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Church/servant records
I`m having another look at my great grandfather John Tomlinson`s brick wall.
He was a groom for the Rector of Norbury in 1861, i am hopeing there would be a record of some kind of this. Anyone know where would i find one please and what it could possibly contain ? Sylvia |
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Is that Norbury in Staffordshire, Sylvia?
If it is then the Staffordshire Record Office might be able to help. I had a quick search of their online catalogue and they seem to have quite a lot of documents relating to the church in Norbury.
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Georgette |
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Thank you Georgette, no its Derbyshire, but i will go and look at Derbyshire RO catalogue and see what they have
Sylvia |
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There might be a record of payments to him in the churchwardens' accounts. Not sure if you'll find anything more than that.
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Thank you Mary, i was hopeing there may have been a record of how he came to be a servant there or even parents names, as this is the earliest i have found him aged 19.
It was just a thought and i have had help with him before with no luck. Sylvia |
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I think it's a bit unlikely. However, he may have served an apprenticeship (usually starting at about the age of 13 and lasting 7 years), and the Record Office may have a copy of the apprenticeship deed, which will normally include his father's name.
Isn't the father's name on his marriage cert? |
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Would you need a apprenticeship to be a groom ?
1871 he was a Ostler in Derby 1875 he joined the police force until retiring in 1892 from ill health and died 3 years later. His father on his marriage cert was George Tomlinson, a blacksmith and no one has been able to find him either. It was just a thought that maybe there would be a record from the Rectory of some kind, that might give me a clue. Sylvia |
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