Shadwell, near Smithfield" records - help

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Permalink Reply by Steve Baxter on February 16, 2010 at 9:07pm

Hi Rosie

What was the man's name? I will try to look him up in Ancestry.co.uk's London Parish records for you if you like.

Also, have you tried www.parishregister.com which covers this area?

Steve

Permalink Reply by Rosie on February 16, 2010 at 9:21pm

Thanx Steve
John BURGESS was born around 1800, his father's name is given on the death cert as John.

I am grateful for any assistance
Rosie

Permalink Reply by Steve Baxter on February 16, 2010 at 10:28pm

Rosie

Nothing definitive for that era/area I'm afraid.

Good luck with your search.

Steve

Permalink Reply by Brenda Wordsworth on February 16, 2010 at 10:44pm

Hi Rosie,

I'm guessing you've alrady Googled Shadwell.
GENUKI has information on Shadwell and the whereabouts of it's records at: http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/ShadwellStPauls/index.html
Wikipedia comes up with:
'Shadwell is an inner-city district situated within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets located on the north bank of the Thames between Wapping to the south and Limehouse to the east. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Charing Cross and forms part of the East End of London" And these churches:
"St. Paul's Shadwell with St. James Ratcliffe, is traditionally known as the Church of Sea Captains. In 1656 the church was established as a Chapel of Ease, from St Dunstan's, at Stepney. In 1669, it was rebuilt as the Parish Church of Shadwell, and it was the last of five parish churches rebuilt after the Restoration. In 1820, it was again rebuilt as a 'Waterloo church'.

A good desription of Old Shadwell here:
http://www.mernick.org.uk//thhol/shad1935.html

I have a copy of the London Parish Map from 1903 which I could look at for you if that would help?

Cheers,

Brenda

Permalink Reply by Brenda Wordsworth on February 17, 2010 at 1:32am

PS I'm pretty sure Shadwell is not near Smithfield unless its another Shadwell of course.

Permalink Reply by Rosie on February 20, 2010 at 6:39pm

The "Shadwell near Smithfield, London" came from the New South Wales death certificate of a convict in 1860. The information was from his colony born son who had no education. My premise was that he got the information diectly from his father himself.
However, it is all open to interpretation I guess. Some of it is obviously error - but which bit?
I'm not sure whether to chase the Shadwell or the Smithfield now.
I know London is correct, as he was sentenced at the Old Bailey .
Rosie

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Legon on March 25, 2010 at 10:17am

Hi There

parishregister.com has baptism records for Shadwell

Jonathan