Hi list, More information. If William was married in 1768, he was single (and alone) in Chesterton, and probably born about 1748. So, can anyone tell me of a William GOTOBED/GODABED/etc born around this time who sort of "disappeared" from the maternal home without a burial record??? John RILEY Normandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Cowan" <-snipped-> > Hello John > > I have the Histon microfiche and by chance I just had a look on it for you. > I found the following information. > > MARRIAGE > 12th Oct 1768 GOODABED (Or GODABED; BT GOTOBED) > William (x) of Chesterton > to WILLSON Elizth (x) otp > Wits: Tho HOBSON, Reuben LEACH. > > BAANS > 9th Oct 1768 GOODABEAD William single man of Chesterton > WILSON Elizabeth single woman otp. > > Best regards Lynn > Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide and I seek..... > ><- snipped->> > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to build a link back from GOTOBED's in Chesterton in 1772 to > > Ely/Littleport (where I'm sure they originally came from). I have a > > William and Elizabeth GOTOBED having children christened in Chesterton > > from 1772 onwards, but no hint of where he came from <- snipped -> I will happily purchase appropriate fiches if a > > likely locality can be found. > > > > John RILEY > > Normandy > > > >

John, There is information regarding eleven members of the GOTOBED family listed in the Church Book: St. Andrew's Street Baptist Church, Cambridge 1720-1832, published by the Baptist Historical Society. One family had no less than nine daughters[ just imagine the phone bill ! ] If this is interest, I can let you have the details of the individuals recorded. Regards, Tony Simpson.