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Please excuse my ignorance but I am new to all this! On the 1841 census record, my great, great, great grandfather listed his birth place as West Indies in around 1808. How on earth would I find a birth certificate for him? Charlotte.

You wil not find a birth cert even in the UK for years prior to 1837 -your closest will be a baptism for which try the IGI on Familysearch website.

would you like to give us his name? I'll take a look for you then

thank you so much, I don't know what an IGI is!
His name is John Roebuck, born 1808 West Indies.

IGI - International Genealogical Index

found this one but too far back

JOHN ROEBUCK Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: SEP 1657 Saint Philip, Barbados, Caribbean
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Parents:
Father: EDWARD ROEBUCK Family
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

International Genealogical Index - Caribbean Islands
38. EDWARD ROEBUCK - International Genealogical Index / CX
Gender: Male Marriage: 31 MAY 1683 Saint Philip, Barbados, Caribbean

39. EDWARD ROEBUCK - International Genealogical Index / CX
Gender: Male Christening: 22 MAR 1684 Saint Philip, Barbados, Caribbean

40. EDWD. ROEBUCK - International Genealogical Index / CX
Gender: Male Marriage: 30 JUN 1706 Saint Philip, Barbados, Caribbean

Matches: International Genealogical Index/Caribbean Islands - 3

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International Genealogical Index - Caribbean Islands
103. MARY ROEBUCK - International Genealogical Index / CX
Gender: Female Christening: 14 MAR 1651 Saint Philip, Barbados, Caribbean

the state of Virginia in USA seems to be populated by Roebucks - wuld I be right in thinking these would have been taken from the Carribean as slaves to USA?

and in the UK of course

ROSE ANN ROEBUCK Pedigree
Female Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: GEORGE TYE Family
Marriage: 21 JUN 1836 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

1881
Wm. ROEBUCK Head M Male 38 Melton Mowbray, Leicester, England Waggoner
Ruth ROEBUCK Wife M Female 39 Langham, Rutland, England
Mary E. ROEBUCK Daur U Female 10 Thorpe Patch E., Leicester, England
Elizth. Q. ROEBUCK Daur Female 6 Leicester, Leicester, England
Rose Hannah ROEBUCK Daur Female 8 m Oldbury, Worcester, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 3 Back F St
Census Place Oldbury, Worcester, England
Family History Library Film 1341681
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2839 / 14
Page Number 22

1881

John ROEBUCK Head M Male 73 West Indies Shoe Maker
Mary ROEBUCK Wife M Female 66 Morton, Lincoln, England Shoe Maker Wife
Frank Middleton DOWNS Lodger U Male 45 Gainsbro, Lincoln, England Organist


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Source Information:
Dwelling Back Street
Census Place Gainsborough, Lincoln, England
Family History Library Film 1341785
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3295 / 74
Page Number 14

1881
John ROEBUCK Head M Male 39 Ferry, Lincoln, England Plumber
Marth Elizabeth ROEBUCK Wife Female 36 Wales
Lydia ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Daur Female 9 Nottingham, England Scholar
William Henry ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Son Male 7 Tickhill, York, England Scholar
Edmund ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Son Male 5 Ferry, Lincoln, England Scholar
Albert Edward ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Son Male 4 Swinefleet, Lincoln, England Scholar
Sarah ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Daur Female 1 Ferry, Lincoln, England
John Arthur ROEBUCK ((Grand)) Son Male 1 m Ferry, Lincoln, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling North Street
Census Place Owston, Lincoln, England
Family History Library Film 1341785
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3292 / 29
Page Number 8

there's a place called Appleton-Roebuck!

John Roebuck Pedigree
Male Family
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Event(s):
Birth: 1550 Appleton-Roebuck, , Yorkshire, England

Goodness me that's a long way back! I'm very grateful for your help.

I was thinking perhaps John Roebuck's father was in the West Indies in the Navy, or something to do with slavery. My branch of the Roebucks come from Lincolnshire. I believe John Roebuck came back to the UK as a young man and married quite late in life as he and his wife Mary only had one child, Robert in 1857.

mmmm - so my assumption that they were all black slaves goes right out of the window then!

1881

George ROEBUCK Head M Male 32 Messingham, Lincoln, England Farm Labourer
Sophia ROEBUCK Wife M Female 25 East Butterwick, Lincoln, England
Henry George ROEBUCK Son Male 6 Gunness, Lincoln, England Scholar
Mary Ann ROEBUCK Daur Female 2 Walkeringham, Nottingham, England


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Source Information:
Census Place Wildsworth, Lincoln, England
Family History Library Film 1341785
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3293 / 57
Page Number 9

1881

George ROEBUCK Head M Male 60 Lincoln, England Farm Lab & Manager
Elizabeth ROEBUCK Wife M Female 55 Derby, England Farm L Wife
George ROEBUCK Son Male 16 Bakewell, Derby, England Farm L Son
Emma ROEBUCK Dau Female 12 Bakewell, Derby, England Farm Dau
Patrick HIGGINS Serv ((Lodger)) M Male 47 Mayo, Ireland Farm Lab


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Source Information:
Census Place Nether Haddon, Derby, England
Family History Library Film 1341825
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3448 / 6
Page Number 10

the majority in the UK seem to come from Yorkshire

HaHa, yes I think I am on the politically incorrect side of the history of slavery!

I'll still speak to you!!