Henry George Evans c1918, baptism St. Andrews, Plaistow

[petey22]

dear all,
I am try to view the parish reg. Baptisms at St. Andrew's, Plaistow to search for any extra information/ clues for my Grandfather: Henry George Evans, born 23-06-1918, Plaistow, Mother Annie Evans. He next appears in the 1921 Census at Central Home, Leyton, West Ham, aged 2 years 8 months, parents deceased.
I have been informed that he was baptised at St. Andrew, Plaistow in between these 2 dates on 09-05-1919 and am hoping that there may be some wonderfully tantalising clues on this baptism entry i.e. a fathers name or any witnesses 
The Essex register office wants me to throw oodles of cash at them before I can even see if the entry even exists  So I am hoping that there is another option to view the St. Andrew parish reg for baptisms ,,,,,, any suggestions ?
all the best Petey 

[rosie99]

Just curious, do you have his birth certificate or does the date of birth come from something else

[petey22]

Yes, the dob. comes from his birth certificate

[CaroleW]

Who told you he was baptised on 9.5.19 & how do they know if it’s not online?

There are only 2 other ways such a specific date would be known & that’s either by the person having the original certificate or by viewing the original record.

If either of those examples apply - the person should be able to tell you whether there was any info about his father. 

EDIT - FOUND ON FS

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMG4-5NZM?lang=en

If a father was named on the entry - it would presumably appear on the above transcription

[petey22]

Hi Carole,
I received the date of the baptism some time ago from someone on Genes-reunited, but unfortunately they no longer are active on that site. The thought of extra information only came to me only recently.
I hadn't looked on Family search and agree that the Fathers name would have been mentioned so I can only hope that a witness is named ,,,,,,

[Comberton]

FindMyPast also has the transcription with residence 167 New Barn St.

This is from
Record Set Essex Baptisms
Archive Essex Record Office

[CaroleW]

Baptisms were not witnessed in the way marriages are.  Catholic baptisms show god parents names etc but the C of E ones generally just show the date of baptism & in some cases the actual birthdate. 

They show the name of the parents & in the case of an illegitimate birth some churches will show her as unmarried or as a “single person”. Then it’s just the name of the person performing the baptism

[petey22]

FindMyPast also has the transcription with residence 167 New Barn St.

This is from
Record Set Essex Baptisms
Archive Essex Record Office

Well, that confirms the adress on the birth certificate which is fantastic !!! many thanks for that 

Then I definately need a copy of this and shall have to throw oodles of cash at the Essex records office ,,,,,,

[softly softly]

Is this his death?

Name   Henry George Evans
Death Age   80
[80]
Birth Date   23 Jun 1917
Registration Date   Feb 1998
Registration District   Aylesbury Vale
Inferred County   Buckinghamshire
Register Number   C21C
District and Subdistrict   3241C
Entry Number   13

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