From: [email protected] > Looking for any siblings of John Cutler born 1748 in Hemel Hempsted > (or possibly Tring/Berkhampstead). He married Ann Bull born 1752 of > Hemel Hempsted (or possibly Tring/Berkhampstead) in the Church of > England Tring 11 Oct 1773.> Do you take any notice of advice you are given, with respect? I pointed out to you in a previous message that there is no baptism on the IGI for John Cutler and that his presumed birth has probably been arrived at by the simple device of deducting 25 years from the marriage date. This is a well-known technique of the LDS Church with which some of us disagree and find irritating! John may have been born in or about 1748 but, equally, he could have been born earlier or later. If, say, he was a widower who had been married previously, he might have been quite a lot older than you suggest. I have seen alleged birth years in the IGI which turned out to be many years out for various reasons. A presumption of birth in 1748 just because he married 25 years later is a dangerous thing to do and may send your research down the wrong alley! As I keep telling you, you should hire a researcher to actually look at the parish registers (and I am not volunteering myself, BTW, because I don't act for private clients). -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE