Great Boughton lookups

[axecalibre]

Help please, am looking for parish record of William Alma Lewis, Free BMD has his birth record as Jan-Feb-Mar 1855, Great Boughton, Cheshire.

William Alma Aylmer Lewis later records his father as Henry Lewis, Architect on his marriage certificate.  William Alma Lewis was a nurse child on 1861 Census. 

Any information on his parentage would be gratefully received.  Many thanks.

[MaryA]

The Cheshire Parish Register Project site appears to be down at the moment, try it later.
http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~cprdb/

[andycand]

Hi

According to Familysearch. org (which has about 95% of Cheshire Parish Registers) William Alma Lewis was christened 3rd March 1855 at Lache-with-Saltney, father Henry, mother Mary.

The Great Boughton Registration District covers quite a large area, details on link below

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/great%20boughton.html

This area can be confusing as Lache is in Cheshire, England whilst Saltney is in Flintshire, Wales.

Andy

[axecalibre]

Thank you so much Andy, yes his place of birth is listed as Cheshire, Flintshire, which I found confusing, easy if you know the area!

Will have to check now on parents as on 1861 census he is listed as living with another family, as nurse child which I took to mean that he was illegitimate, however looks as if he was fostered out, maybe mother died.

[andycand]

yes his place of birth is listed as Cheshire, Flintshire, which I found confusing, easy if you know the area

Not all Registration Districts fit nicely within county boundaries and Great Boughton is one of those, whilst the bulk of it is in Cheshire, England, some is in Flintshire, Wales. 

Andy

[axecalibre]

Andy have tried Family Search.org, don't what I am doing wrong but find it painfully slow to operate - is it me?  Any tips please.

Have also had a look for christening record, should I enter Lache as place as it seems that Cheshire is not finding the record?

Again so very many thanks for your speedy reply

[andycand]

Hi

I opened Familysearch.org then scrolled down to Browse by Location and selected Europe.

Scroll down and select England, Cheshire Parish Registers 1538 - 2000

I then searched for William Lewis, 1855 +/- 1 yr and found him. I tend to leave location blank.

Andy

[junev]

Hi,

On Family search there is also a George Henry bt 1852 in Chester - he is on the 1861 census in chester with a Henry Lewis - architect's clerk b Shropshire ~1837 (but actual age 54 on page)  - difficult to read but it looks like married also a Mary Jane Lewis aged 8 - they are all down as lodgers

Junev

[axecalibre]

Junev thank you so much for that info.

Cannot find surname of wife of Henry Lewis, or marriage record that fits, it seems that she married, had children and died within a nine year period.  Unless of course she was somewhere else during 1861 census, looking for a Mary Lewis living on Welsh border.....

Their son William Alma Aylmer Lewis became a physician, when he died he left £24k.  Strange for a son who was a nurse child living with farm labourer in 1861.