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Baptism for Eliezer WALFORD c1796 Essex

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Beverley

Beverley Report 28 Feb 2015 12:56

Hi, wondering if anyone can kindly help?

I am looking for the baptism of Eliezer or Eleazar WALFORD. Census returns tell me he was born abt 1796 in Wickham St Paul, Essex.
He married Sarah TURNER in 1822 in Wickham St Paul and died in April 1870 in Twinstead, Essex.
I have him and his descendants well documented, just keen to find his parents.

Thanks

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 28 Feb 2015 13:09

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Name: Elisha Walford
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: East Donyland, Essex
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Lexden
Sub-District: Peldon
Parish: East Donyland
County: Essex

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Beverley

Beverley Report 28 Feb 2015 13:20

Thank you for the reply Ann. No that's not him. I have him and his wife & children in all censuses in Twinstead to his death in 1870 in Twinstead (he was buried there).
Then I have the wife and children & descendants until their deaths.
It's his ancestry I'm puzzled about!

malyon

malyon Report 28 Feb 2015 14:36


County Essex
Place Wickham St Paul
Church All Saints
RegisterNumber 18
MarriageDate 28 Jun 1822
GroomForename Eleazer
GroomSurname WALFORD
GroomAge
GroomParish
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode
BrideForename Sarah
BrideSurname TURNER

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 28 Feb 2015 14:40

Beverley

Seax has the registers on line (a subscription site).

There is no baptism for an Eliezer or Eleazar, or anything similar, in the Wickham St Paul baptism registers between 1793 and 1799. There is a note made in the register itself that baptisms for the years 1794 and 1795 were in a new register that was 'lost' so he may have been in there.

There were two 'Walford' couples baptising children around that time at Wickham St Paul.
James and Elizabeth
John and Mary.

Chris

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Beverley

Beverley Report 28 Feb 2015 14:47

Chris, thanks for that. I'll have a play around with the 2 sets of parents to see if I can come up with any potential siblings for him.

Beverley (in Brighton :-D)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Feb 2015 15:04

County Essex
Place Wickham St Paul
Church All Saints
RegisterNumber 18
MarriageDate 28 Jun 1822
GroomForename Eleazer
GroomSurname WALFORD
GroomCondition Bachelor
BrideForename Sarah
BrideSurname TURNER
WitnessOneForename Charlotte
WitnessOneSurname KIDBY
WitnessTwoForename William
WitnessTwoSurname KIDBY
Notes Banns. He used mark, she signed. Seax D-P 213-1-5

(above on below free link, also Baptisms Chris mentions)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

Chris :)

Beverley

Beverley Report 28 Feb 2015 15:53

That'll keep me busy !