You're welcome, Keith - though you got there by yourself!
The correct (first) baptism of the child called Thomas - same image as before:
Thomas Deacle in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Name: Thomas Deacle [Tomas Deacle] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 13 Jun 1800 Baptism Place: Uphill, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Uphill Father: Thomas Deacle Mother: Harriot Deacle
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Thank you ArgyllGran, it really helps talking things through like this.
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I think that's the best explanation so far: there's no sign (yet) of a Thomas Norvill after the (alleged) baptism. There's plenty of evidence for Samuel 1800 The previous record is out of sequence: June after July The caret under Nov 6 and Thomas above it refer to the previous record and the horizontal lines are meant to clarify (but actually confuse ;-)
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Ah, I think you're right about Thomas belonging to the previous record. Privately baptised in June, and then publicly in November.
Perhaps in June his parents were worried he wasn't going to live.
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Looking again at the various inky squiggles on the baptism record -
Perhaps it's just one child, called Samuel Thomas ?? Is the bit about Samuel intended to be inserted before the bit about the supposed Thomas??
[EDIT - No - ignore. See next post.]
Re the father's obituary in 1854 - it's only as accurate as the writer's or informant's knowledge.
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Hello ArgyllGran
"Can't see anything for Thomas so far. Perhaps he died before 1841, though I don't see a record."
That's what I found too.
The father of Samuel / Thomas was also Samuel born 1777, married twice: Elizabeth Kington, Mary Ann Hirditch. Total of 10 children.
Which triggers a thought: in Weston-super-Mare Gazette, and General Advertiser 08 April 1854 he is said to have had 10 children, I've found 10 not counting Samuel (but counting Thomas) in the baptism record.
So what does that baptism record really say / refer to?
Looking at it a different way suggests that it is "really" a baptism record for Samuel and the "Thomas" actually belongs to the record above which is about a Thomas and ends "the aforesaid"
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It does look as if two children were baptised. Not necessarily twins - just baptised on the same day.
Siblings:
William Norville in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Name: William Norville [Willielmus Norville] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 4 Mar 1799 Baptism Place: Uphill, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Uphill Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Samuel Norville Mother: Elizabeth Norville
James Norville in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Name: James Norville [Jabus Norville] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 15 Feb 1803 Baptism Place: Uphill, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Uphill Father: Samuel Norville Mother: Elizabeth Norville
George Norvill in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Name: George Norvill [Georgius Norvill] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 17 Feb 1805 Baptism Place: Uphill, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Uphill Father: Samuel Norvill Mother: Elizabeth Norvill
Edward Norvill in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Name: Edward Norvill [Edwardus Norvill] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 2 Sep 1807 Baptism Place: Weston Super Mare St John, Somerset, England Father: Saml Norvill Mother: Elizth Norvill
Yes, there are likely census records for Samuel, born Weston-super-mare. And a likely marriage giving his father's name.
>>> EDIT: NO, I think the man who married (below) is Thomas and Samuel's father ! He died 1854.
Samuel Norvill in the Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 Name: Samuel Norvill (widower) Gender: Male Age: Full Age Marriage or Bann Date: 4 Jun 1840 Marriage Place: Weston Super Mare St John, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Weston Super Mare Father: Samuel Norvill <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Spouse: Mary Ann Hirditch
Samuel Norrvill in the 1851 England Census Name: Samuel Norrvill Age: 74 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1777 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Norvill Gender: Male Where Born: Uphill, Somerset, England <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Civil Parish: Weston super Mare Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Town: Weston super Mare County/Island: Somerset Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration District: Axbridge Sub-registration District: Wedmore ED, institution, or vessel: 4a Neighbors: Household Schedule Number: 19 Piece: 1936 Folio: 462 Page Number: 6 Household Members: Name Age Samuel Norrvill 74 Mary Ann Norvill 34 Louisa A Norvill 9 Henereta L Norvill 6 Laura J Norvill 1 Charlotte Norvill 36 Thomas Treloar 31 Prudence Treloar 32 John M Treloar 6 Lousia Treloar 4
Can't see anything for Thomas so far. Perhaps he died before 1841, though I don't see a record.
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Yes, they were helpful but could not provide any additional information. They offered to check the original of the BT as a paid search, estimated delay 6 weeks, or I could visit the archives myself - but as I live in France that's not practical.
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Have you contacted the Somerset Archives who may have unpublished records?
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I find on FMP:
First name(s) Samuel Last name Norville Birth year - Baptism year 1800 Baptism date 06 Nov 1800 <<< Denomination Anglican Place Uphill County Somerset Country England Father's first name(s) Samuel Father's last name Norville Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth Event type Baptisms, marriages & burials Archive Somerset Archives Document type Bishop's transcripts <<< Archive reference D/D/RR 426 Year range 1598-1812 Record set Somerset Baptism Index Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain
But there is no image, nor is there a record for Thomas Norville (see below). Similarly on freereg.
I find on Ancestry:
Name: Thomas Norville [Tomas Norville] Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 6 Nov 1800 <<< Baptism Place: Uphill, Somerset, England Parish as it Appears: Uphill Father: Saml Norville Mother: Elizabeth Norville
Source Citation Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\uph/2/1/1 Source Information Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England.
With an image, for the entry see the bottom of the LH page.
But no record (that I have yet found) for Thomas.
It’s possible to read the entry as:
Thomas Novr 6th: was publickly baptized. [ie without parents’ names]
and:
Saml son of Saml: & Elizabeth Norville. [Assuming the same date applies]
Which might suggest that Thomas and Samuel were twins. There is a candidate for this Samuel 1801 in the census records, born WSM (and some interesting obituaries in the papers of the time). I'm struggling to find strong evidence of Samuel's parents and would welcome your suggestions.
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