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Witring. Any ideas?

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 3 Jul 2005 22:32

My 3x great Grandfather gives his place of birth as Witring, Lincolnshire on the 1861 census. I can't find anywhere in Lincs called Witring or anything like it. The nearest I've got is from Multimap which tells me that Wittering is in Peterborough. But I can't find out what county that was in in the early 1800's. He died before the 1871 census so this is the only clue I have to his birthplace. Any of you brainy peeps got any ideas? Jeanette x

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Unknown Report 3 Jul 2005 22:34

What's his name and how old was he in 1861? nell

Jan

Jan Report 3 Jul 2005 22:37

Peterboro is Northampton now I think. There is a Wittering in Sussex, but too far away. J

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 3 Jul 2005 22:39

Hi Helen His name was John Baker - nice common name! - and he was born c1804. He gives his age as 57 on the census and his occupation is a Poulterer. They are living in Hull on this census. I'm not sure when they came to Hull but my 2x great Grandmother was born in Boston, Lincs c1840

The Bag

The Bag Report 3 Jul 2005 22:47

Lincolnshire has Wittering for a while, then Northamptonshire , now cambridgeshire. it so borderline...

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 3 Jul 2005 22:56

Thanks Jan Jess Thanks for that. It must be your area of expertise to know that!

The Bag

The Bag Report 3 Jul 2005 22:58

Not really, just live not far from there. i don't DO geography!

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 3 Jul 2005 23:00

Lol. Nor me Jess. I can get lost going to the corner shop! lol

Elly

Elly Report 3 Jul 2005 23:11

Jeanette I've looked through Hugh Wallis batch numbers for Lincolnshire, lots of odd names on there but nothing like Witring at all, sorry Elly

Elly

Elly Report 3 Jul 2005 23:14

Now we might be getting somewhere (thanks to Jess!) International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 2 Select records to download - (50 maximum) 1. EDWARD BAKER - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 17 DEC 1788 Wittering, Northampton, England 2. ELIZABETH BAKER - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Marriage: 22 JUL 1785 Wittering, Northampton, England Ok, you don't have a name to connect either of these with yours, but it does look like Wittering, NORTHAMPTON Elly

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 3 Jul 2005 23:20

Excellent Elly! I was looking on Hugh Wallis to try and find him and then I couldn't find Wittering. At least I know there were some Bakers there Jeanette x