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Lol! I know what you mean with the tea.

Thank you so much for your help - it really helps when you have fresh eyes on things and also to give you a nudge in the right direction

So thanks again hun

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Your welcome Middy ,glad you found some.

I make a cuppa and it gets cold as i get carried away with searching LOL

Also on the free reg site you can click on free cen and that will give you info too.

Mandy xx

Thanks MillemollyAmanda I will have a look - may get a cuppa of tea to keep me company while searching.

I have had a look on freereg and have found two out of the four baptisms for Henry's siblings

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Sorry, been doing my veg for tea

Click on Record Search Pilot
then click where it says Search or Browse record collections
click on Europe
then scroll down to Norfolk Parish record and click
find the village you want and click
then click on either Bapts, Banns,Marriages or Burials
then click on the years and Trawl through the pages on at a time !!!

Happy hunting xx

Ahh thanks

I do go on Family Search but I didn't realise that you could get Norfolk Parish Records on there, do I have to do anything different than entering the normal bits on there?

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Middy , there's also Norfolk Parish Registers on Family Search.org.
You have to trawl through each page though ,you carn't just put in a name ,but its worth looking at i've found lots on there .

Hi

I didn't know about that website that could come in very handy, thanks for looking for me - it is appreciated.

xx

County Norfolk
Place Wymondham
Church Virgin Mary Amd St Thomas a Becket
RegisterNumber

Hi Middy,
They are on Free Reg .


DateOfBirth 14 Feb 1842
BaptismDate 13 Mar 1842
Forename Henry
Sex M
FatherForename George
MotherForename Mary
FatherSurname BALES
MotherSurname
Abode Damgate
FatherOccupation Shoe Maker
Notes
FileNumber 5511

Wow thanks MilliemollyAmanda, where did you find that?

thank you - that gives a link

xx

County Norfolk
Place Wymondham
Church Virgin Mary and St Thomas a Beckett
RegisterNumber 763
MarriageDate 05 Nov 1830
GroomForename George
GroomSurname BALES
GroomAge
GroomParish
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode
BrideForename Mary
BrideSurname SMITH
BrideAge
BrideParish
BrideCondition Spinster
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode
GroomFatherForename
GroomFatherSurname
GroomFatherOccupation
BrideFatherForename
BrideFatherSurname
BrideFatherOccupation
WitnessOneForename William
WitnessOneSurname BUNN
WitnessTwoForename Harriet
WitnessTwoSurname TIBBS
Notes
FileNumber 11803

Hi Everyone

Many thanks for you all looking for me - this has been puzzling me for a while

xx

1851

Name: Henry Bales
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: Wymondham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Forehoe
Sub-registration district: Costessey
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 124
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Bales 40
Emma Bales 14
Henry Bales 9
Alice Smith 75 Mother

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1817; Folio: 420; Page: 28; GSU roll: 207470


At first glance, it looks like Henry's mother Mary and his Uncle Henry are brother and sister?

Possible clue 1851

Alice Smith is mother of Mary, so could also be Henrys mother?

1851 England Census
about Henry Bales
Name: Henry Bales
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: Wymondham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Forehoe
Sub-registration district: Costessey
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 124
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Bales 40
Emma Bales 14
Henry Bales 9
Alice Smith 75

Andy

Hi

Henry's parents are George Bales (born approx 1811 Wymondham, Norfolk and is a Boot/Shoe Maker) and his mum is Mary - also born approx 1811 in Wymondham but do not know her maiden name - I had a theory that her maiden name may be Smith

xx

1851 seems to answer your question

Name: Henry Bales
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: Wymondham
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England



Registration district: Forehoe
Sub-registration district: Costessey
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 124
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Bales 40
Emma Bales 14
Henry Bales 9
Alice Smith 75 MOTHER

here's a Crosskey marrying a Smith


WILLIAM CROSSKEY Pedigree
Male Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARIA SMITH Family
Marriage: 12 JAN 1825 Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England

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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

Hi Eveyone

Don't want to confuse it but when I have looked on the census when Henry Bales was living with Aunt and Uncle, Martha and Henry Smith I also found apart from the Crosskey's on another census they had nephews living with them in 1871 - Surname Barnard and Halford.

Henry Smith is also the witness on Henry Bales and another of the Bales marriage cert

xxx

You need to find out the names of Henry's parents..........no other way to try to make links with the Smiths

Hi Flick

Fannar is actually Henry Femor Crosskey born November 1854 in Adelaide, Australia - I have looked a bit into the Crosskey part but didn't want to go to far, but cldn't find the connection

Did find that Rowland Crosskey married Margaret Barnard in 1854 Newington

xx

1881

George EVANS Head M Male 31 Sardon, Stafford, England Draper
Jane E. EVANS Wife M Female 24 Madeley, Shropshire, England
George L. EVANS Son Male 3 m Kemberton, Shropshire, England
Arthur R. DAVIES Boarder U Male 22 Llandysil, Montgomery, Wales Stationers Assistant
Ann REECE Serv U Female 27 Gen Serv
William CROSSKEY Lodger U Male 24 Adelaide, Australia Solicitor
William G. BRADSHAW OR BRADHAM Lodger U Male 19 Vowchurch, Hereford, England Bankers Clerk


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Source Information:
Dwelling West Side Of Market Square
Census Place Wellington, Shropshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341642
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2678 / 94
Page Number 6