John BIDDLE married Mary Ann SINDFIELD on 15 Feb 1814 and had 7, possibly 8, children. His occupation alternates between painter and printer. In 1817 (living in St Paul's, Bristol) he's a painter. In 1819 (still in St Paul's) he's a printer. In 1822 (living St James) he's a printer. In 1828 and 1831 (living in Ss Philip & Joseph) he's a painter again. In 1834 (still in Pip & Jay) he's a printer again. He may have done painting when he didn't have any printing to do or he may have kept changing his occupation or the person who made up the baptismal registers had such lousy writing, one or the other is a mistranscription. Does anyone have John BIDDLE, son of Benedict and Sarah (nee MATTHEWS) in their tree and has a single occupation for John? Alternatively, if someone happens to be in Bristol Record Office sometime, could they double check John's occupation for me please? Failing that, does anyone have a hotline to The Other Side to ask him what he actually did for a living? ;)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk