Completed My Visit to Cambridgeshire County Record Office - will do simple Look-ups

[Keith Sherwood]

Wendy,
Reading all this, I think now that my own family history is relatively uncomplicated compared to yours...
Keith

[g a r]

Hi Keith,

If you happen to find yourself at the Shire Hall in the next while, could you keep an eye out for the marriage of Enoch Manning and Mary ? about 1818 in GAMLINGAY. Subsequent children of this union would be a bonus.

cheers from sweltering Manitoba,
g a r

[wdurham]

Another favour, Keith, if you would be so kind?

Does the records office have the baptismal records of the Isleham General Baptist Church?

I am looking for the baptism record of James King b 1818 but baptised in 1823.

I've found him in the Cambs FHS Baptism index - son of Samuel and Elizabeth, baptised 1823 at Isleham G Baptist aged c5.

Census evidence and his gravestone point to his birth in 1818, which would fit with the above.  The IGI has a batch number for Isleham General Baptist, which contains an entry for James King son of Samuel and Elizabeth, but baldly says only "Birth: 1818" and gives no baptism date.

There is another James King listed in the Cambs FHS Baptism index, son of James and Elizabeth, baptised 31 Jan 1818, but as I know my James was the son of Samuel from his marriage certificate, I think he's a red herring. He is also listed on the IGI, but as part of a member entry rather than an extract from local records, and he is NOT in the Isleham General Baptist batch.

I am discussing with 2 King "cousins" that the 5 year old baptised in 1823 HAS to be "our" James - they're not convinced!

Can you help?

[Keith Sherwood]

gar,
Think I might get down there next week now, as there's an important race meeting at Newmarket this week for three days, starting tomorrow...
Keith

[g a r]

 

No hurry, Keith. This is a loose end rather than a brickwall.

g a r

[Lainys]

Hi Keith,

Thanks so much for taking the time to search for me 

Unfortunately, the Elizabeth & George Bell you found are not my two 

I have noted the Harris marriage info for future ref.  As for the Kitteridge's, maybe I gave you the wrong info  as they would have been in Linton and not Manea.

Dolly

P.S Enjoy the racing...

[Keith Sherwood]

gar,
Was able to slip into the CCRO briefly today, and had a look in Gamlingay parish records.  The only 2 MANNING records indexed there were:
21-05-1818: Enoch MANNING bachelor and Mary WOODHAM spinster botp by licence.  Witnesses: Thos. Woodham and Sarah Manning.
The other earlier one , for what it's worth, on 10-10-1789:
Elizabeth MANNING spinster otp and William GIDDINGS of Everton cum Tetworth bachelor.  Witness: Edward Nettleship
Hope some of this helps...
Keith

[Keith Sherwood]

and Wendy (wdurham),
For some reason I hadn't noted down your latest KING request, would have definitely fitted in today; silly me - I'll do it next week, hopefully.
The reason I'm not going to Newmarket as I thought is that they haven't opened the family enclosure for this mid-week meeting( very bad PR move, in my opinion), and Tattersall's is £18 a person, and you can't really picnic there.  Moan...moan...
Keith

[g a r]

Thanks Keith!

Did not have the witnesses, date or the bit about "by licence" for Enoch's marriage. The other looks like it's probably another family. Too early for my Mannings to be in the area.

much appreciated
Garnet