Joanna >From my reading of this message: 1 John JONES married Mary PERKINS 15 May 1838 2 John Perkins JONES baptised 14 May 1838 but age 7 on 1841 therefore born c 1834 3 James Perkins JONES age 3 on 1841 born 4th April 1838 ie 6 WEEKS before his parents marriage, so I ask therefore why not baptised at same time as John? Could James have been baptised pre-14th May as PERKINS? 2008/5/12 Joanna Wheatland <joanna.wheatland@btinternet.com>: > Hello everyone, > I 'finished' researching my Joneses a few years ago now, but have just had > my interest re-awakened by a contact from a relative making an enquiry. > I wonder if any kind lister could possibly help? > In return, I live very close to the Wiltshire Record Office in Chippenham, > and would be willing to do look ups. > My query is regarding John JONES & his wife Mary PERKINS. > They married on 15 May 1838 in Raddington. > On 1841 census of Battscombe the couple are living with children John (7), > James (3) & William (1). > A researcher found the baptism of John Perkins JONES at Raddington on 14 > May > 1838 (the day before his parents' wedding) > the baptism of William Jones in Chipstable in 1840, but no sign of James > Perkins Jones. > That was as far as I got. > My relative, however, has traced James's birth in the GRO and has the > certificate which states: James Perkins Jones born 4th April 1838 in > Chipstable. Father is John Jones who was also the informant and was > resident > in Raddington, he placed his mark on the register so was illiterate. The > birth wasn't registered till the 18th May 1838 however, but here's the fly > in the ointment: the mother is listed as BETTY Jones formerly Perkins and > not Mary Jones formerly Perkins! > He says "I don't really know what to make of that. For this to be a > different James Jones there would need to be 2 John Joneses both living in > Raddington having both married a Perkins woman, having sons about the same > time and both calling them James! and then for the John and Betty to have > left the area or died before 1841 as they don't appear in the 1841 > census." > SO the question is – is the James Perkins Jones on the birth certificate > the > same as the James Jones, son of John & Mary Jones on the 1841 census? > I would love to find the baptismal entry for James, to see who his mother > was, but of course, he could NOT have been baptized (although all their > other children were) or maybe he wasn't baptized until later on, and my > researcher didn't look far enough ahead? > Does anyone have any bright ideas?? > Many thanks to all who've read this far! > Joanna Wheatland > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jim - http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Over 15,000 Names in the forest - I have now found the W O O Ds and W O O D L A N Ds (and a B U S H) there are B I R Ds in the trees (including S P A R R O Ws) and Have P R I N C Es and K I N Gs but mostly Ag Labs - Happy Hunting Owner - Somerset Hundreds Groups (Contact Off List for Details) see also: http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk and http://www.opcdorset.com