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Having found the Hemmings in 1861 in Welford on Avon, the census sheet shows:
Emeline Hemming, wid, 42, b. Marlcliffe, Warks
Mary Hemming, daur, unmarried, 19, b. Cleeve Prior
Judith Hemming, daur, unmarried, 13, b. Howden, Warks
Thomas Hemming, son, 9, b. Howden, Warks
Walter H Hemming, grandson, 4m, b. Welford on Avon, Glos*
*bit of a mystery to me how Welford can ever have been in Glos, but now it's in Warks. Anyway ...
The most obvious person to be Walter's mother would be 19yo Mary, and FS has a baptism on 1 Jan 1861 in Welford, of a Walter Henry Hemming s/o Mary Hemming, which almost seals it for me.
Problem is, I can't find a birth reg for the little chap. The only choices seem to be:
Walter Hemming, b. Q4 1860 in Martley, Worcs
Walter Henry Hennings, b. Q4 1860 in Lambeth, London
Walter Hemming, b. Q1 1861 in Stourbridge, Worcs.
I've found Walter on all the relevant census records:
In 1871 he's living with his uncle George Hemming in Cleeve Prior, Worcs. Says he was b. Welford
In 1881 he's a lodger in Aston, Birmingham. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
In 1882 he marries Amy Jackson in Aston.
In 1891 he's with Amy and children in Aston. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
In 1901 he's with Amy and even more children in Aston. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
By 1911 Amy is a widow, and there's a death of a Walter H Hemming in 1909 in Birmingham, so that seems to fit.
In 1871 while he's living with his uncle George, his mother Mary, is a servant in London, so I'm wondering if she was in London 10yrs earlier and he's the one b. in Lambeth.
Of course, I've ordered certificates from the GRO before, but never specified a parent, so not entirely sure how to do it.
Do you think the Lambeth one is likely to be the best bet, and if so, how do I specify I only want the cert if the child's mother is a single woman called Mary Hemming?
Emeline Hemming, wid, 42, b. Marlcliffe, Warks
Mary Hemming, daur, unmarried, 19, b. Cleeve Prior
Judith Hemming, daur, unmarried, 13, b. Howden, Warks
Thomas Hemming, son, 9, b. Howden, Warks
Walter H Hemming, grandson, 4m, b. Welford on Avon, Glos*
*bit of a mystery to me how Welford can ever have been in Glos, but now it's in Warks. Anyway ...
The most obvious person to be Walter's mother would be 19yo Mary, and FS has a baptism on 1 Jan 1861 in Welford, of a Walter Henry Hemming s/o Mary Hemming, which almost seals it for me.
Problem is, I can't find a birth reg for the little chap. The only choices seem to be:
Walter Hemming, b. Q4 1860 in Martley, Worcs
Walter Henry Hennings, b. Q4 1860 in Lambeth, London
Walter Hemming, b. Q1 1861 in Stourbridge, Worcs.
I've found Walter on all the relevant census records:
In 1871 he's living with his uncle George Hemming in Cleeve Prior, Worcs. Says he was b. Welford
In 1881 he's a lodger in Aston, Birmingham. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
In 1882 he marries Amy Jackson in Aston.
In 1891 he's with Amy and children in Aston. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
In 1901 he's with Amy and even more children in Aston. Says he was b. Cleeve Prior.
By 1911 Amy is a widow, and there's a death of a Walter H Hemming in 1909 in Birmingham, so that seems to fit.
In 1871 while he's living with his uncle George, his mother Mary, is a servant in London, so I'm wondering if she was in London 10yrs earlier and he's the one b. in Lambeth.
Of course, I've ordered certificates from the GRO before, but never specified a parent, so not entirely sure how to do it.
Do you think the Lambeth one is likely to be the best bet, and if so, how do I specify I only want the cert if the child's mother is a single woman called Mary Hemming?
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