Does anyone know how accurate the transcriptions of England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 on FamilySearch/Ancestry are? Normally I would look at the image, but these aren't available online.
I have a family from Walmer in Kent, but the 1901 census for that area is missing (physically missing, not just missing from the databases), so I have a 20 year period in which someone married, had 3(or maybe 4) children then was widowed. I am trying to fill in some blanks, but I can't find birth/christening/death records that match fully.
First of all in 1891 I have on RG12 Piece 739 Folio 84 Page 39:-
Mathew Meleady, Head, M, 45 Naval Pensioner and Fish Dealer, Middlesex London
Eliza Meleady, Wife, M, 32, Kent Walmer
Maud M Meleady, Daur, 13, Kent Walmer
Henry J Meleady, Son, 11, Kent Walmer
Francis M Meleady, Son, 9, Scholar, Scotland Edinburgh
Ellen M Meleady, Daur, 7, Scholar, Kent Walmer
May A Meleady, Daur, 5, Scholar, Kent Walmer
Elizabeth Meleady, Daur, 3, Kent Walmer
Kate Meleady, Daur, 1, Kent Walmer
Mathew dies q4 1910 then in 1911 RG14PN4574 RG78PN191 RD64 SD4 ED11 SN436:-
Eliza Meleady, Head, 52, Widow, Lower Walmer, Kent
Frank Meleady, Son, 28, Single, Coachman, Lower Walmer, Kent
Fred Meleady, Son, 18, Single, Carman, Lower Walmer, Kent
Elizabeth Meleady, Daughter, 22 Single, Laundry Maid, Lower Walmer, Kent
Maude Mace, Daughter, 33, Widow, Laundress, Lower Walmer, Kent
Maude Mace, Grandchild, 10, Lower Walmer Kent
Florrie Mace, Grandchild, 4, Lower Walmer Kent
Harry Mace, Grandchild, 1, Lower Walmer Kent.
I have found a marriage for Maud and Walter Mace Q2 1889 Medway, Kent with matching parish record on FamilySearch for 7 May 1898 in Luton, Kent (yes, there is a Luton in Kent as well as Bedfordshire!) and a birth for their daughter Maud Q1 1901 in Eastry, Kent.
Everything else I have found is a bit confused. There are baptisms for several Mace children in Kent, but the closest matches are the wrong dates, the wrong area (Medway) and for parents Wallace and Maud Mace. BMD records don't really fit either, and the only likely death I can find is also for Wallace.
There is also the distance between Walmer and Medway (around 50 miles) and the possible swapping back and forth over the 20 years.
So is he Walter or Wallace? Have some records have been mistranscribed or did he change his name?
PS I have everything pre 1891, it is just the 20 year period from 1891 to 1911 where there are gaps.
I have a family from Walmer in Kent, but the 1901 census for that area is missing (physically missing, not just missing from the databases), so I have a 20 year period in which someone married, had 3(or maybe 4) children then was widowed. I am trying to fill in some blanks, but I can't find birth/christening/death records that match fully.
First of all in 1891 I have on RG12 Piece 739 Folio 84 Page 39:-
Mathew Meleady, Head, M, 45 Naval Pensioner and Fish Dealer, Middlesex London
Eliza Meleady, Wife, M, 32, Kent Walmer
Maud M Meleady, Daur, 13, Kent Walmer
Henry J Meleady, Son, 11, Kent Walmer
Francis M Meleady, Son, 9, Scholar, Scotland Edinburgh
Ellen M Meleady, Daur, 7, Scholar, Kent Walmer
May A Meleady, Daur, 5, Scholar, Kent Walmer
Elizabeth Meleady, Daur, 3, Kent Walmer
Kate Meleady, Daur, 1, Kent Walmer
Mathew dies q4 1910 then in 1911 RG14PN4574 RG78PN191 RD64 SD4 ED11 SN436:-
Eliza Meleady, Head, 52, Widow, Lower Walmer, Kent
Frank Meleady, Son, 28, Single, Coachman, Lower Walmer, Kent
Fred Meleady, Son, 18, Single, Carman, Lower Walmer, Kent
Elizabeth Meleady, Daughter, 22 Single, Laundry Maid, Lower Walmer, Kent
Maude Mace, Daughter, 33, Widow, Laundress, Lower Walmer, Kent
Maude Mace, Grandchild, 10, Lower Walmer Kent
Florrie Mace, Grandchild, 4, Lower Walmer Kent
Harry Mace, Grandchild, 1, Lower Walmer Kent.
I have found a marriage for Maud and Walter Mace Q2 1889 Medway, Kent with matching parish record on FamilySearch for 7 May 1898 in Luton, Kent (yes, there is a Luton in Kent as well as Bedfordshire!) and a birth for their daughter Maud Q1 1901 in Eastry, Kent.
Everything else I have found is a bit confused. There are baptisms for several Mace children in Kent, but the closest matches are the wrong dates, the wrong area (Medway) and for parents Wallace and Maud Mace. BMD records don't really fit either, and the only likely death I can find is also for Wallace.
There is also the distance between Walmer and Medway (around 50 miles) and the possible swapping back and forth over the 20 years.
So is he Walter or Wallace? Have some records have been mistranscribed or did he change his name?
PS I have everything pre 1891, it is just the 20 year period from 1891 to 1911 where there are gaps.
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