St Michael at Thorn Parish Records

[bean]

Does anyone have access to the baptisms at this church for the period 1822 to 1830?
I'm searching for children born to John Wicks (Shoemaker) and Martha Holden.
I'm fairly certain that there is a Robert Wicks (born 1826) who died the same year BUT there is a second Robert Wicks born to John Wicks and Martha HOTSON born in 1827. I think Hotson is a mistranscription and should be Holden. Any other Wicks children born to this couple would be a bonus - I think Martha was born there in 1824.

Hoping someone can help
Bean

[Koyote19]

Hi

Have you had a look at the Norfolk Baptism Project?

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tinstaafl/

Regards

Kirstie

[bean]

Kirstie,

Thanks for your help - much appreciated.
Just had a quick look and Martha is there along with Robert twice - once with Holdon as the mothers surname and once with Hotson. I've since found a burial for Robert Wicks, infant, at St John de Sepelchre church in 1826. i think both Roberts are to the same parents but the mothers surname was mistranscribed, as I have more information for Robert later in life. Really I need to get the information from scans of the parish records (or possibly bishops transcripts?) to double check if my theory is correct.

Bean

[Koyote19]

Hi

You're probably right about the mistranscription. Hopefully someone will come on who has access to those records.

Have you got census information for Robert?

Regards

Kirstie

[junev]

Hi,

Just an aside if John was born to William & Ann 1803 then there is a Will of William (1839)available free to view on www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk  (if you have not already seen it!)

Junev

[kaysii]

Not necessarily a mistranscription as I've found the maiden names written differently for the same mother. As the name has been transcribed the same in two different sources free reg and the Norfolk baptism project, I doubt it is a problem with transcription in modern times. As the father is a shoemaker in both cases, I agree it is probably the same couple. kaysii

[The Yokel]

here's the BT's for Robert the second

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14263-56381-6?cc=1823613&wc=9019931

yokel

[bean]

Thank you to everyone for all your help.
From the BT's link, kindly posted by The Yokel, I convinced it reads Holden not Hotson so I think that solves it for me, next step will be to go back through the transcripts and see if the same person recorded the information for the first Robert so I can compare the mothers surnames.

Thanks once again
Bean

[bean]

And success - the first Robert is there in the 1826 transcripts, I've also now found his burial later that year at St John de Sepulchre as an infant of the parish of St Michael at Thorn.

Thank you so much to everyone, it is very much appreciated.

Bean