Help want to find proof

[wildreddeer]

Every one in this particular interest will know that Frances Letitia Mayes and Frances Letitia Weldale are mother and daughter. But can any one tell me where I can find documented proof for this. If it is right, then Frances Letitia Mayes is my 6th Great Grandmother, that will mean I have documented proof all the way back to year ####.
Any help on this would be gratefully received.
Phil

[heywood]

Hello Phil and welcome 

When you are posting, it helps if you give a time and place reference.

I found this - does it help?  Is it the right era and place?

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2LD-3X6

regards
heywood

[wildreddeer]

Hi heywood,
many thanks for that but I already have that. What I am after is documented proof were Frances Letitia Mayes is said to be Frances Letitia Weldale's Mother, or even she is John Weldales daughter.
We are looking around about 1766.
Phil

[heywood]

That's what I mean about posting information 

You have the documented proof there of the marriage of FLM to JW.

if you have that, have you searched for any children baptised at St Paul's?

There are some possibilities including
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N5B8-H2Q

[wildreddeer]

I have even emailed St. Pauls, but they no longer have information dated back so far. They said:- (I'm afraid we don't keep the records as far back as that in the Church.  The local registry office would be the place to ask.) Which I find strange, but its worth a look into at some stage.

[fairlane]

Probably worth an email to Bedfordshire & Luton Archives - email can easily be found with a Google search - local archives usually have records from churches. As you have the exact place and date it should cost very little for them to send a copy of the church record.

[heywood]

 
Do you not think that the baptism is her? There are likely siblings also.

You could search the films at a local family search library and print the records off. That may be the best you could hope for.

[janan]

Hi

Welcome to Rootschat

There are children of John and Frances Letitia Weldale/Waldall/Waldon/Weldon at Bedford St Pauls from 1758 to 1774 including the one for Frances Letitia 1768 that Heywood has already given you a link to. What is about this entry that you are doubting? or is it just that you quite rightly wish to see the original entry? If so Bedford and Luton Archives are extremely helpful worth emailing as suggested

http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ContactArchivesService.aspx

Jan

[Annette7]

Well done, Heywood.   That is clearly Frances Letitia Willdale.

John Willdale and wife Frances Letitia Mayes are the only couple with these names  baptising children in that parish at the time (and wife's is quite specific).

With a surname like Willdale you are always going to find strange spellings.    6 children appear to have been baptised at St. Pauls, Bedford to John and Frances Letitia:

Francis (spelt male way) bp.3/5/1758
Ann bp.17/9/1766
Frances Letitia bp.27/4/1768
James bp.23/9/1769
William bp.23/7/1771
Rebecca bp.Feb.1773, bur.18/5/1774

The surname varies in spelling - Weldale, Waldall, Waldon and Weldon.

Annette