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Baptism 1863
Church of England Baptism after 1813
| We have information on
Thomas William Horwood, from various
censuses, from his marriage certificate (view), and from his birth
certificate (view). Task: Find his baptism, and use it to identify any siblings. |
The International Genealogical Index on familysearch is far from complete for the Victorian period, and not all children would have been baptised - but it is worth carrying out a search on the off-chance Thomas is there.
| First Name | Thomas William |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| Event | Christening |
| Date | 1863 |
| Range | 5 years |
| County | Greater London |
The following came up:
THOMAS WILLIAM HORWOOD
Birth: 21 MAR 1863
Christening: 12 APR 1863 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London
Parents:
Father: JAMES HORWOOD
Mother: MARY
Source Information:
Batch No.: C022352
Dates: 1645 - 1875
This confirms that at least Thomas was baptised in the Church of England, and identifies the register which contains the entry:
TO BE ADDED LATER: The register is available on microfilm at Guildhall Library and the following is a copy of the entry.
It should be noted that the registers do not have a box to record the date of birth, and this has been written in. For most parishes this did not happen. |
The batch number in the previous search makes it possible to search for other children of James and Mary Horwood baptised between 1645 and 1875 at St Faith.
| First Name | |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| Event | Christening |
| Date | 1865 |
| Range | 5 years |
| County | Greater London |
| Batch | C022352 |
This produced the following results from the International Genealogical Index:
1. ELIZABETH HARWOOD - Gender: Female Birth: 20 MAY 1862 2. ELIZABETH HARWOOD - Gender: Female Christening: 08 JUN 1862 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 3. ALFRED HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 17 JUL 1865 4. ALFRED HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 06 AUG 1865 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 5. THOMAS WILLIAM HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 21 MAR 1863 6. THOMAS WILLIAM HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 12 APR 1863 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 7. MARIA HORWOOD - Gender: Female Birth: 28 MAR 1867 8. MARIA HORWOOD - Gender: Female Christening: 21 APR 1867 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London
| Result of
Investigation
This shows that the family had their children baptised within the Church of England, and that Thomas had two sisters, Elizabeth (born 1862) and Maria (born 1867), and a brother Alfred (born 1865) [The information found agrees with the information given in the bible (view). However there is additional relevant information in the bible which will be discussed when the 1871 census has been examined.] |
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