I saw this entry on the site http://www.biblerecords.com. I thought someone had been looking for the NEAR family in the not too distant past... NEAR Family Bible Date submitted: 8 May 1994 Submitted by : Joanne Joyce Hughes (1:340/85) Property of : Trevor J. Hughes Victoria, B.C. Canada Surnames in this Bible : (2) NEAR HUGHES [ The bible of Joseph Lawrence Near and wife Agnes Leach (of Kirtling, Cambridgeshire) of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, formerly of Tiptree, Marks Tey, Braintree and Coggleshall, Essex. Emigrated to Canada 1911. ] [ The British and Foreign Bible Society, London, 1904 "The Holy Bible etc..." 1252 pp leatherbound, 1344 pp. leather bound. ] [ Inside front end paper: ] [ verbatim transcript: ] With love and best wishes from Father and Mother to Lawrence and Agnes on the occasion of their marriage. December 14, 1905. Signature: Joseph Burton Near Alice Near Entries made by Joseph L. Near from 1905-1952. verbatim transcript: Joseph Lawrence Near, Born Sept. 2, 1871 Agnes Near (wife) Born March 25, 1869 Married December 14th 1905 [ my note: this was a Quaker wedding ] Winifred Alice Near Born November 9th 1906 For full transcription, see: http://www.biblerecords.com/near.html