Thanks Juno.  I should have said 1851 census not 1841.  James, Ann and Henry were all born Guss. All Saints.  I did respond to Jon but didn't hit "reply list". Catherine On 04/12/2017 11:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I believe it was not a requirement to register baptisms until 1837. > Initially the parish required the baptism in order to qualify for parish > poor relief, if needed in the future. > > Some baptisms were not carried out until much later , depending on the > location. Also it may be at this time it was in a none conformists > establishment , so records may be thin on the ground for them. Again > according to the location . > > Does it say on the 1841/ 1851 their place of birth? > > Also it's worth trawling for just ' Diana ' in this location and period in > case of a mistake in transcription. > > Juno > > > On 4 Dec 2017 16:00, "Catherine Randall" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Lister: > > I have been looking for a baptism for Diana Bush d/o James and Ann Bush, > Guss. All Saints. Her burial on 12 May 1838 indicates she was 26 years of > age. She married James Ferret(t) 24 Nov 1832. > > I've related her to James and Ann through her son Henry Ferret(t) who is > found living with them in the 1841 census. > > I've not been able to find her bap on Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch > nor the Dorset OPC site. > > Any help most appreciated > > Catherine > > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list > members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything > which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the > footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message