Hi Michelle, No sign of a Francis on the CD "They Lived in Bristol" 1813 -1837. Jacky ======================================================================== Jacky Jackson-Cox Personal web page: http://www.btinternet.com/~jacky3/ Last updated 01/02/2009 --- On Mon, 4/1/10, Michelle Nichols <michelle_nichols@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Michelle Nichols <michelle_nichols@hotmail.com> > Subject: [B&D] Ponting conundrum > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 4 January, 2010, 13:08 > > Hoping someone maybe able to assist. > > >From a birth certificate I have Francis PONTING was > born the 1st December 1837, son of Thomas PONTING and AMelia > nee ROW. However I have also received information from the > BAFHS: Baptismal Registers 1813 - 1837 that state he was > baptised on the 29th November 1835 baptised at St Philip and > Jacob living St James.  Someone on the list has kindly > re-checked the source and it seems to be correct. Obviously > he was unable to be baptised before he was born. Either it > was transcribed incorrectly or there was another child > called Francis born and then died before 1837. > > I wondered if anyone on the list have a copy of the BAFHS > "They Lived in Bristol" 1813 -1837 to see if there is a > burial for this Francis or any other Ponting family members > from Bristol, listed below. > > Thomas PONTING c.1802 – 1871 > Amelia ROW 1807 – 1888 > Issue: > Catherine PONTING 1827 –  > George PONTING 1829 – 1903 > Henry PONTING 1831 – 1903 migrated to Australia > Thomas PONTING 1833 – 1915 > Francis PONTING 1837 – 1902 migrated to Australia > Amelia Mary PONTING 1839 – 1855 > Emma PONTING 1842 –  > Phoebe PONTING 1844 – 1882 migrated to Australia > Ellen/Helen PONTING 1847 –  > Matilda PONTING 1851 – 1867 > > I am descended from Henry PONTING who migrated to > Australia. > > Michelle Nichols > Sydney NSW > Australia     >          >            >   > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >