| For general information see
Parish Registers |
The Exploring Family History Tutorial
Baptism 1823
Parish Baptismal Registers from 1813
| From the 1851 census (view),
1861 census (view)
and James's death certificate (view)
we know that James Horwood was
born circa 1823, and from the 1851 census (view)
and his marriage certificates for 1859 (view)
and 1861 (view)
we know his father was Thomas Alfred Horwood. Task: Find evidence of his birth or baptism - and did he have any siblings? |
A search was carried out of the International Genealogical Index using familysearch
| First Name | James |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| Event | Christening |
| Date | 1823 |
| Range | 5 years |
| County | Greater London |
The following came up:
JAMES HORWOOD
Birth: 29 AUG 1823
Christening: 28 SEP 1823 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London
Parents:
Father: THOMAS ALFRED HORWOOD
Mother: ELIZABETH
Source Information:
Batch No.: C022352
Dates: 1645 - 1875
TO BE ADDED LATER: The register is available on microfilm at Guildhall Library and the following is a copy of the entry.
It should be noted that the registers do not have a box to record the date of birth, and this has been written in. For most parishes this did not happen. |
Using the batch number and searching for
| First Name | |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| Event | Christening |
| Father | Thomas |
| Mother | Elizabeth |
| Date | 1823 |
| Range | 20 |
| Batch | C022352 |
Familysearch produced the following results from the International Genealogical Index:
1. THOMAS HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 01 AUG 1820 2. THOMAS HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 03 SEP 1820 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 3. JAMES HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 29 AUG 1823 4. JAMES HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 28 SEP 1823 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 5. SARAH HORWOOD - Gender: Female Birth: 26 JAN 1822 6. SARAH HORWOOD - Gender: Female Christening: 24 FEB 1822 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 7. ALFRED HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 04 JUN 1825 8. ALFRED HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 26 JUN 1825 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London 9. FRANCIS HORWOOD - Gender: Male Birth: 31 JUL 1826 10. FRANCIS HORWOOD - Gender: Male Christening: 27 AUG 1826 Saint Faith Under Saint Paul, London
| Result of
Investigation
[Add comments when information from the register has been added.] It turns out that Thomas William Horwood was baptised (view) in the same church as his father had been, and it is reassuring to find that there is excellent agreement with the Bible (view). |
The Bible (view) mentions an additional child, William Horwood, who died in infancy, and a check on familysearch showed that he was baptised in a different City of London church.
WILLIAM HORWOOD
Birth: 24 JAN 1817 [Needs checking - possibly a transcription error]
Christening: 21 FEB 1819 Saint Botolph Without Aldersgate, London
Parents:
Father: THOMAS ALFRED HORWOOD
Mother: ELIZABETH
Source Information:
Batch No.: C022383
Dates: 1762 - 1844
It should be noted that the familysearch "Batch number" approach to identifying siblings is not applicable when the family change church.