The Weston-super-Mare & District FHS does have a transcription of the Butcombe baptisms from 1692-1903 online for its members (annual membership fee very reasonable!) plus many other local parishes. It shows the baptism of a Jeremiah CLARK[sic] 21st May 1749 s/o Jeremiah & Martha and other children for Jeremiah & Martha. So the name was in Butcombe for many years I can't see a baptism for the Jeremiah who died in 1871 although there is Hercules baptised in 1788 s/o John & ???? who just might be a brother? Unfortunately the marriages for that period are not yet transcribed but elsewhere I see a marriage in 1833 of a Jeremy CLARK to a Lucy MILLS in Butcombe and a John CLARK married Mary WILKINS in Butcombe 1777 It would need some time spent reconstructing the CLARK/E family from Butcombe - it is likely that Jeremiah could have been baptised in a neighbouring parish. All you need is perseverance and you seem to have that! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter R Booth" <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] death Ewxies - Heremiah Ckark > Bob, > > The Archer Software site shows that there are basically no online IGI > records for Butcombe on Family Search. > > If you Google "Butcombe Parish Records" you'll see the local history > society has some parish records available to members only. But will they > have your family? > > 1851 census shows a Jeremiah, Matthew and Hercules Clark of similar > ages > all born Butcombe. But are they brothers or maybe cousins. > > You might check for them in any trees. But as you say, nobody can > produce records or proofs. > > You might have to decide if you want to spend the money to join the > local society without any guarantee they have what you want. Maybe you > could > try emailing them.. > > Peter >