March
William Charter son 9 scholar b March

David