William Addison

My ancestor William Addison was born in Shropshire in 1851 and baptised at childs Ercall.   I had problems finding his birth record in GRO records.  His parents marriage was registered at Market Drayton shortly before his birth.  The baptism was on family search on the IGI.  Which is how I found it.

Childs Ercal

Childs ercall Shropshire parish records.
Working on the parish records.  My great great grandfather was baptised at childs ercall. Records held at Shropshire archives at shrewsbury.   Wanted to go there and look at records.  Prior to this copied notes from family search.  Added to a spreadsheet for information.
I went to visit the archives last September and looked at these records.  Always good idea to check the origionals to confirm.

Holy Trinity Church, Smethwick

Holy Trinity Church in Smethwick, West Midlands.

I worked in Smethwick in 1980's at Sandwell College.  Went past this church regularly to catch buses,
Don't think there is any connection to my family.  Haven't found a connection.

But this picture may be useful for readers.

The only connection I found was to do the Addison family.  Mary Ann Addison married there but there are 2 people of this name around the same time .  So need more information.
My Mary Ann born at New Street, Smethwick on 23 November 1871.

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Shrewsbury Archives

Recently I went to Shrewsbury Archives searching Parish Records for Childs Ercall and Tibbington, Shropshire for my ancestors - Addison family.

Shrewsbury Castle

I looked around the town, at the Castle picture above and the  river.
Found my Gt Gt grandfather William Addison's Baptism at Childs Ercall and his sister and Brother at Tibberton.  Found the marriage of William's parents at Child's Ercall also James Addison and Jane Cheshire on May 1st 1850  2 months before William's Baptism on 1July 1850.  James gave his father as not known but I have found a possible Baptism in 1825 at Tibberton.

This was my first visit to Shrewsbury and the archives.  They were very welcoming and helpful.

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