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Charles Bolton d.1782 Colchester Essex

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Aug 2018 18:41

Parish records become degraded over time. Dampness, mould, rodents all take their toll. Some have been lost entirely.

If they aren't legible, they can't be transcribed and the images are rarely posted online.

A few churches have refused to transfer their completed books to the diocese or county archives.

Assuming he was baptised, it could have been in a non conformist chapel, or RC church. Those records aren't readily available.

If you're considering he might be from a military family, have you looked for a baptism overseas?

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Leigh

Leigh Report 22 Aug 2018 12:01

Thanks. Tried Family Search, Find My Past and others online but all a dead end. There some other Charles in area but I've discounted those i knoww of. I wondered whether he was a (ex-)soldier as Colchester has a large barracks.

I know he stayed in area as have lots of descendents.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Aug 2018 08:12

There seems to be more than one Charles Bolton too who lived in the Colchester area

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Aug 2018 08:06

Old church records didn't show ages and fathers names

There's only this from FMP that you know already

First name(s) Mary
Last name Nutman
Birth year -
Marriage year 1744
Spouse's first name(s) Charles
Spouse's last name Bolton
Place Colchester St Peter
County Essex
Country England
Source Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850
Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
Society of Genealogists

Name Charles
Last name Bolton
Birth year -
Death year 1782
Burial year 1782
Burial date 10 Feb 1782
Church St Botolph
Denomination Anglican
Place Colchester
County Essex
Country England
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
Essex Society for Family History

So he stayed in the area

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Aug 2018 07:59

Your best bet is to try Family Search site

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Leigh

Leigh Report 21 Aug 2018 18:47

Does anyone out there in "genealogy land" know where above Charles came from - his parents, ancestors? No birth details only death. He married Mary Nutman in Colchester in 1744 and his children were born there.

Not my Bolton line but researching.

Any help much appreciated
Leigh Bolton