Hi, I too have some Bedfordshire Pedders in my lot. George Pedder m Mary Ann Cooper - have nothing on them - and Their daughter Mary Anne born Luton c1856 married into my Garrett lot. The Garrets came from Lidlington. Any good? Sue in Sale, Victoria, Australia My daughter and son in law live in NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Salmon" <eileen_salmon@yahoo.co.nz> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [BDF] PEDDER of Millbrook & Flitton > Hello Betty from a fellow New Zealander! > I can't answer your question, but we have Abel,George,George William, > Harry, Hephzibah,Mary Jane and William Richard Pedder in our family tree, > do these names mean anything to you??? > Eileen in Wgtn, NZ > > Betty Lark <lark.nelson@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Please could SKS confirm the 1841 Census for > > Joseph PEDDER bap. 1762 Millbrook who was living with him in 1841 > > Joseph PEDDER bap. 1789 Flitton who was living with him in 1841 > > Trying to unravel the PEDDER family history. > > Thanks for any help. > Regards > Betty Lark > Richmond, Nelson, NZ >

And I also have a PEDDER connection! My gt-gt-grandmother was Ann PEDDER, the illegitimate (and AFAIK only) daughter of Sarah PEDDER. Ann's father was John ARMSDEN, who, a few years after Ann was born, married someone else and had a family with her. According to the census, Sarah was born about 1808 in Westoning. Ann was baptised on 9th July 1837, also in Westoning. Can you connect to these two PEDDERs? Thanks, Sarah