Hi Betty, I only have one DUDLEY appearing in my records - Eliza Dudley b Haynes (also known as Hawnes) c 1862. This is not very far from Marston and Lidlington and the date not too dissimilar to the probable birth of your James - so it may be worth a search of the Haynes [Hawnes] records and I do know from another branch of my tree that came from Haynes that they used the Wesleyan church in Ampthill. Hope these leads may help. Regret unable to search for you Dave V -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 16 September 2008 18:59 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BDF] James DUDLEY of Marston On 14 Sep 2008 at 10:16, Betty Lark wrote: > Hello Listers, James DUDLEY m.31 Aug. 1877 Lidlington, Bdf. Elizabeth > Mary Ann BOWLER. >From the 1881/1901 Census it says James DUDLEY was > born Marston, Bdf. (abt.1853) this couple had 8 children Joseph 1878, > Annie 1880, James 1883, William 1888, Walter 1890, Gertrude 1891, > Charles 1895, Salome 1897. > > Please can anyone advise where James DUDLEY was baptised as he does > not appear in Marston. Remember baptism in church (or otherwise) was not compulsory and (from the Religious census of 1851) only about a third or so of the population actually attended any place of worship. In Beds, Methodism was strong, so was Baptist membership, in some places a lot stronger than the Church of England. The List Guidelines http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ The Bedfordshire Surnames List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedford.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1674 - Release Date: 16/09/2008 08:15