Can anyone spot a baptism for Stephen/Steven Furlong please

[Heather Positive Thinker]

This is an odd one as I can find his siblings being baptised in the St Paul Shadwell area but not this man.

He married Mary Ralph Gollings in 1802 in S George of East. He has a death reference on ancestry which suggests he was born in 1764 which would place him over 15 years older than nearest sibling that Ive found? There is also a lease assignment to his widow which would place his death as 1833. His bro Luke was a witness at the marriage to Mary Gollings :(

Can anyone spot a likely baptism please?

[SmallTownGirl]

Hi

If there's a 15 year gap between Stephen and his siblings, it is possible that he's his mother's son, but not Mr Furlong's son? Do you know his mother's maiden name?

STG

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Hi, no cant get that yet Name is apparently Mary - for the other sibs but Im beginning to doubt such a big gap. I mean he is shown as single on the marriage record and Id have thought in 1802 - at the age of 38 would be a bit unlikely. Not that that helps - still no sign of him even if I shave 10 years off his age.

Of course, it is an Irish name and we know how difficult that could prove. Possibly dad was in army/navy - as he was also a gunsmith andStephen may have been born abroad.

[Guest]

there is a baptism for a Stephen Furlong in that area 12 May 1805 father Stephen a Gunsmith and Mother Mary ???

[Christine in Herts]

May not have been baptised as a child, of course. Normally the baptism register would have some kind of annotation, if it were not a childhood baptism.

Christine

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Thanks Val but thats his son.

The rest of the family were baptised though :( Im just thinking also - as its an Irish name - may be he was baptised in Ireland or indeed his dad may have well been in the military as a gunmaker.