CathyCripp@aol.com wrote: > Just a thought, but is there any chance the transcriptions are wrong, that > he may just be a printer, or a painter....the a and r in the words being > wrongly read in some cases? It's quite possible, especially as it's only one letter different. I'd only know for sure by looking at the actual parish registers which is not something I'm going to be able to do any time soon. There isn't an LDS FHC anywhere near where I live either unfortunately. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk