Christening

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Would anyone be able to help with a Christening record.

The Church records are from Surbiton Surrey the name is Harry Lane. It took place on the 6th May 1875

I have some information from familysearch.org but would like more detailed information if its available?

Cheers

[CaroleW]

Full IGI entry as follows

HARRY LANE   Birth:  18 NOV 1869   Christening:  06 MAY 1875   Surbiton Surrey, 
Father:  JOHN LANE   Mother:  ELIZA

The most additional info you may get from the record is their address at that time and John's occupation

Do you already have 1871 details for the family - Harry was aged 2 at that time and his fathers occupation was "oil and colourman"?

RG10 Piece 861 Folio 86 Page 5

[groom]

Hi

It took place at St Marks Surbiton and the only other information is that father was, as Carole said, an oilman.

Do you need info on the baptisms of his 6 siblings?

Jan

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I was barking up the wrong tree there folks, but I have now found the correct Baptism. He was baptised with his grandparents recorded as the mother / father. was this a general practice for iligitimate family members?

correct baptism was 2nd Jan 1876 at Hampstead Holly Trinity Middllesex

[CaroleW]

That entry was for Harry CHARLES Lane parents shown as John (occ coachman) & Sarah Deborah

The 1881 has an entry for a Harry Charles Lane aged 6 living as a boarder in St Pancras but he is shown as b Worcestershire

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I think I may have been a bit excited and didn't check my facts :-(

Harry's grand parents were John and Sarah but they lived in Hampshire and he was a corn miller not a coachman (boo Hoo)

thanks for the information

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it would be good to get any details of John and Sarah Debs marriage to definitley rule them out, any ideas?

[groom]

Hi

Are we talking about this entry for 1891?

RG12/939/59/26  Bishopstoke Hampshire

John Lane 68  Corn miller
Sarah Lane 70
Harry Lane 17  grandson                  London
Percy J Barker 6   


Have you seen the 1881 entry for the family

John Lane 58
Sarah Lane 60
John Lane 20
HENRY SIMMONDS 6       London Middlesex


Harry is another name for Henry - so was Harry actually born Henry Simmonds and took his grandparent's surname? I have had this happen in my family.

Jan

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I have seen that and I have always thought that Henry Simmonds was Harry Lane.
There is alo a family legend that Harry was Eliza Lanes son the illegitmate son  of well to do person who employed Eliza Lane

It was the middlesex connection that made me think I had found the right christening

Back to trail I suppose, thanks again