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How to find a birth when all I have is a marriage?

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Chrissy Confused

Chrissy Confused Report 16 Apr 2007 18:30

Trying to find birth/death records for Robert Penny c1764 from Somerset. I know he married Ann Horler on 21st Sept 1795 in Radstock, no mention of parents or birth on marriage cert. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 16 Apr 2007 18:42

IGI entry: Robert PENNY Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: About 1763 Of Castle Cary,Smrst, , , England Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: John PENNY Family Mother: Elizabeth Is this the one? Entry submitted by member of LDS church - might need to go to Somerset Records Office.

Chrissy Confused

Chrissy Confused Report 16 Apr 2007 18:50

Thanks Elizabeth Have seen that one before,but how do I know its the right Robert? Am hoping to get to RO in the summer holidays

Heather

Heather Report 16 Apr 2007 18:51

Hi, there wouldnt be a marriage certificate that early - not til after Sept 1837. The only thing you can do is check the parish registers and pray he married in the same parish as he was born - and then work backwards looking for him. Good luck.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 16 Apr 2007 18:57

Genuki gives the following details for Castle Cary records: Hundred Tithing Regtrtn Dist Areas Casash North Cary, South Cary, Cockhill, Dummet & Clanville Yeovil Parish Registers Baptisms Marriages Burials Start 1564 1564 1564 End 1889 1891 1860 Transcripts 1564-1775 1564-1799 1564-1775 Monumental Inscriptions Parish church [1623-1995], DD/X/MDT 83; Methodist Chapel [1857-1934], DD/X/MDT 84; Cemetery [1897-1987], DD/X/MDT 85 Phillimore Dr Campbell's Index: No Dwelly Transcripts Manuscript Printed 13 1 Union Workhouse Union Births Deaths Wincanton 1893-1930 1866-1907 Census 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 Microfiche refs MC 410 MC 972, 973 MC 1303, 1304 MC 1634-1636 167 MC 121, 122 It hasn't copied very well: Here is the link: http://www(.)somerset(.)gov(.)uk/archives/asp/parish.asp?Parish=Castle+Cary

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 16 Apr 2007 19:02

You could find the record in the records office - not everything gets transcribed onto the IGI. We went to Huntingdon Record Office on Friday and found lots of the Lamb family which were not given in the IGI - the registers hadn't been fully transcribed. So there is hope for you! While you are there search the wills - I find that they tie families up very well in the absence of census returns.

Chrissy Confused

Chrissy Confused Report 16 Apr 2007 19:03

Thanks again Elizabeth Will go and have a look Chrissy