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Hi folks

I'm looking for a birth, for Elizabeth Burnridge,
born 1764, Kidderminster Worcestershire.

I have found a marriage for her in 1785. Marriage to John Postins
26 Dec,: Aston Juxta Birmingham,Warwick,England
Age 21.

Any help would be very much appreciated

Many thanks

Tom

Might this be her?



England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975


Name:Elizabeth Burbridge

Gender:Female

Baptism Date:19 Oct 1764

Baptism Place:Saint John Bedwardine,Worcester,Worcester,England

Father:
John Burbridge

Mother:
Elizabeth

FHL Film Number:350859, 350860

from family search


Elizabeth Burbridge
England Births and Christenings
Name: Elizabeth Burbridge
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 19 Oct 1764
Christening Place: SAINT JOHN BEDWARDINE,WORCESTER,WORCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Burbridge
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P01247-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 350859, 350860

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"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLFH-4RX : accessed 12 Nov 2014), Elizabeth Burbridge, 19 Oct 1764; citing SAINT JOHN BEDWARDINE,WORCESTER,WORCESTER,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 350859, 350860.

Hi Gins and Safc

I have just deleted my original reply to Gins, I have gone back to my notes and found
that Elizabeth's surname is definitely Burnridge .

So i'm back to square one.........

Thank you both for taking the time to look and reply, if you have any ideas I be very grateful.

Kind regards

Tom

Hi Tom

I'm not sure the surname 'Burnridge' exists? If you have a parish record that lists this name, it may have mis-read or mistranscribed

Edit: Or the name could have changed over the years

Tom

If you are inflexible in your thinking, your research is going to stall very quickly

Be open-minded..........and consider all possibilities

If you haven't found her baptism, how do you know where the woman was born?

Have you seen the original marriage entry at the Records Office? Or are you basing your info solely on the transcription on familysearch website?

Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns 1754-1937
Elizabeth Barnidge John Costine 26 Dec 1785 Aston, St Peter and St Paul

(as above Ancestry)

Chris :)

The original of that John Costine/Elizabeth Barridge marriage shows that the names are actually John Postins and Elizabeth Burnidge. They both sign their own names.

So the familysearch transcription is inaccurate............QED

It's transcribed correctly here:


England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 about Elizabeth Burnridge
Name: Elizabeth Burnridge
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1785
Marriage Place: Aston Juxta Birmingham,Warwick,England
Spouse: John Postins
FHL Film Number: 0919794-796

Witness looks like James Burnage? or similar.

Chris :)

edits

(where did you see age 21 Tom?)

That's the transcription Tom has seen, which is NOT backed up when the IMAGE is viewed

You posted the image info yourself, Margee. Or did you make a typo in your earlier post?

I'm not sure what you mean, Jacqueline? I looked at the original image on Ancestry and believe that they signed their names John Postins and Elizabeth Burnidge.

Thank you folks

For your time and effort on my problem also your comments
which I value.

Jacqueline I have tried not to be inflexible as it gets you no where,
I have looked at everything that you folks are discussing at present,
you ask Chris where I saw the age, it was from a tree on Ancestry
I also found the same transcription that Margee found and that's why
quoted it for you all to see. I will take on board what you have mentioned,
I am open to all suggestions are they most appreciated.

Kind regards

Tom

Tom, I see that on your tree on Ancestry, you have John's death as being in 1857. Have you actually got that death cert because if he died then, he should be on the 1841 and 1851 censuses but I can't find him.

By the way, I do know how difficult the name is to research. One of my lines is Postans but I think Postans/Postins/Postons etc are all from the same origin. If you ever come across a John marrying an Eleanor in about 1757, please let me know!

Hi Potty

The answer to your question is no,

My reason for posting was I'm getting nowhere, so here we are.

Re; Postans, yes I think your right when you say they are all from the same
origin, I have lots of old papers from Staffordshire with the variations
so I will have look through them for you............

Kind regards

Tom

Margee

The transcription has an extra R.....................check it out

Hi Jacqueline

I know this is not meant for me but, would you be kind enough to tell me where to find the extra R that you mention please, as I'm open to all the help I can get to resolve this particular issue.

Many thanks

Kind regards

Tom

It really is incredibly straightforward.

The transcription is BURNRIDGE

The image is BURNIDGE

So the woman's name was BURNIDGE, or a soundalike thereof. A common enough name in the Kidderminster area, although you haven't yet said how you know she was born there

It is vital that you read - carefully - all info added.

Margee made the same elementary mistake - not reading carefully enough.

Easily done, but often the cause of much grief

Following on from Potty's post about the death - did John really live to be almost 100?

You wrote

I have gone back to my notes and found
that Elizabeth's surname is definitely Burnridge .

This is what prompted me to advise you to be flexible