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From: Mary and Barry Boekman <>
Subject: Re: [WISBECH] Missing baptist birth registers for OSTLER & MOYSE
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:41:26 +1200


Hi all

Re Wisbech Baptist records:

A few years ago, I was researching my Clarke ancestors in
Wisbech, and printed off several pages of the Records of the
General Baptist Church 1700-1837. I could look up names on
those pages if anyone is curious about Baptist ancestors. I
don't have a list of the names (other than Clarke) that
appear, but send me a name and I'll have a look.

There is a fascinating page, which I have in both type and
longhand, which shows that the church's internal relations
weren't always harmonious, but they did their best to
reconcile thier differences; the longhand page even has some
evidence that they wept as they wrote and signed it (either
that, or they had a very poor quality pen and an unstable
inkwell!):

"Memorandum, July 22nd 1776

At our church meeting it was then agreed that we should
strive to bury all our former words and acts of misconduct
one towards another in oblivian and absolutely forgive one
another, and them that strives to bring up and repeat the
subjects that have been the cause of dispute in away of
anger shall be deemed agressers and submit to the censure of
the church. As witness our hand this day above written.
John Proud Eldr
John Ropson
William Clearke
Frances York
Robert Hill
Simon Medworth
George York"

William Clarke was my G5 grandfather

Meanwhile, I'm now hunting for Bridget Berry, who married
Jeremiah Hills in Leverington in 1768. Does anyone have any
information on her parents, please, maybe in Wisbech
records?

Cheers, Mary


----- Original Message Follows -----
> Hi everyone
>
> On my birthday in Dec 2006 I receives an email form Mike
> Wager of the Wisbech Baptist Church.
>
> http://www.wisbechbaptistchurch.org.uk/ancestry.html
>
> What this email contained was to solve a mystery that had
> be hidden from me for the last 20 years concerning my GG
> Grandfather Joseph OSTLER. Even though I was able to make
> a connection to the Fens by other means, I could never
> find his baptism.
>
> Below is a what I understand of the Baptist of Wisbech.
>
> Early Non-Conformist registers were collected by Dr
> Williams' Library in London.
>
> http://www.cfhs.org.uk/DrWilliams/
>
> In 1837 when civil registration began these registers from
> Dr. William Library were transfered to the Registrar
> General at Somerset House for safe keeping.
>
> When the baptist records was transfered from Dr. William
> Library in 1837 the Registrar General also requested from
> the various Non-Conformist churches around England that
> any registers that had not be given to Dr. William
> Library were to be given to the Registrar General by
> Non-Conformist Minister's but some records never made it
> to London.
>
> The Baptist church has a fascinating history in Wisbech.
>
> http://www.wisbechbaptistchurch.org.uk/history.html
>
> One branch was for the Particular Baptist at Deadman's
> Lane
>
>
http://www.wisbechbaptistchurch.org.uk/particularbaptists.html
>
> What was sent to me by Mike Wager were scans from the
> various Registers.
>
>
> A Book Containing a faithful Register of Names and Births
> of Children Belonging to the Members of the Particular
> Baptist Church Wisbech.
>
> Rob't Reynoldson Minister and their Friends in other
> Parts.
>
> 1825, 1820, 1821, 1823
>
> Feb'y 12th 1825 Griffiss the son of James and Mary Ostler
> was born. This birth was certified to me by both the
> parents a short time after the birth of the child. At the
> same time they delivered to me out of their family Bible
> the registers of three other of their children as follows;
> vig?
>
> July 3rd 1820 Amy the daughter of of James and Mary Ostler
> was born.
>
> Dec'r 31st 1821 Ann the daughter of of James and Mary
> Ostler was born.
>
> Jan'y 12 1823 William the son of James and Mary Ostler was
> born.
>
> Rob't Reynoldson (signed)
>
> Feb 2 1825 Susanna daughter of Francis and Mary Moyses was
> born. Certified to me by the parents.
>
> Rob't Reynoldson (signed)
>
> Running vertical over these entries: The children were all
> born at Wisbech St. Peter's and witness my hand this 21st
> day of February 1837. Rob't Reynoldson (signed)
>
> A Book containing the Register of Births and Deaths
> belonging to the Congregation worshipping (sic) in Upper
> Hill Street Chapel Wisbech in the Isle of Ely. This Book
> is provided after the old Book of Registrations belonging
> to the said Congregation has been sent to the Board of
> Commissioners for enquiring (sic) into the State of
> Non-Parochial Registers.
>
> Rob't Reynoldson (signed) Pastor
>
> Joseph Ostler son of James and Mary Ostler was born
> September 30th 1827 at Wisbech St. Peters in the Isle of
> Ely. Rob't Reynoldson (signed)
>
> Mary Ostler daughter of the above James and Mary Ostler
> was born Dec'r 16th 1833 at Wisbech St. Peters in the
> Isle of Ely.
>
> The names and births of the above children were delivered
> to me by the parents, James and Mary Ostler this 14th day
> of February 1837.
>
> Rob't Reynoldson (signed).
>
>
> Anyone one out there with these connections with OSTLER
> and MOYSES.
>
> Kind regard, Alan
>
> http://contueor.com/wisbech/
>
>
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