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early Wesleyan baptisms
« on: Tuesday 06 November 12 21:53 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know if there are any surviving records for Wesleyan baptisms in the Marazion area prior to 1805? ...Looking for a birth that occured in either 1799 or 1800....

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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 06 November 12 21:58 GMT (UK) »
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 06 November 12 22:10 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your reply.
I have tried there, to no avail... nothing prior to 1805 for Marazion at all for my family or others.  :(

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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 06 November 12 22:33 GMT (UK) »
A History of Methodism gives membership at Marazion of 78 members in 1821.
And a plan of the Penzance circuit of 1817 mentions Marazion amongst the 25 places.

When searching for Methodist baptisms, you need to search on the circuit name, and not the actual location.

My forebears lived at West Putford in North Devon, but were included in the Kilhampton (Cornwall) circuit! ;D


There don't appear to be any registers for Marazion dated before 1841?
See http://west-penwith.org.uk/wpenchp2.htm

The introduction page on that site says:
It should be noted that baptism in the Methodist churches was uncommon before 1815 and even in the 1830s many Wesleyans were baptised in the parish church. Prior to 1837, marriage was not permitted in any but the Anglican Church so you will need to look there.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)


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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 06 November 12 22:52 GMT (UK) »
Thanks again  :)
I have my family members marriage at St Hilary, he was listed as 'not of this parish'. There is no baptism for him there.
I will try the Penzance circuit, thanks for the tip.

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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 06 November 12 22:56 GMT (UK) »
If you post the name(s) you are looking for, maybe one of us can help?
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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 07 November 12 00:35 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, I wasn't sure if I should do that as I did ask about this family member back in February, here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,579924.0.html

We got some great stuff, but unfortunately came to a dead end when trying to find his birth.


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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 07 November 12 06:47 GMT (UK) »
It would have been nice if you had mentioned the previous threads in the first place.

I see now that I have been duplicating the thoughts echoed in that previous thread.
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Re: early Wesleyan baptisms
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 07 November 12 07:10 GMT (UK) »
I appreciate the time you have taken for my enquiry, and I am sorry that me not mentioning the thread complicated things. I only thought that there may have been other avenues to pursue.
Thanks again.
I know now that we will never find him.