Did William have a Methodist baptism?

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

I notice that the familysearch transcription says to cite the record of "England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920".  I wonder if this is a mistake, it's very far from Willoughton.

Can anyone check the images for this collection?

Regards,
Daisy

[ARBELLA]

This is just a grateful note to thank you for asking if any Rootschat expert can access this record. Methodist was a huge force in Lincolnshire, from the 19th century to my early lifetime. But, as an amateur, I have rarely managed to find Methodist records online for the people I'm researching. It would be most interesting to see an image of this rather baffling record. Thank you for your interest!

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Hi,

I notice that the familysearch transcription says to cite the record of "England, Northumberland Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1920".  I wonder if this is a mistake, it's very far from Willoughton.

Can anyone check the images for this collection?

Regards,
Daisy
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[Gibel]

Have you checked with Lincolnshire archives that the relevant registers of the Methodist chapels in Willoughton have been lodged with them? Alternatively if the chapels are still in use are the registers still in the chapel?

[garden genie]

I would recommend getting access to a family history library to see what the image says. Some while ago I remember reading elsewhere of a lady who was puzzled by the location given in a similar nonconformist transcription. On viewing the film (on a library computer) and paging back to the beginning, it turned out to have several volumes on the film from different places. They had all beeen indexed under the location of the first volume with no reference to the others. If I remember correctly the register containing her entry of interest wasn't even nonconformist either - it was a parish church!

[rosie99]

Unfortunately that entry was transcribed by a volunteer and does not appear to mention a film number which would have helped.  I did wonder if it was the 61903 mentioned but that is not coming up on a search.  That would be the normal way to ascertaining which parishes are on which films.

There is a facility to browse those records on FS but those I selected are not available at this time

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/England,_Northumberland,_Non-conformist_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records

[trish1120]

I am glad I could help a little.

The photo I should change sometime as we are now both nearly 15 years older

[rosie99]

The photo I should change sometime as we are now both nearly 15 years older

It always makes me smile when I see that photo 

[ARBELLA]

Have you checked with Lincolnshire archives that the relevant registers of the Methodist chapels in Willoughton have been lodged with them? Alternatively if the chapels are still in use are the registers still in the chapel?

Thank you! I began my research in the pandemic, but am now planning a long-delayed visit to the Lincolnshire Archives. I will add this to my list of topics.Thank you very much for your suggestion1

[ARBELLA]

I would recommend getting access to a family history library to see what the image says. Some while ago I remember reading elsewhere of a lady who was puzzled by the location given in a similar nonconformist transcription. On viewing the film (on a library computer) and paging back to the beginning, it turned out to have several volumes on the film from different places. They had all beeen indexed under the location of the first volume with no reference to the others. If I remember correctly the register containing her entry of interest wasn't even nonconformist either - it was a parish church!

Thank you! I wonder if there is a mistake in the description of this record. I hope to go to Lincolnshire before too long to answer some queries. As this record seems unavailable to me online, I will try to find out in advance where the Methodist records for my village are archived. Many thanks for your help!