Hi listers   I don't often ask for help from you but this couple has got me beaten.  My 4x great grandparents were Jacob and Naomi Slater. but apart from a couple of census returns I cannot find any information on them, in particular what was Naomi's maiden name and who were the parents of both of them.   Jacob was born about 1792 and his census returns give either Billinghay or Ruskington as his place of birth. but I cannot find any listing for a baptism for him in Billinghay.  There is a family of Slaters there along with Jacob and Naomi, I think a brother of Jacob's called Issac, but I cannot prove this .   Jacob and Naomi and Issac  were all buried in Billinghay in the 1860's and 70's as was their second daugher Rebecca.    I an also unclear as to where they married. Naomi was born about 1789 in either Ruskington or Holland Fen depending on which census return you take, and in the 1851 census she is listed as Amelia, but I think this was a mis-information on the census. so if anyone can help me with this problem I would be most grateful.   I am doubly related to them as my 3x g grandfather was their son John and his son also called John married Eliza Baxter his first cousin who was the daughter of Mary Slater.   Thanking you in advance Elaine Westaway Hampshire UK

Hi Elaine, For the marriage try entry 103 (top, right-hand page). http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=560048&iid=52238 Indexed in the original (floppy disk!) marriage indexes for Lafford Deanery 1700-1837 published by Lincolnshire FHS as Jacob Slater and Nehome Durance. The same index has a marriage for an Isaac Slater and a Sarah King in 1795, and a John Slater in 1789, both in Billinghay. Another Isaac (Jacob's brother?)married in South Kyme in 1822. If you're not familiar with the Lincs to the Past site then start here, http://www.lincstothepast.com/ For parish registers, go to 'advance search', and type the name of the parish followed by par 1 in the 'exact phrase' box. Billinghay baptisms and burials 1768 - 1812 begin here http://www.lincstothepast.com/Baptisms-and-burials/560136.record?pt=T Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 29/12/2011 10:29, elaine westaway wrote: > Hi listers > > I don't often ask for help from you but this couple has got me beaten. My 4x great grandparents were Jacob and Naomi Slater. but apart from a couple of census returns I cannot find any information on them, in particular what was Naomi's maiden name and who were the parents of both of them. > > Jacob was born about 1792 and his census returns give either Billinghay or Ruskington as his place of birth. but I cannot find any listing for a baptism for him in Billinghay. There is a family of Slaters there along with Jacob and Naomi, I think a brother of Jacob's called Issac, but I cannot prove this . Jacob and Naomi and Issac were all buried in Billinghay in the 1860's and 70's as was their second daugher Rebecca. > > I an also unclear as to where they married. Naomi was born about 1789 in either Ruskington or Holland Fen depending on which census return you take, and in the 1851 census she is listed as Amelia, but I think this was a mis-information on the census. so if anyone can help me with this problem I would be most grateful. > > I am doubly related to them as my 3x g grandfather was their son John and his son also called John married Eliza Baxter his first cousin who was the daughter of Mary Slater. > > Thanking you in advance > Elaine Westaway > Hampshire UK > > ------------------------------- > -- Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/