England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Christened” 28 OCT 1811 of Eliza Gray

Eliza Gray, chr. 28 Oct 1811, St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Father: John Gray Mother: Elizabeth

FamilySearch 'England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975' index, fetched in the owner's signed-in Chrome 2026-09-18 (q.surname=Gray, q.givenName=Eliza, q.birthLikePlace='Birmingham, Warwickshire, England', q.birthLikeDate 1811-1811). Confirms the tree's existing 28 Oct 1811 St Martin's christening date exactly and names the parents as John Gray and Elizabeth (mother's surname not given in this collection). Corroborated independently by the Warwickshire Parish Registers index entry cited alongside it (same date, mother named 'Elizabeth Gray'). Both name the mother as Elizabeth, not Ann — this rules out the tree's only geographically/temporally plausible candidate family (#1400, John Gray x Ann Gray); see the note added to citation #4875. The specific 'John Gray x Elizabeth' couple is not yet identified in this tree, so no parent link is made.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Born” 25 AUG 1822 of Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson | England, Births and Christenings | Christening 25 August 1822 | Hawstead, Suffolk | Parents William Nelson, Sarah

FamilySearch index of the Hawstead parish register, read in a signed-in browser and relayed field-by-field; the register image was not seen. Strictly this dates the christening; no separate birth date is recorded in the series, which is why the birth event carries the christening date. The same entry is cited on the person and on family 32945 for the parent link.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Born” 29 NOV 1819 of Elizabeth Debenham

Elizabeth Debenham | Christening 12 December 1819 | Whepstead, Suffolk | Parents John Debenham, Catherine Brownley Debenham

FamilySearch index of the Whepstead parish register. The christening is thirteen days after the birth date of 29 November 1819 carried on her record, which comes from the compiled profile and is consistent with it.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Christened” 31 AUG 1823 of Mary Ann Debenham

Name Mary Anne Debenham | Sex Female | Birth Date 12 Aug 1823 | Father's Name John Debenham | Mother's Name Catharine Brownley | Event Type Christening | Event Date 31 Aug 1823 | Event Place Chevington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | Event Place (Original) Chevington, Suffolk, England

FamilySearch index of the Chevington parish register, relayed field-by-field by the orchestrator from a signed-in browser; the register image was not seen. The register carries a separate birth date as well as the christening date, which is why her birth of 12 August 1823 is now a record rather than a compiled-tree date - and it matches the WikiTree profile exactly, showing that profile read the same entry.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Born” 12 AUG 1823 of Mary Ann Debenham

Birth Date 12 Aug 1823

The register entry carries a birth date distinct from the christening date of 31 August 1823, which is why this is a recorded birth rather than an inference from the baptism. Same FamilySearch index entry as the christening citation; the register image was not seen. Her age of 90 at death in 1913 agrees with it.

England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 · 1538–1975

For “Baptised” 22 JUL 1787 of Hannah Prior

"Christening 22 July 1787, Stodmarsh, Kent | Parents Alexander Prior, Mary Prior"

Duplicate FamilySearch index entry (England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975) corroborating the Canterbury Parish Registers baptism above.