Hello, I am new to the group. I am having a problem finding the baptism of my 4x great grandfather John SWIFT. According to census he was born in Matlock in about 1790. He was a marble turner by trade and married Sarah STORER of Crich in 1813. There is a christening in the Wirksworth registers for 1789 of a John Swift. His parents are Anthony and Mary.This John appears in census and is a lead miner. He calls a son Anthony, presumably after his father. Not my John. I will be most grateful for any assistance. Karen Ellwood

Kaen According to my records there was a John Swift baptised at St Giles, Matlock 17 June 1792 to parents John Swift and Sarah (Larad). There is an alias of "Lord" recorded. I believe parents John & Sarah married 27 Sep 1787 John Swift married Sarah Storer at St Giles, Matlock 10 Jun 1813 by licence. Both are recorded as being of Matlock. I cannot find a Sarah Storer baptised in Matlock who would "fit" however there are a couple in Crich who were bapt 6 Mar 1791 (to Samuel & Lucy) and 12 Oct 1794 to George & Martha) Good luck Peter On 26 Mar 2013, at 13:51, quercuske@rwellwood.karoo.co.uk wrote: > > > > Hello, I am new to the group. I am having a problem finding the baptism of my 4x great grandfather John SWIFT. According to census he was born in Matlock in about > 1790. He was a marble turner by trade and married Sarah STORER of Crich in 1813. > > There is a christening in the Wirksworth registers for 1789 of a John Swift. His parents are Anthony and Mary.This John appears in census and is a lead miner. He > calls a son Anthony, presumably after his father. Not my John. > > I will be most grateful for any assistance. Karen Ellwood > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message