Hi Peter Can't answer your main question I'm afraid, but there are the following Adams burials in Maulden 4 Aug 1776 Elizabeth 10 Dec 1783 Elizabeth 7 Jan 1784 Elizabeth 6 Nov 1784 William No ages are shown so reference to the parish register is the only way to identify them. Looking at the film notes of the Maulden BTs on the LDS site there are quite a few gaps, but you would need to check the film of the PR to see if there were gaps there also. The best bet is to look at the FG Emmison transcript also available on microfilm at the LDS where it's immediately apparent if there are gaps (and Emmison also draws attention to gaps). The transcript melds the PR and the BT and it's from this that the "P" batch on the IGI is extracted. (the "A" batches are not adjustment batches - these are just effectively member submissions, so should be viewed with the usual caveats and a large bucket of salt) Regards David Peter Booth <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> a écrit : 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail réinvente le mail ! Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail et son interface révolutionnaire.