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    Esther Smith and Christopher Waugh married March 1/4 1862 Auckland Durham registration district as found already.


    The only birth of a Christopher Waugh on GRO index 1839 +/- 2 is in Westmoreland. No mother's maiden name which indicates illegitimacy. This birth registration is confirmed by a Baptismal record where only the name of the mother - Ann is given.


    As other's have said, you need that marriage certificate and even then he may have invented a father so as to appear legit.


    A family story- (in your case -he told the family personally that he was born in Cornwall) does not always turn out to be true, as we all know. Christopher died in 1895, so how many generations has his story of being born in Cornwall, had to pass down through. He could have said he was born anywhere if he was wanting to cover his tracks.
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    My media item report tells me. Christopher Waugh was born 25 Oct 1839. entry no 2217
    No idea what your 'Media item report' is, or where entry no 2217 is from, however the date seems good.

    His parents are as I listed.
    An entry is in Army Register Book of births and baptisms.
    Rank of Father. - Private
    So, you are saying his parents are Richard and Diana Waugh? Shaste do you have documented evidence supporting this claim, or are you basing it on someone else's family tree? Can you post exactly what is written in the Army Register Book of births and baptisms.

    ps He personally told his family that was where they were from. Cornwall.
    There's no evidence whatsoever of any Waugh's born, married or living in Cornwall within the time frame. Could someone in the family have been confused by Penwith and Penrith? Penwith is in Cornwall; Penrith is in Cumbria, north west England (Cumberland as it was known by in the 19th century). The name Waugh is found in north west England and I believe Christopher was born there, possibly Westmorland, unless of course you have absolute proof that he was from elsewhere.

    Esther Smith was probably born in Cumberland about 1840, her parents were Walton and Margaret. And it is probable Christopher and Esther had a son named Walton, but perhaps you know all about Esther?
    Name: Walton Waugh
    Birth Date: 1867
    Registration Place: New Zealand
    Folio Number: 252

    I'll await your reply re: Christopher, but unless you have his marriage certificate to Esther there is no way you can know who his parents were. Sorry for picking holes, but I'm concerned you are following the wrong ancestry, and that would be a lot of futile work invested.

    This is a link to Esther's baptism. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N58C-YHL

    And this could be a photo of Christopher and Esther, https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scho...Cycl0699d.html

    I'll leave it now until you get back here
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    Quote Originally Posted by shaste View Post
    My media item report tells me. Christopher Waugh was born 25 Oct 1839. entry no 2217.
    His parents are as I listed.
    An entry is in Army Register Book of births and baptisms.
    Rank of Father. - Private
    That child was Mary Jane, not Christopher, one of the documents has just the month incorrectly recorded.

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    Name Mary Jane Waugh
    Gender Female
    Christening Date 08 Dec 1839
    Christening Place SAINT MARY MAGDALENE,WOOLWICH,KENT,ENGLAND
    Birth Date 25 Nov 1839
    Father's Name Richard Waugh
    Mother's Name Diana

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    It looks to me like someone has confused Penrith in Cumberland with Penwith in Cornwall.

    You might want to take a look at this family, the original looks more like WINSHELL to me:

    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2H-81M

    Christopher, George and Mary seem to be the illegitimate children of Ann WAUGH but I don't have time to look for the others at the moment.

    https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

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    The only birth of a Christopher Waugh on GRO index 1839 +/- 2 is in Westmoreland.
    It's worth underlining that official registrations in that period are incomplete. There may well be more births of that name which are only listed in church registers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee10 View Post
    It looks to me like someone has confused Penrith in Cumberland with Penwith in Cornwall.

    You might want to take a look at this family, the original looks more like WINSHELL to me:

    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2H-81M

    Christopher, George and Mary seem to be the illegitimate children of Ann WAUGH but I don't have time to look for the others at the moment.

    https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
    George Winskell seems to be with an Alice Whaffe and children Stephen, Jane and Christopher age 2 in 1841. No other sign of Whaffes. I wonder if Alice is actually Ann. There are baptisms of a Stephen and a Jane in Warcop and Appleby, parents Stephen and Ann Waugh, tho I can't see a marriage.
    Stephen jnr I think marries in Auckland reg dist in 1857 and is a miner on the 1861 census

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    Yes, I think Ann's maiden surname was BELL, the marriage to Stephen WAUGH is here:

    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLDS-ZYD

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee10 View Post
    Yes, I think Ann's maiden surname was BELL, the marriage to Stephen WAUGH is here:

    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLDS-ZYD
    I agree, saw this earlier. I couldn't find a death for Stephen though.
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    incorrect information about Mary Jane Waugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by shaste View Post
    incorrect information about Mary Jane Waugh
    What is? Who posted it, and in which number post? And why is it incorrect?

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