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I would like to find birth/baptism for William if possible. Census give his birth date 1830-34 at Southend ,Essex. I assume this is Southend on Sea. William died 1910 Pancras Mdx

Do you have his marriage cert Ed? Hopefully it has his father's name which would help you.
Jan

Marriages Sep 1869 (>99%)
Barton Louisa Mallam W.Ham 4a 27
OTTEY William Drake W Ham 4a 27

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: William Drake Ottey
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1869
Marriage Place: St. John Baptists Church, Leytonstone, Essex, England
Father: Thomas Ottey
Spouse: Louisa Mallam Barton
FHL Film Number: 1564141
Reference ID: 2:3FD1V28

Name: William Drake Ottey
Spouse's Name: Louisa Mallam Barton
Event Date: 1869
Event Place: St. John Baptists Church, Leytonstone, Essex, England
Father's Name: Thomas Ottey
Spouse's Father's Name: William Barton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M13535-8 , System Origin: England-VR , GS Film number: 1564141 , Reference ID: 2:3FD1V28

Is this not him? (b. Surrey, not Essex)

Name: Wm Drake Otty
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Birthplace: Surrey
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Lambeth
Sub-District: Kennington First
Parish: Lambeth
County: Surrey

In 1871 he gives his place of birth as Southam, Essex

1851 census

Name: William Drake Ottey
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Gender: Male
Where born: Southend, Essex, England
Civil Parish: St Giles in the Fields
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: St Giles
Sub-registration district: St Giles North
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 456
Piece: 1509
Folio: 326
Page Number: 10
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Sullivan 27
Lucy Sullivan 26
Lucy Sullivan 1
William Drake Ottey 21

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1509; Folio: 326; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87843.

That is basically what I have. Just the birth missing. Sorry I forgot father Thomas.

The 1841 census posted by Beverley.

William was residing at a Licensed Victuallers School in Surrey and it says he was born in that county.

Are there any other clues from the marriage cert, such as father's occupation and names of witnesses?
jan

It's just a hunch on my part, but I'm rather suspecting that he was illegitimate and the father's name was made up.
Don't ask me why I think so.
Either he was born William Ottey and his father's surname was Drake, or he was born William Drake and then took the name Ottey.
Either way I can't find anything even approaching a baptism for him :-S

Thanks for having a look - appreciated

A little about Licensed Victuallers' School, Kennington London

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/LVS/

"Like many charities of the period, admission to the school was through a periodic ballot of the institution's subscribers. A summary of the school's admission procedures is included in its entry from an 1890 directory:

Object.—The maintenance and education of children of deceased or distressed licensed victuallers who have been subscribers during the time they were in business.

Admission.—By election of subscribers, generally annually in March (applications received until 31st December), after approval by Committee..."