Wesleyan Methodist Records in Bradford

[madri]

Hello Patticake.  I have checked marriages here between 1875-1889 for a  George Waterworth & Harriet Turner.  There is nothing registered on GRO sites or BMDyorkshire.

They may have intended to marry, when they returned to England for the birth, but perhaps 'events or whatever' happened and things changed.  It's possible Harriet was a married woman, it's also possible that she was a British woman in America at the time they met.

I also have searched Ancestry, nothing turned up yet.  I hope they were not travelling on Alias names!!!

I'm sure something will turn up eventually.  It's just a matter of eliminating piece by piece.

Madri

[patticake]

Madri, it is SOOO nice to have someone going over the same records and verifying my work.  This may remain the one great mystery of my family history in which case I will consider myself lucky.

Anyone still able to look at those Methodist records??

[dobfarm]

Most late 19 century nonconformist registers are at Kew London and though they have online search engine of these! it supposed to only go up to 1837 ( Reason info can be bought in GRO Births certs 1837) but some late ones are recorded

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/nr/rdonlyres/e9551411-e3a0-45b2-a65a-f7ba8e4b2718/0/lh_lma_nonconformist.pdf

http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/

WYAS film copy's of these registers may go up to 1890 in Yorkshire repositories but I doubt it. You maybe better asking on the London board (Covering Kew National archive building in Richmond London) as there could someone local who may go there who could/may help you.

There are a few people who do Bradford look ups! but if none answer? then I would assume  no Micro films of that register is on film. Or they use the no look ups  policy  post 1837 when Birth certs can be bought! or only doing pre 1837 Baptism look ups.

Hope it helps
Dobby

[maykorent]

Hi all. First time user. Will someone be kind enough to do a search for me? I'm in Australia so can not yet to Bradford. Any record, birth, bapt, any record at all from there will be appreciated. ... Thomas William Harvey, born c1861 in Bradford England (to father Thomas William Henry Joseph Harvey). Moved to Australia c1875 (about 14 years old) and was married in a Baptist Church in South Australia in 1889, (where there were no witnesses named Harvey). (All this info comes from his marriage and death certificates).

[chempat]

Welcome to rootschat, Maykorent.

Have you found father and son on 1861 or 1871 censuses?

Added:
Are  you sure it says Bradford (and on which certificate?)

[BumbleB]

Welcome to Rootschat 

I can see, from your tree, that Thomas' death certificate transcription states that he was born in Bradford, England and had been resident in Australia for 35 years.

However, I cannot trace a marriage for his father in the England and Wales registrations - FreeBMD - nor a birth registration in Bradford Registration District for Thomas around 1861.

[maykorent]

Hi chempat.

I've found no good match for any records, census or otherwise. Not even a solid match for his immigration. (I've been struggling with this one for many years). I'm starting to think there may have been an adoption, or his birth may have been registered under his mother's maiden name.

The transcript of his death certificate that I purchased says "Birthplace and length of residence in Australia: Bradford, England, 35 years". "Date of death: 30 September 1910, age 49".

The name of his father comes from the transript of his marriage certificate, (dated 11 April 1889) which includes "Age and condition of groom: 27 years, bachelor". Gooms occupation: farmer. 

[chempat]

Just putting this for possible father:

Thomas Harvey
Born 20th Nov 1828 at Bradford, Yorkshire
Father: James Farish    Mother: Mary Farish
Denomination:   Baptist
Piece 1910: Bradford, Westgate Chapel (Baptist), 1784-1837

except that would mean not using surname Farish

[BumbleB]

There is the other thought, related to Baptists - baptisms were not carried out until adulthood, and Thomas William arrives in Australia at the age of 14