Thread: Bradleys of Islington

Hello,



My name is Andrew Bradley. I became a new member today. Like a lot of new members, I'm not too sure I'm doing everything right. I originally posted this message in the wrong forum. Just hope that this the correct location!



From the 1851 census I have found a Joseph Bradley married to Sarah, with six of their children. Joseph is my great-great-grandfather and was aged 54 in 1851 which would make him born in 1797 or thereabouts. I can't find him in the 1861 census so presumably he died between 1851 and 1861. He is recorded as being born in Islington.



But I want to go further back. Does anyone know, please, how I could go about checking Islington birth/baptismal records...?



Many thanks if anyone has any bright ideas.



Cheers,



Andrew

Hi Andrew And welcome to AA. You'll soon find your way around here......don't worry about making mistakes, we ALL did in the beginning, and they are easily put right.



Have you looked on the igi? There is a Joseph Bradley on there born 1796, his parents were William and Mary, he was christened at St. Stephens, Coleman Street.

Andrew, there's also this record from Pallots baptism register.



Name: Jos Bradley Baptism Date: 1795 Parent 1: Jos Bradley Parent 2: ElizBradley PARISH: St. Anne County: Soho, Middlesex

If you don't think either of the above are him, you could try here.



http://www.familia.org.uk/services/l...islington.html

How kind of you to get back to me so quickly, Slizzy.



Thank you.



I really am showing my ignorance now - but what and where is igi, please? Apologies for needing so much help!



Thanks,



Andrew

Hi again Andrew, I am so sorry, I should have explained the igi, I always assume (wrongly) that family historians are familiar with it. Here's a link. It's an invaluable resource for BMD's pre 1837, one thing to be aware of though........'submitted records' records which have been submitted - in some cases - by members of the public, this doesn't mean they aren't genuine, bur they need checking in the parish register. On the other hand, 'extracted records' speak for themselves, they are records which have been extracted from parish registers. You'll have great fun with the igi, anything about it you don't understand, please ask. Good luck.



http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/sear...lear_form=true

You may find you have several candidates for your man. It might be a process of tracing the others forward and eliminating them. Not everything is online and you may have to check out parish baptism registers in records offices or at the LDS centre in Hyde Park.