Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 243: 1816 Baptismal Record of Samuel Vaux

It's Treasure Chest Thursday - time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the  baptismal record of Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in South Petherton, Somerset, England:

The record of Samuel Vaux's baptism in 1816:

The data extracted from this record is:

No. 117

When baptised:  February 11, 1816

Child's Christian Name:  Samuel son of

Parent's Christian Names:  James and Mary

Parents Surname:  Vaux

Abode:  South Petherton

Quality, Trade or Profession:  Farmer

By Whom the Ceremony was Performed:  W.T. Price, Curate

The source citation for this record:

Church of England, Parish Church of South Petherton (South Petherton, Somerset), South Petherton Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1813-1842, Page 15, Register #117, Samuel Vaux, son of James and Mary, 11 February 1816; accessed on FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,526,363, Item 10.

Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) is my third great-grandfather, who married Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883) in about 1839 in Erie county, New York.

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