HARRINGTON baptism

[astoness]

hello everyone i am new here so i do hope i am posting on the right thread...not sure if anyone can help me but here goes..my 4x gt grandfather john harrington was born abt 1782 on the 1851 census he is in birmingham and although place of birth is transcribed as witcham glos this cant be right as witcham is not in glos....looking again at the orginal census which is not very clear it could be winchcombe where he was born...really i just want to try and go back another generation so if anybody could help me locate his baptism giving his parents names i would so so grateful

many thanks for any help or advise..

lyn

[Victor Harvey]

Hi lyn,
I shall be visiting Glos Archives next Saturday and will check the Winchcombe baptism records for you.
Victor

[astoness]

oh victor that is so very kind of you....cant thank you enough...fingers crossed that john was born winchcombe...

lyn

[Victor Harvey]

Hi lyn,
I found NO trace of a baptism for John HARRINGTON at St Peter, Winchcombe, 1780-1784. However, I did find the following:-
December 5, 1783, John, son of Henry & Ann ?ARDINGTON baptised.
The ? is NOT an 'H' but could be a 'Y'.
Victor

[astoness]

hello victor i think you have found him what do you think??..i have seen harrington put down as yarrington as well...i was wondering where the name henry started from as henry is very prominent in my line of harringtons

my 4xgt grandad john harrington b abt 1781/2 census looks like winchcombe glos on the 1851 census in birmingham

my 3x gt grandad henry harrington b abt 1812 dudley
my 2.gt grandad henry harrington b 1843 birm
my gt grandad henry harrington b 1870 birm
my grandad henry harrington b 1903 birm
and my dad is george henry harrington...

many many thanks victor if henry is my 5x gt grandfather it could be that john was named after anns father or maybe they did have a son called henry but hes not my direct line..

lyn

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Lyn,
I've checked my Glos marriage records but could not find a marriage for a Henry & Ann YARDINGTON or HARRINGTON.
However, I did find the following which may be of interest:-
Thomas YARDINGTON, Widower, married Ann DEAKINS at St Peter, Winchcombe, October 13th, 1824
Sorry I can't help further.
Victor

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Lyn,
I've now had a chance to check my baptism records and record below what I found:-
YARDINGTON, Edward, son of Leah, baptised at St Peter, Winchcombe, 13th June 1817.
YARDINGTON, Sarah, dau of Thomas & Ann, a Joiner of Winchcombe, baptised at St Peter, Winchcombe, 8th July 1826.
YARDINGTON, James, son of Thomas & Ann, a Joiner of Winchcombe, baptised at St Peter, Winchcombe, 13th July 1828.
Victor

[astoness]

hello victor thank you very much for taking the time to send me all of this info...to be honest im confused which is nothing unusal..i am wondering if the bapt for a john possibly yardington in 1783 is my john harrington but then you have supplied the other info for all the other yardingtons which is a surname i have not heard of before....my john is definately spelt harrington from 1841

lyn

[Victor Harvey]

Hi lyn,
Sorry that I haven't been able to locate John HARRINGTON. I checked my copy of the 1841 Census for the parishes of Sudeley Manor & Winchcombe and there is NO sign of any HARRINGTON inhabitants.
I don't subscribe to A******y, so I am unable to check the 1851 Census.
All I can say is good hunting!
Victor