Thomas Gray Born 1816/17 Lancaster

I'm tried the OPC, Free Reg and Family Search, but I cannot find his baptism.
According to his shipping/marriage he was Protestant and was born in Lancaster. His parents were Thomas and Mary and Thomas senior was a builder and joiner. I have found a marriage in York, but I think it is a bit far. Any ideas please?

[HarrysMum]

I'll have a look but don't discount the York marriage. I have plenty going from Lancs to York.
It is a common name though......lol




Oddly, not as common as I thought.....lol

[Merry]

There are a lot of churches in Lancaster. From looking at the IGI it would seem that 1813-1837 is generally not represented (it is common for IGI stuff to stop at 1812 as that was when new PRs were brought into play - the ones with columns for required data)

[Merry]

Were there Lancaster church records on FreeREG etc for the right time?

[Merry]

Is this another place of birth from a death cert in Australia? I only ask because ever since I spent several weeks trawling much of Dorset looking for 1830/40s baptisms for a lady in Oz whose ancestors put 'Dorset' as their place of birth (on death certs), only for the 1841 census to be published online and me finding the family in Dorset Street somewhere in South London, I have been sceptical about knowledge of the UK by the children who were asked these questions when their parents died in Australia! I wondered if they might have just meant Lancashire in general? (I know that's not heping!! lol)

[HarrysMum]

Good point Merry...my Aussie death certs have sorted a few POB for English rellies.

Merry I am going to check exactly. be back soon

The place of birth is according to Thomas Gray's shipping records from 1838 on the Heber: Bounty Immigrants typed card - Native Place Co. Lancaster, England; on a different but the original document it said Native Place Lancaster; on Thomas Death certificate the information from someone he worked with, it just said England.
Looking at the OPC for St. Mary's Lancaster he was not there. There were other C of E churches, but their registers started later.
On Free Reg. - Nothing of St. Anne or St. John and only St. Mary up until 1748 have been transcribed.
I will go trawling Family Search again.

[HarrysMum]

It could be anywhere in Lancashire...........I have a few who meant Lancashire and said Lancaster.

It was the county of Lancaster on some records.

Ho Boy. Another one ... If I didn't already drink I would take it up ..
I'm wondering if his parents are still alive in 1841 as in 1838 he doesn't say deceased.
Off to see if I can find them on FreeCen.