Was my Great, great grandmother a slave?

[Sallyann17]

Where have you found the  information birth date 20th May baptism Biddeford, and if that is the same Louisa, why is she on the census as being born off cape st vincent ? Nanny jan, where did you get all that lovely information, it looks very promising, maybe you are all right, she was born at sea, that would explain why Vincent is part of her name! Please let me know what your source of information is, I can't find it anywhere!

[heywood]

The parish information re birth and marriage are probably transcribed from a subscription site.

[nanny jan]

The parish information re birth and marriage are probably transcribed from a subscription site.

Correct, not able to see the actual entry just a transcription.

[JenB]

Where have you found the  information birth date 20th May baptism Biddeford, and if that is the same Louisa, why is she on the census as being born off cape st vincent ?

The assumption would be that she was born at sea, 'off Cape Vincent' and then baptised back in England.

[MargP]

Hi,

A possible baptism:

Louisa Vincent Lock, birth date 20 May 1815, baptism year 1815 at Bideford, Devon.  Father John, a shipwright and mother Eleanor.

Parish register entry for her marriage confirms her father as John, a shipwright.


Nanny Jan

Hi, Witnesses on the marriage are Henry and Amelia Fowler and Caroline Lock

[Sallyann17]

Thank you all very much, I love this site! Now I am going to look into whether there is a record of births at sea! Most exciting, makes a change from miners and labourers!

[nanny jan]

Hi,

FindMyPast have some records for births at sea; it is a subscription site.

Nanny Jan

[MargP]

Hi,

FindMyPast have some records for births at sea; it is a subscription site.

Nanny Jan

Hi, they don't start until 1818

[nanny jan]

Thanks MargP, not a database I've had to search very often.