Beyond 1805

[PinkPosey]

Hi

I am tracing the family tree of my dad's side and i have gone back as far as 1805, does anyone know where i need to look to go beyond this.

I have Joseph Haylett (b 1805) married to Mary Haylett (b1806). I am tracing the Haylett family tree and dont know where to look to find Joseph's parents?

Can anyone point me in the right direction

thanks
Pink Posey

[peterd]

parish registers will be your next step PP post what you have on joseph and mary and any census you may have and we will see what we can find

[gardener]

Hi PinkPosie

Peterd is always so keen to help you have to watch it else he'll do it all for you.

If you want to go it alone then you can start by checking the IGI entries here : http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... _form=true
That site is hosted by the Chrch of Latter Day Saints and they have transcribed a lot of parish records so you can try searching in the county that they lived in/were born in.
There are also parish records on some pay-to-view/subscription sites.
And if you live in the right area then you can pop along to a library or archives and look at records on microfilm or fiche.
It varies a lot depending what you want, but the IGI is a good place to start and also this site which has links for county and the parishes within it:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/index.html
You may need to look in the adjacent counties too as people were sometimes born in one but baptised in the next

Your first step might be to try and find where Joseph and Mary married - going by where they lived in the 1841 census or where there children were born. Try looking backwards from the birth of the first child (although some married after the first child, or there may be a 2nd marriage to confuse things).

At least it is an uncommon name

[PinkPosey]

Hi both

thanks for your suggestions

I will look at the web sites that you suggest.

The 1841 census was a little difficult to read.
Joseph was born in 1805 and married Mary who was orn in 1806.
there were 8 children and i couldnt read the name of the eldest child on the cenus. There 2nd child was MAry Ann B. 1828
the census said that they were in Mittford & Launditch, Norfolk in 1841.

If you can help i would welcome it however i will see if i can find anything too on the websites that you suggest

Cheers

[PinkPosey]

I have just been looking on the 1841 census just under the surname Haylett and it looks like it said his name was James Haylett and not Joseph.

Looking on IGI it doesnt show who there mothers and fathers are am i looking in the wrong place or doesnt it hold this kind of information?

I am assuming that the records werent very good in those days

[grangers14]

It does look like James and also looks likes jr to it too. So do you have the right family? James and not Joseph?
Jo

[PinkPosey]

Hi

Yes i do have the right family it was just very hard to read on the 1841 census. I was oringinally looking for George who was James' son. I know the details for George are correct so i know i have the right family.

Since looking i have found another way to view the details on the census just by the family name so that's how i confirmed it was James and not Joseph.

Thanks for your help

Ange

[gardener]

I have just been looking on the 1841 census just under the surname Haylett and it looks like it said his name was James Haylett and not Joseph.

Looking on IGI it doesnt show who there mothers and fathers are am i looking in the wrong place or doesnt it hold this kind of information?

I am assuming that the records werent very good in those days

I'm not sure exactly what you did when you searched the IGI
If you put in the surname Haylett, first name James, choose birth/bapt in Norfolk, for a year range, then you should get a list of records up.
I searched for 1805 +/- 2 and got a list of 7 entries.
Then if I click on one of the names, I get a individual record. The individual records come from various sources. the most reliable ones are "extracted" and this usually means that they were put in by someone who was going through the parish records and transcribing them. There are also so "submitted" entries, those are usually put in by a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Submitted entries can be inaccurate but can also be very helpful when you have nothing else to go on. Some entries have been added based on census records and they are unlikley to have the names of parents of adults. The extracted records usually give the names of the parents if it is a baptism record. The mother's maiden name is not usually included though.

If you are working from the 1841 census then you have to remember that people were asked to round their ages down to the closest age ending in 5 or zero. Not everyone did this though, and it is common for ages to be quite inaccurate.

Did this couple have any children born after 1837? If so then it would be worth getting a birth certificate as that would give you the nmother's maiden name (or at least it should).

If you have George's details then are you able to fine a baptism for him, as a starting point?

[linell]

Hi both

thanks for your suggestions

I will look at the web sites that you suggest.

The 1841 census was a little difficult to read.
Joseph was born in 1805 and married Mary who was orn in 1806.
there were 8 children and i couldnt read the name of the eldest child on the cenus. There 2nd child was MAry Ann B. 1828
the census said that they were in Mittford & Launditch, Norfolk in 1841.

If you can help i would welcome it however i will see if i can find anything too on the websites that you suggest

Cheers

Hi Pink Posey, I have a friend who is a Mr Haylett, don't want to put his full name on here, he is from Norfolk and he is a Genealogist, not like us he gets paid for it I will ask him about your Joseph and Mary and let you know from Linell.

[PinkPosey]

Thanks Linell

That would be great if he know anything. Maybe we all link in somehow

Angie

[linell]

Hi Angie, I have written, not heard back yet, will let you know when I do. Best Wishes from Linell.

[PinkPosey]

Thanks i appreciate that.

Just in case he needs to know it is actually James and Mary. The 1841 census wasnt very clear but it is definetly James and Mary Haylett. James born 1805 & Mary 1806

thanks again
Angie