I have just had one of those YES moments using the LMA records.
I shall explain
I have been looking for a Thomas HAINES b.1821 clerkenwell, Middex. I have the baptism records for his sibling but couldn't find him, so using the new online records, I entered his first name and the fornames of his parents.
I came accross Thomas HUGHES baptism 1822 at St James, Clerkenwell (same church as siblings), had a look at the image and it definatly says HUGHES, but fathers occupation matched what I was looking for,then I remembered that the details are not always written in the record at the time of the event, but you can find the original entry in the back few pages, so I skipped to the back of the register and seached for the date and there he was Thomas HAINES, not HUGHES, due to a ink blot it was mistranscribed back in 1822, Also the original record at the back gives his DOB which the other doesn't
So word of advice, just because its in a pretty bound parish register ( or web site) doesn't mean its right. Look for other evidence to support it.
I shall explain
I have been looking for a Thomas HAINES b.1821 clerkenwell, Middex. I have the baptism records for his sibling but couldn't find him, so using the new online records, I entered his first name and the fornames of his parents.
I came accross Thomas HUGHES baptism 1822 at St James, Clerkenwell (same church as siblings), had a look at the image and it definatly says HUGHES, but fathers occupation matched what I was looking for,then I remembered that the details are not always written in the record at the time of the event, but you can find the original entry in the back few pages, so I skipped to the back of the register and seached for the date and there he was Thomas HAINES, not HUGHES, due to a ink blot it was mistranscribed back in 1822, Also the original record at the back gives his DOB which the other doesn't
So word of advice, just because its in a pretty bound parish register ( or web site) doesn't mean its right. Look for other evidence to support it.
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