X00375 Henry Rothwell 1838-1840 - Solved!

I've gone back to look at X00375 and the birth and death information for Henry Rothwell 1838-1840 again. I still have not been able to find a birth record from the GRO for a Henry Rothwell that has a maiden name for the mother of Hacking.

But instead, I had another look at the father's professions in the baptism, death and burial records:

• Baptism (1838) Father's profession: Ostler
• Death (1840) Father's profession: Ostler
• Burial (1840) Father's profession: Not given

The fact that the baptism and death records both list the father as being an ostler is good evidence that the two are related. The question is, is the father (also named Henry Rothwell) the one in my family.

I had a look at some other records to see if the profession is the same. In later years, Henry Rothwell, the father's profession is given as a carter most often. Both ostlers and carters work with horses, so that is a good indication. But in the baptism records for both Mary Rothwell (1836) and James H.R. Rothwell (1835), Henry's profession is listed as being an ostler

And with that, I'm willing to conclude that Henry Rothwell (1838-1840) is connected to my Rothwell family.

X00375: Henry Rothwell 1838-1840

I'm investigating Henry Rothwell who, much like Ellen Reynolds is a potential child of Henry Rothwell and Alice Hacking who lived between census years and therefore never shows up on a census record. Also, much like Ellen Reynolds, I found out about Henry Rothwell through other family trees.

The main sources of evidence for Henry Rothwell are two records from St. Paul's Church in Blackburn

The first is a baptism record from 1838

It shows a baptism date of 28 August 1838; parents of Henry and Alice Rothwell. The family is located in Blackburn and the father's occupation is listed as a "cutter" (if I read that correctly). So, it all fits, although no definite proof that is the same family, as there may have been more than one Henry and Alice Rothwell living in the area.

Then, I came across a burial record:

The burial record gives a burial date of 9 February 1840 and an age at death of 17 months, which would correspond to a birthdate around August of 1838, so it fits. Unfortunately, the record doesn't give us an additional information to link back to the family.

So, next I found a death record

The death record gives a date of 5 February 1840 of typhoid fever. It confirms the partents names of Henry and Alice Rothwell, so it matches with the baptism record, but unfortunately, still doesn't directly link back to my family

What would be helpful would be to find a birth record, as that would likely give the mother's maiden name. Unfortunately, I have been checking with the records at the GRO, and have not been able to find any Henry Rothwells born in or around Blackburn in 1838. So, I'm still searching for that definite link.