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Hello all my Genes friends

I need help looking for my mother's Baptism:- Grace Darling - born August 1895 Peabody Bldgs Blackfriars SE1. Mother Caroline (Carter) father Charles Henry Darling, also a possible school nearby that she may of attended please.

Also searching for my father's Baptism:- John Philip Goldsmith Down(e)s born August 1897 Distin Street, Lollard Street, Lambeth - father Philip Goldsmtih/Down(e)s and mother Florence M E Sherlock - for same information.
Tried Ancestry/Find my Past with no results.

Thanks in anticipation.

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Grace Darling
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 29 Sep 1895
Father's Name: Charles Henry Darling - Assistant Steward
Mother's Name: Caroline Darling
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Paul, Westminster Bridge Road
Borough: Southwark
Register Type: Parish Registers

10 2 Peabody Square

Edit - London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Oh I am so grateful to you Detective. Wonder why it's not on the sites I searched?

regards

Grace

maybe Wild Street school (opposite Peabody Buildings)


http://www.coventgardenlondon.co.uk/news/wild_street_school.html

That was from Ancestry ;-) I'll check the name of the collection in a moment and add as an edit.

Clutching a straws with this one

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 about John P Downs
John P Downs
Age: 4
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1897
School: King And Queen Street School
Borough: Southwark
Admission Date: 18 Nov 1901
Parent: Phillip Downs
Notes: King and Queen Street School (0589) opened in 1883. Became Robert Browning School in 1933
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV08/KIN/AD/003

Address 25 Beddraine St.
Left the school 25/02/02 to go to an RC school.

If your paternal grandparents were RC, this might be him; that's for you to decided.

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: John Philip Goldsmith
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 5 Sep 1897
Father's Name: Philip Goldsmith
Mother's Name: Florence Goldsmith
Parish or Poor Law Union: Lambeth St Mary the Less
Borough: Lambeth
Register Type: Parish Registers


address - 33 Wistin Street (could be Distin Street)

father's occupation - labourer

Yes it fits exactly and also solves a problem with not being able to marry my mother until his first wife dies (as an R.C) I'm the youngest of 8 of only 2 surviving childen so I was shocked to find my parents were not married until 10 years before me.

You are a good detective lol

Can I possibly get/order the original Baptisms do you know please?

Not really. See Choccy's CofE Baptism..........assuming both the Philips are the same person, his parents must have been lapsed or RC converts.

Choccy thanks for your help also.

regards

Grace

Actually, Choccy's bap doesn't mention Down as a surname. It could have been missed off??

If you have Ancestry, you might be able to access the baps, but I think its one grade up from the standard level of membership.

I'll down load and see if they can be sent as attachments to a PM. It wouldn't necessarily be in the next few minutes!

Grace Darling bap sent as an attachment to a PM.

Much thanks again to you. Seems a family trait of not marrying as my grand parents didn't marry until 1915 whilst my father was at war in France.
Have so many problems with these two names as Phil(l)ip was born in Princes Road Workhouse SE1 with his mother's surname - Goldsmith.

Pm received, and school admission sent.

Do you want the Goldsmith baptism?? Or do we need to look for a base born baptism with only Florence listed as a parent?

Edit - it could be right, if the priest asked for the child's name and assumed that Philip his father had the same surname of Goldsmith.

Your decision ;-)

Yes I would like the Goldsmith Baptism when you are able please.

My p.c. is on it's last legs and also problems with signal here at Canterbury, Kent.

kind regards again for all the information.

Grace :-D

Goldsmith bap sent by PM