Thanks for this Mike. I was given to understand that this was an adult baptism when it was first given to me by Blanche. Vern On 9 August 2013 14:52, Mike Gould <mike.gould@ndirect.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Vern, > > The Packington reference that Sue found looks interesting. I wouldn't > discount the possibility that it was the William for whom you're looking. > Although the Baptists did adopt adult baptisms, they also found that it > caused problems when it came to proving legally that someone should > inherit. > One solution was to register births in their church records, so it would be > worth checking whether this Packington record really was a baptism, or > merely a birth record. Since the name, date and place are right, I would > think it must be a possibility. > > You could check what 18th century records the Record Office holds for > Packington Baptist Church by telephoning them. It will be listed in a > folder of Baptist churches under "Packington", so it's easy for them to > find > the list and read it to you. See: > > <http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/record_office.htm> > > If you can find out whether there is a list of members in 1770 and that it > includes a Stenson/Stinson family, but NOT a William, then that will be a > good indication that William is an infant. If there is only one husband & > wife with the surname, they are likely to be his parents. > > Best wishes, > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Vern > Prescott > Sent: 09 August 2013 12:18 > To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LEI] Old school records > > Thanks, Mike. > > The William whose baptism you found is not my ggggrandfather since he was > buried 29 May 1775. Joseph and Margaret named their next son William in > 1785. > > I think I have read something about a connection to the Beaumont estate, > but I have found nothing myself. I have read a few things about William > Stenson which I have tried to pursue with the authors, asking them about > their source. They never seem to know where it came from. I have read in > two places that William Stenson invented a slide rule for engineers but I > have not been able to find a papent. I DO know that he patented a steam > engine in 1816 and have a copy of the description and drawing that he > submitted. > > I am wondering whether the answers might lie in Worthington records. These > don't seem to be included in LeicView. > > Vern > > > > On 9 August 2013 05:21, Mike Gould <mike.gould@ndirect.co.uk> wrote: > > > Hi Vern, > > > > I took a look at some Coleorton records yesterday. I think I may have > > found > > your William: > > > > Coleorton Parish Register (checked 1773 - 1776) > > 1773 > > William son of Joseph & Margaret Stinson bapt Dec 28 > > 1774 > > Thomas son of Richard & Rebecca Stinson bapt Jan 9 > > 1776 > > John son of Richard & Rebecca Stinson bapt Apr 7 > > > > Couldn't see any others in the period, but reading the register was > > difficult, so can't guarantee I didn't miss some. > > > > Hugglescote & Coleorton Baptist church was formed in 1798. I checked the > > list of members from its formation up to 1828 and could not see a > > Stenson/Stinson there at all. An earlier Baptist church in the area was > > that at Barton in the Beans, so it's possible that your family were > members > > there, or as others have mentioned, the one in Melbourne. Although it > may > > seem strange that they did not transfer to Hugglescote & Coleorton when > it > > was founded, those early days were sometimes difficult for the Baptist > > movement. Eventually, there was a split, with the General Baptists going > > one way and the Particular Baptists another. It would not have been > unusual > > for a family to prefer a church that was not their "local". > > > > Baptist Sunday School records don't go back far enough for you, I'm > afraid. > > > > Unfortunately, it seems that the de Lisle and Beaumont family records > > (manorial court rolls) have largely not survived. I had a look at the > > Herrick family manuscripts, but they don't cover the right area. So > > probably > > nothing more in that direction. > > > > It really needs someone to spend 3 - 4 hours going through the parish > > registers - baptisms, marriages and burials - to find the members of the > > various Stinson families in Coleorton. They may even need to ask for the > > originals to be produced, where the film is difficult to read. It's a > > combination of faded writing, poor handwriting and, sometimes, slightly > out > > of focus filming. It also probably needs younger eyes than mine ;-). > > There are researchers who can be hired by the hour at reasonable rates. > I > > would suggest not using the Record Office themselves, as their rates are > > pretty high, which is reasonable when you're using their expertise, but > > this > > is a simple task, more suited to an independent researcher. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Mike Gould > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >