I've got the same problem, Edgar. I have got back to John ELMS of Shabbington, Bucks who died in 1774 but I cannot find anything of his birth or earlier. I'll be interested to see what advice you get. Regards, Peter J. Nelms Canberra, Australia [email protected] OFHS Member # 4540 Researching NELMS / NELMES of Oxon (Great Haseley, Great Milton), Bucks (Ickford, Shabbington) & Australia (Brisbane, Queensland). Other surnames: RADBONE, LOVEGROVE, DINGLE, NORTH, HUDSON, CLAYDON, WISE, KING, BOX http://Peter_Nelms.tripod.com/Family_History.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >From: Edgar Cross <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ENG-BUCK] Where else can I look? >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:20:58 -0700 (PDT) > >I've had a hard time finding information on my >ancestors before 1800. I know that my ggg-grandfather >George CROSS was born in Winslow, Bucks in 1796 to >George CROSS and Zillah EAGLETON. I also know that >George Sr. was born about 1767 in Winslow. > >I ordered a search of the parish records for BUCKS but >the Burial database is missing the period after 1716 >and the Birth database ends in 1745. > >I don't know where else to look. Can someone please >offer some other suggestions? > >Thanks all. > >Edgar Cross