EAST MIDLANDS GENERAL BAPTIST HISTORY

Melbourne & Packington
General Baptist Baptisms
1787 - 1794

Sorted alphabetically. Names in brackets have been crossed out in the Register

These registers have been extracted for the IGI by the LDS, but the Baptisms shown on these pages show, incorrectly, as births. It is important to remember that, in accordance with one of the principal tenets of the General Baptist faith, baptisms were not performed until the member had made the conscious decision to embrace the religion. This means that these are not baptisms for babies or young children.

Additionally, because the General Baptist religion was established in the mid-1700s and gained popularity in the latter part of the 18th century, many of the people mentioned in these files had previously been christened in the Church of England.


Baptised at Melbourne, June ye 10th 1787

Hannah AULT ~ Ashby Z (withdrawn)
Joseph LAKIN ~ Coleorton Moor
Abraham WHITHALL ~ Melbourne
(Elias WILKINSON) ~ Heathend
William WILKINSON ~ Melbourne
Nanny WILLN ~ Melbourne

Baptised at Melbourne, August ye 31st 1788

Richard ASHLEY ~ Melbourne
(William AULT) ~ Ashby Z
Mary BAXTER ~ Barrat pool
Ann CARTER ~ Normanton
Ruth DENNIS ~ Breedon
William SHARPE ~ Worthington
Joseph SMITH ~ Ticknall
John WHITHALL ~ Measham

Baptised at Packington, August ye 15th 1790

Sally COLLIER ~ Packington
Molly HALL ~ Oakthorpe
Mrs HARRIS ~ Packington
Nanny HAYFIELD ~ Packington
Elizabeth PEARCEFALL ~ Packington
Mary RAMSELL ~ Oakthorpe
Elizabeth RICE ~ Packington
John RICE ~ Packington
Jane TURNER ~ Oakthorpe

Baptised at Melbourne, September ye 5th 1790

John ADCOCK ~ Ticknall
William CHARTRIS ~ Melbourne
Sally EARP ~ Melbourne
Ann EVESON (Dismissed to Derby) ~ Ticknall
Joseph GOODE ~ Melbourne
William MEE ~ Ticknall
John ROBEY ~ Breason?
Sarah TIVEY ~ Melbourne
William TIVEY ~ Melbourne
James TOMLINSON ~ Stanton

Baptised at Packington, October ye 3rd 1790

D BANCROFT ~ Measham
John BOYER ~ Oakthorpe
Elizabeth DICKINS ~ Melbourne
Job PEARCEFALL ~ Melbourne
Moses RAMSELL ~ Oakthorpe
Elizabeth STANDLEY ~ Whitshollow
Sarah TOMLINSON ~ Stanton
Francis TURNER ~ Oakthorpe
Ann WILKINSON ~ Whitshollow
Elias WILKINSON ~ Whitshollow
Mary WRIGHT ~ Melbourne

Baptised at Melbourne, November ye 10th 1793

Sarah BUCKNALL
William EARP
John GUDE, jnr
Sarah GUDE
Sarah HAIMES
Elizabeth HALL
William HILL
Zillah HILL
Mary HOLLINGWORTH
Mary JACKSON ~ Breedon
John MAWLEY
Mary NEWBOLD
John PEGG
Timothy PEGG
William PEGG
Mrs RICHARDSON
Thomas ROBINSON
William SHAW
Mrs SHEAVYN
William SMEDLEY
Sarah TOMLINSON
Mary TURNER
Ellenor WARD
Thomas WHITE
Sarah WILKS

Baptised at Melbourne, September ye 28th 1794

Mr BACKONs prenties ~ Melbourne
Thomas BANCROFT ~ Swarson (Swarkeston)
Martha MASON ~ Ticknall
Elizabeth MOONK ~ Ticknall
Mary SMEDLEY ~ Melbourne

Baptised at Melbourne, November ye 9th 1794

Thomas HOLLINGS ~ Melbourne
John PEARCEFALL ~ Melbourne
Jane ROBINSON ~ Melbourne
Joseph SHEPHERD ~ Melbourne
John SMEDLEY ~ Melbourne
Ann WAKEFIELD ~ Stanton
Mary WAKEFIELD ~ Stanton

I interpret this as meaning that, as new churches were built and congregations split off from Melbourne, the person moved to another branch of the church

TNA / PRO File: RG4 / 507; LDS Film #590684, item 3.
Extracted by Blanche Charles, Wellington, New Zealand. 10 Sep 2004



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