Louis Winton Born France 1814

[Sylvia Anne]

My Louis was born in France at Bouen on the Alps in the South of France on 14/2/1814 according to the family Bible but is a British Subject according to his marraige cert, his childrens birth certs and some census. The GRO in England says there is no certificate for him there to try France. We have no idea why the family was in France at that time but just in case we have had a researcher try all the births of children born overseas while the father was in one of the forces but with no luck there either. We know his fathers name was John but do not know his mothers name or if there were any other children. The different UK census have him born both in the UK and in France and his death certificate has him born around 1823 but does not say where he was born. He married in London in 1844. We have not been able to find a town called Bouen.
Any suggestions would be greatly received. Sylvia in Australia.

[Jan1954]

Hello Sylvia - welcome to Brit-Gen

The GRO in England says there is no certificate for him there to try France.

There will not be in England - registration did not start until 1837.

We have not been able to find a town called Bouen.

My first thought that this might have been Rouen, but that is nowhere near the Alps. What is the source of your information, please?

Could it have been Bourg?

[jeeb]

Hi Sylvia,

A couple of things here, first he is 25 in 1841 so is unlikely to have been born in 1823 where ages are rounded down.
Louis is a French name which suggests his mother was probably French. Does the family Bible give no clues to her name?

Jeremy

[Peter Goodey]

He married in London in 1844

Can you please provide the details. I can't see a likely marriage in the indexes.

[Peter Goodey]

Can you please provide the details. I can't see a likely marriage in the indexes.

I've found it now. 26 Aug 1844 at St Bride Fleet Street. Name listed and signed as Lewis not Louis

[Kerrywood]

Per FreeBMD, Lewis WINTER ~ Mary KEYWORTH Sep Qtr 1844 West London.

Per Ancestry, Leneis WINTER at St Bride's (26 Aug 1844). Clearly written Lewis WINTEN.

Kerrywood

[Lizzy9]

We have not been able to find a town called Bouen.
Any suggestions would be greatly received. Sylvia in Australia.

Possibly, Beaune?

[Wilkes_ml]

There is a Bion (not sure where in France) but the Parish of Bion (Saint - Pierre) Catholic Register images are on FamilySearch website and appear to cover the time frame.1804-1814. 1816-1817 1820-1880. may be in French though!

[Wilkes_ml]

Also Bouillon and Brouains - I'm not sure what the records consist of but may be worth a browse at http://pilot.familysearch.org/record...allCollections

[JAP1]

Strange that his birthplace was twice recorded in censuses as Cambridgeshire and twice as France ...
Surname always WINTON

1841 - Louis, 25, N (i.e. born in England but not in the county - Cambridgeshire)
1851 - Lewis, 36, France (British Subject)
1861 - Louis, 44, Cambridge
1871 - Lewis, 56, Cambridge Neadenworth (sic - presumably meant to be Needingworth)
1881 - Lewis, 67, France B.S.

This is probably a complete red herring but in 1851 there is a John WINTON, 68, born Cambridge living in the same district as Lewis - Westminster St John the Evangelist, Middlesex.
HO107/ Piece 1479/ Folio 574/ Page 43

JAP