Hi Gillian
Are you still looking for the parents of George Hickman. I am descended from William Hickman born 1848 Wolverhampton. I was looking for his birth certificiate but cannot find it. However, I have found baptisms for the last 4 children. I presumed as Mary is stated as being born in Ireland she was catholic, so searched their records. I have found the baptisms for Mary, John, Harriet and Charles, which were done at St Peters and St Pauls Catholic church in Wolverhampton and St Marys and St Johns in Wolverhampton. I need to find those for the first 4 children, James, George, Edward and William. According to the baptism certificates it clearly states their mothers name as Mary MURRAY. I intend, hopefully, early next year to go to the Catholic records office in Birmingham to see if I can find the other baptisms and possibly the marriage of Charles Hickman and Mary Murray. I am informed that a lot of catholics did not register the births as they thought the baptism sufficient and it wasnt until the 1880s that a fine was imposed for not registering them.
Pat
