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Ancestry look up needed please

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UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 30 Aug 2009 18:08

I have a Richard Turner from Ridgeway derbyshire ( may come under Eckington ) b about 1769 can anybody look up the England and wales christening records for me to see if he is there. I am desperate for his fathers name

Thankyou

Paul

Paul Report 30 Aug 2009 18:16

This is the only thing Ican find on ancestry:-

Name: Richard Turner
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 9 Nov 1773
Christening Place: Breadsall, Derbyshire, England
Father's Name: Godfrey Turner
Mother's Name: Catherine

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Aug 2009 18:16

This is all I can find in Derbyshire in 1769 +/- 10 years:-

Name: Richard Turner
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 9 Nov 1773
Christening Place: Breadsall, Derbyshire, England
Father's Name: Godfrey Turner
Mother's Name: Catherine

Kath. x

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 30 Aug 2009 18:19

There is an entry on the IGI but no parents are listed.

Birth about 1769 of Ridgeway Eckington Derby, England.

Burial 19th Feb 1834.

Hope this helps.

Malcolm.

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 30 Aug 2009 18:26

Thankyou all for looking it isn't the Breadsall one
Malcolm thanks I had just found his death in the Ridgeway records he died age 65 but annoyingly I can't find his birth

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 30 Aug 2009 18:39

If you Google.............

"Richard Turner"Eckington........... or Ridgeway

There are some useful sites there.

Malcolm.