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*Arc tbc* -Samson Willetts 1838
Have founnd two bap. for Samson one 15/4/1838 Halesowen and one 22/2/1838 St Giles parents Richard and Rosannah Willetts other sibblings bap either Halesowen or RR. Is this the same Sampson !! Did one die.
I hope there aren't two Richard and Rossannah
I hope there aren't two Richard and Rossannah
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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
Suki, have you taken these from the IGI? I noticed that the Halesowen one is the only extracted record, the St Giles one is a member submitted, so just someone's take on the event rather than an actual Parish Entry. HTH Linell.
Re: Samson Willetts 1838
Have taken the Halesowen on from igi's
The St Giles one is from transcripts of parish records
The St Giles one is from transcripts of parish records
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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
Is it possible the early one is a birth record.
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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
have we resolved this yet?
the transcripts are pretty good on the RRegis book
do we need look ups?
the transcripts are pretty good on the RRegis book
do we need look ups?

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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
suki wrote:Have founnd two bap. for Samson one 15/4/1838 Halesowen and one 22/2/1838 St Giles parents Richard and Rosannah Willetts other sibblings bap either Halesowen or RR. Is this the same Sampson !! Did one die.
I hope there aren't two Richard and Rossannah
anyone got the Halesowen transcript Cd to just check what fathers occup is for this Halesowen one and where living
The Samson one is nailer Shepherds fold
wonder where they are in 1841
we have the Halesowen bapt but there could be 2 I suppose
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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
Ok on the 1841 they are at Shepherds fold so I am entering that RR bapt for the Samson on BCC
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Re: Samson Willetts 1838
Going to check that Halesowen one at the archives
So archiving this pending look up of Halesowen 15 april 1838 bapt for Samson Willetts
So archiving this pending look up of Halesowen 15 april 1838 bapt for Samson Willetts
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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
Rite I have done the look ups and it is a weird one this
The St Giles one at RR is the correct one here/based on area living in 1841 ie Shepherds fold
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections
now how many rosannah and Richard Willetts in 1838 with son Sampson can there be!
I have checked the Halesowen one and will add details to the notes for that Sampson
but why did they then bapt Samson twice once in 1838 at St Giles
and then again at St Johns Halesowen and the addy for the H'owen one is Blackheath and he is a nailer
is Shepherds fold near Black heath ( w'out me getting the map out)
was he bapt twice?
cant be that they moved as in 1841 he is at Shepherds Fold
15 April 1838 St Johns Halesowen
Richard and Rosannah Willetts
Blackheath nailer

The St Giles one at RR is the correct one here/based on area living in 1841 ie Shepherds fold
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections
now how many rosannah and Richard Willetts in 1838 with son Sampson can there be!
I have checked the Halesowen one and will add details to the notes for that Sampson
but why did they then bapt Samson twice once in 1838 at St Giles
and then again at St Johns Halesowen and the addy for the H'owen one is Blackheath and he is a nailer
is Shepherds fold near Black heath ( w'out me getting the map out)
was he bapt twice?
cant be that they moved as in 1841 he is at Shepherds Fold
15 April 1838 St Johns Halesowen
Richard and Rosannah Willetts
Blackheath nailer
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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
Northern Lass wrote:Rite I have done the look ups and it is a weird one this
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The St Giles one at RR is the correct one here/based on area living in 1841 ie Shepherds fold
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections
now how many rosannah and Richard Willetts in 1838 with son Sampson can there be!
I have checked the Halesowen one and will add details to the notes for that Sampson
but why did they then bapt Samson twice once in 1838 at St Giles
and then again at St Johns Halesowen and the addy for the H'owen one is Blackheath and he is a nailer
is Shepherds fold near Black heath ( w'out me getting the map out)
was he bapt twice?
cant be that they moved as in 1841 he is at Shepherds Fold
15 April 1838 St Johns Halesowen
Richard and Rosannah Willetts
Blackheath nailer
I have come across that before with my Clee's in Kidder, could be they didn't like the first christening.
1851. as with parents Richerd and Rosannah, in Rowley Regis.
Samuel Willetts. abt 1832.
David Willetts. abt 1835.
Sampson Willetts. abt 1839.
Elizabeth Willetts. abt 1841.
Sarah Willetts. abt 1843.
Ellen Willetts. abt 1846.
Edward Willetts. abt 1848.
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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
I have read somewhere of two different reasons for having a child baptised twice.
1) It seems sickly at birth and they doubt it will live so there is a rushed private one followed by a public one. Sometiems they write Private on the first.
2) They take the child back to their home parish ie where they were born/baptised and have them "done" again there.
Anyone heard of any other reasons?
1) It seems sickly at birth and they doubt it will live so there is a rushed private one followed by a public one. Sometiems they write Private on the first.
2) They take the child back to their home parish ie where they were born/baptised and have them "done" again there.
Anyone heard of any other reasons?
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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
Hi Folks.
I have an aunt born in Shepherds fold in 1915, and according to her baptism cert Shepherds Fold is in Blackheath
I have an aunt born in Shepherds fold in 1915, and according to her baptism cert Shepherds Fold is in Blackheath
Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
Shepherds Fold is sometimes down as Blackheath in records also later Ross or New Ross. I fined this a bit of a strange as the dates are so close together would have expected them he other way round - some of their other children baptised at Halesowen.
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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
I think it is definately the same couple
have added a note to the notes for Samson

have added a note to the notes for Samson

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Re: Update look up done! Samson Willetts 1838
Not sure we can do much more on this one?
So unless otherwise advised will archive
So unless otherwise advised will archive