Henry Baldwin

1815 -

• Name	Henry Baldwin
  Birth	May 1815	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	2 Jun 1815	Old Monkland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  		Henry Balden Henry Baldwin born in Scotland
  Person ID	I8436	bolstridge
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Levi Baldwin,   b. 1782, USA d. May 1829, Tongue Sreet, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah McGilchrist,   b. Between 1794 and 1795, Devizes, Wiltstshire, England d. Aug 1863, Ryecroft, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Apr 1808	Saint Mary's Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England   [3]
  		Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
  Witness	Wm ??????
  Witness	M??????? ???
  Minister	John Yeates
  Notes	Why have I assumed that the Levi Balden and Sarah McGilchrist who baptised a son Levi at Glasgow in 1812 are the Levi and Sarah from Birmingham? The baptism at Glasgow was in the name Balden the same as the first civil registration entry in Birmingham indicating the same pronunciation. Levi was said to be born in North America, there are many Balden surnames in the IGI there and relatively few in the British Isles for this period. We know from register entries that Levi was at least part black and was a musician. The two witnesses of the baptism of Levi junior were :- (1) Henry McGilchrist: Assumed to be Sarah's father, of black origins born in Jamaica and a Musician. See notes Henry McGilchrist. (2) John MacDonald: John's discharge at Glasgow on 24th September 1810 reveal he was " born New York, America - of black complexion " John MacDonald enlisted on 2nd May 1808 and served in the 2nd Battalion 71st Regiment of Light Infantry.
  Documents		Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist
  Family ID	F1512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - May 1815 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Baptism - 2 Jun 1815 - Old Monkland, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S620] See Baptism, (Name: Details from Entry;). [S720] Old Parish Registers, (Name: National Records of Scotland;), Births 652 10 336 Old Monkland and Coatbridge. Jun 2 Henry Son Livices Balden 4 Reg Dragoons and Sarah Gilchrist [S694] Parish Registers KNT, Saint Mary Northgate, 25 April 1808 By Banns botp. Leve X Baldwin = Sarah X McGilchrist Witnesses Unreadable See Scan Levi Baldwin = Sarah McGilchrist