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Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Sheila	Report	12 Nov 2012 19:09
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Andrew, That has answered my query. The local vicar did not perform the marriage or christening. So when the Rev.Pinney saw the entries he made the correction. Coleshill was a small town so he would have been aware of the situation. Thank you Sheila
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:46
	this is them on the 1891 and he was born c1887 so maybe before they married 1891 England Census about Thomas Townsend Name: Thomas Townsend Age: 4 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887 Relation: Son Father's Name: Thomas Townsend Mother's name: Caroline Townsend Gender: Male Where born: Coleshill, Warwickshire, England Civil parish: Coleshill Ecclesiastical parish: Coleshill Town: Coleshill County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Meriden Sub-registration district: Coleshill ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2440 Folio: 52 Page Number: 19 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Townsend 31 Caroline Townsend 29 Thomas Townsend 4 Gertrude Townsend 2 Edith Mary Townsend 2 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2440; Folio: 52; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097550.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:43
	His birth? Births Jun 1887 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharrod Thomas Meriden 6d 431 Parents marriage Surname First name(s) District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Sep 1887 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARRARD Catherine Meriden 6d 517 Townsend Thomas Meriden 6d 517 So was born before the marriage and well done Shirley. Andy Andy
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:38
	1891 England Census about Thomas Townsend Name: Thomas Townsend Age: 31 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Caroline Townsend Gender: Male Where born: Preston Bagot, Warwickshire, England Civil parish: Coleshill Ecclesiastical parish: Coleshill Town: Coleshill County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Meriden Sub-registration district: Coleshill ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 2440 Folio: 52 Page Number: 19 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Townsend 31 Caroline Townsend 29 Thomas Townsend 4 Gertrude Townsend 2 Edith Mary Townsend 2 Andy
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Sheila	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:30
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Thomas Townsend (Sharrard) christened 13/5/1888.Coleshill Warwickshire Parents: Thomas Townsend b.1860 Preston Bagot Warwickshire Caroline Treddle Sharrard b.1856 Coleshill Warwickshire. They were married 13/7/1887 Coleshill Parish Church.Bride gave her name as Catherine. Thank you
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:24
	maybe the child was born before they married but christened after. Then it was discovered this was the case so a vicar amended the record. Its likely the husband wasn't the child's father but they tried to have the child christened as if he was . Have you tried looking for a birth in the mums maiden name. If you post the details we can take a look and maybe find an explaination
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:17
	Care to post the details so people on here can take a look? Andy
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Sheila	Report	12 Nov 2012 15:06
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 183 Send Message	Can anyone explain this please? I have a Parish Record entry for a Christining in 1888. Orginally the entry was in the father's and mother's names. The father's name and surname was crossed out and the mother's maiden name entered with "single woman" The correction was made by the local vicar who did not perform the christening. The parents were married in 1887 in the same church. I cannot find a birth entry for the child. Thank you

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