Don't know if this helps but when I got the LDS film from Riseley it contains a note that 1789- 1790 Baptisms were missing - just the crucial time I wanted! It wasn't the end of a Register but there was a loose note found recording a baptism apparently. I suspect that sometimes notes were made and later transcribed into the Register! And occasionally they were lost- which reminds what happened to my shopping list...? Very frustrating! Marlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Booth" <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 9:58 PM Subject: [BDF] ADAMS Family - MAULDEN area c1780 > Can anyone identify this family please. > > > Descendants of William ADAMS > > > > 1 William ADAMS b: 1749 d: 1833 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > .. +Hannah b: 1760 d: 1834 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 Anne ADAMS b: 1788 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 Richard ADAMS b: 1792 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 [1] William ADAMS b: 1794 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG d: in after 1851 > Census > > .......... +Lucy SHARP b: 1794 in MAULDEN. BEDS. UK d: 1834 in MAULDEN. > BEDS. ENG > > ...... *2nd Wife of [1] William ADAMS: > > .......... +Sarah UPTON b: 1790 > > ...... 2 John ADAMS b: 14 May 1797 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 Elizabeth ADAMS b: 1799 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 Hannah ADAMS b: 1799 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG d: 01 Sep 1799 > > ...... 2 Fanny ADAMS b: 1801 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > ...... 2 Joseph ADAMS b: 1807 in MAULDEN. BEDS. ENG > > > > I can't find a birth for William Adams around 1749 or a marriage to > Hannah (?). > > All eight children are on the same batch between 1788 - 1807. If his > birthdate and first child are correct this would mean him marrying at age > 39. So it could be his second marriage. > > There is a earlier family of William & Elizabeth in Maulden around > 1770. Did Elizabeth die ? > > It seems that there are possibly gaps in the Maulden marriage records > around this time. Perhaps some pages around 1760-1780 were destroyed or > indecipherable. I noticed a few odds and sods from Maulden appearing on a > variety of adjustment batches with A prefixes and including marriages from > a number of miscellaneous parishes. > > Any help very much appreciated. > > Peter in Sydney > > > > > > > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > For any updates or info about the status of this list go to > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com >