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I have just found this baptism on Dorsetb OPC

1804 25-Jun William Henry s of George & Elizabeth Laws s of Henry & Kezia Dunning [South Street Chapel]

does this mean he was adopted ??
thanks in advance
Maddie

I've had a look at some of the other entries and I would be more inclined to think that the second "s" should have been a "d" - meaning that Elizabeth Laws was the daughter of Henry and Kezia Dunning - therefore the maternal grandparents are named (although I don't know why).

This seems to be the case in some other entries.

Either that or a name has been missed out of the transcription and there should be the name of a son belonging to Henry and Kezia Dunning.

If I'm wrong I would be happy to know exactly what the entry means. Is there a method of contacting the OPC to ask questions?


Kath. x

Hi Kath
thanks for replying
I have since found this baptism so wondering where george and Elizabeth Laws came into it. Kezia was married as Kezia Jennings but I have not found her birth

1801 24 Jun Henry Dunning of Corfe Castle & Kezia Jennings of Lady Mary

All very curious

Name: William Henry Dunning
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1804
Event Type: Baptism
Father: Henry Dunning
Mother: Kezia Dunning
Baptism Date: 25 Jun 1804
Baptism Place: Wareham, Dorset, England
Denomination: Presbyterian
Piece Title: Piece 1727: Wareham, South Street (Presbyterian), 1788-1837

best wishes
MADDIE

Name: Kezia Jennings
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 17 May 1777
Christening Place: OLD MEETING IN MEETING HOUSE LANE OR WEST SIDE INDWAREHAMT OR PRESBYTERIAN,WAREHAM,DORSET,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Jennings
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07438-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0593800 (RG4 122), 0593800 (RG4 1883), 0593800 (RG4 2273), 0593800 (RG4 2274), 0593800 (RG4 468), 0593800 (RG4 533), 0593800 (RG4 60)
Reference ID:



Citing this Record:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3CL-5Y5 : accessed 13 January 2015), Kezia Jennings, 17 May 1777; citing OLD MEETING IN MEETING HOUSE LANE OR WEST SIDE INDWAREHAMT OR PRESBYTERIAN,WAREHAM,DORSET,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 0593800 (RG4 122), 0593800 (RG4 1883), 0593800 (RG4 2273), 0593800 (RG4 2274), 0593800 (RG4 468), 0593800 (RG4 533), 0593800 (RG4 60).

bless you safc thats great
MADDIE

If you have ever looked on the non-conformist site www.bmdregisters.co.uk, you will see that it is quite common for grandparents to be named.

thank you all for your help

very confused now as I can't work out where the Law's fit in
Henry's parents were John Dunning and Eiizabeth Elby and it looks like safc found Kezia's baptisms, that is if my research is correct
maddie

Looking at the transcripts:

http://www.opcdorset.org/WarehamFiles/WarehamBaps1791-1815.htm

1804:

24-Jun George s of George & Elizabeth Laws [Lady St Mary]<<<<<<<<<<<<

25-Jun William Henry s of George & Elizabeth Laws s of Henry & Kezia Dunning [South Street Chapel]<<<<<<<<<<

So did the transcriber just have a blip and for some reason mix up two transcriptions?

thanks kucinta, that makes sense
Maddie