Help deciphering Baptism entry

Just as an aside, I've never bought into the instant assumption that a privately baptized infant is on the point of death. I know it's true in some cases but I have quite a few instances in my family where the baby grew up to be a perfectly healthy adult. Surely quite as often it was a social choice (if not more frequently than impending death?).

 

thank you Jan

I found that very interesting

 

I thought you may be interested to see a different occurrence of the Smith-Marriotts in the Baptisms.

I'd also appreciate your opinions as to what the minister has written about himself. I think it says "RH Wingfield Digby M.A. Rector of Thompson, Dorset", which I assume to be Winterborne Thomson.

 

Actually that should be Winterborne Tomson (at least that is the current spelling)

 

More help needed please.

I can only manage to read the placename as Hulborne Post. Can anyone see anything different? can anyone find somewhere called that?

 

Could it be Milborne Port?

Ann

 

AnnB you little star! I should have thought of that myself (twit!)

 

I rather like Hulborne Post......

Twinkle

 

Re;- "Hulborne Post" which church and what date please?

 

It's Sydling St Nicholas in Dorset in 1875

 

Thanks, in that case and nothing to do with your question, but the Vicar was The Rev. W J Vernon, BA who was presented to the vicarage in 1874; he died in December 1894.
For your original question they appear in the 1881 Census (in FMP) as Belbew, in Newtown, Milborne Port.

 

OK guys I am now in 1889-1890 and there is an interim curate who performs 4 baptisms. PLEASE please please will someone interpret this name for me? And can anyone work out the placename above Charminster, Higher Burlxxx?

 

Ah I think it must be Higher Burton ...

 

I think you are right - google is your friend

As for the name - Herbert H. S--gey MA - not much help am I?

 

Having done a bit of cheating I reckon he is Herbert H. Surgey M.A., Curate in charge pro tem

There is a 24 year old Herbert H. Surgey, student Undergraduate of (London & Victoria??). b. Nottingham Notts in Ardwick, Manchester in 1881 (RG 11/3984, f.109, p.28). In 1901 he is a clergyman in Edwalton, Notts (RG 13/3203, f.133, p.18)

 

Could it be Herbert H Surgey? - if so he can be found on the 1881 census age 24 an 'undergraduate of London and Victoria' RG11/3894/109/28

 

Oh well done Huncamunca [edit: and MollyMay too!]

I have been toying with SINGEY, but knew it was wrong Like MollyMay I was fairly certain of SxxGEY

I was trying to cheat too but FreeBMD kept timing out on me ... "The FreeBMD site is too busy to complete that action. Please try again later." Story of my life

 

Finally found him in 1891 RG12/1656/90/5, with wife Mary
as Curate of Cattistock Dorset.
Anc has him transcribed as 'Lurgey'