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. Thanks for any help in this matter. Betty Richmond, Nelson, NZ

1861 census shows a James Dudley aged 8 in Marston, son of Joseph and Ann. IGI has a George James Dudley son of Joseph and Ann baptism in 1855 which might be him. This is the only child of Joseph and Ann who appears on the IGI yet there is another son, Joseph 15, living with them in 1861. Perhaps they were none too scrupulous about baptising their children. David --- En date de : Dim 14.9.08, Betty Lark <[email protected]> a écrit : > De: Betty Lark <[email protected]> > Objet: [BDF] James DUDLEY of Marston > À: [email protected] > Date: Dimanche 14 Septembre 2008, 0h16 > 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. Thanks for any help in this > matter. > > Betty > Richmond, Nelson, NZ > > > > 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

James Dudley was born to Joseph Dudley and Ann Parrott who married in Marston Moretaine 25 Nov 1855. James was baptised in Marston Moretaine 25 Nov 1855, but the Parish Register gives his birth as July 23. In 1851 Ann Parrott and her son Joseph were lodging with John Dudley & his son Joseph whom she married a year after John Dudley's death. Joseph Parrot was baptised in Marston 2 Jul 1848 (IGI). In 1861 and 1871 Censuses, Joseph becomes Joseph Dudley, so it's possible he was really the son of Joseph who married Ann Parrott. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Lark" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:16 AM Subject: [BDF] James DUDLEY of Marston > 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. Thanks for any help in this matter. > > Betty > Richmond, Nelson, NZ

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.