I hope some kind soul can throw light on the origins of the following Elizabeth Badman. Elizabeth Badman married John Quick in May 1822 at St John the Baptist, Bristol. In the censuses, all at Worle, she became progressively younger: 1841 Elizabeth 45, John 50. 1851 Elizabeth 54, Kewstoke, John 63. 1861 Elizabeth widow 63, born Dundry. This was an enumerator error. It was Elizabeth Barnes 24, listed as her niece, who was actually born in Dundry though listed in the census as born Kewstoke. See note below. 1871 Elizabeth 72, Kewstoke. 18 Sep 1874, Elizabeth, burial St Martin Worle. Until very recently I was satisfied that our Elizabeth was the Elizabeth Badman who was baptised at St Paul Kewstoke 24 Feb 1796, one of six children of Anthony and Elizabeth, Betty or Betsy Badman but now I have discovered in FreeReg a record of the burial at Kewstoke of Eliza daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Badman 27 Nov 1796. There is no sign of the baptism of a likely Eliza Badman in Kewstoke, so this is a very strong indication that Eliza was the Elizabeth baptised earlier in February 1796. I checked for other Elizabeth Badmans preferably born Kewstoke between about 1795 and 1798. I found the following using FreeReg,: Elizabeth, baptised: Kewstoke, 3 Mar, 1805 daughter of William and Susannah. This birth date seems too late. Elizabeth, baptised: Bleadon, ? Jan 1797 daughter of Wiliam and Ann, At first sight this Elizabeth looks the most likely but a William and Ann were recorded as parents of altogether 6 children baptised at Bleadon at regular intervals between 1794 and 1808.It seems likely that this family lived in Bleadon and that our Elizabeth would have remembered Bleadon as her birthplace if she lived there at least until 1808. Eliza: baptised, Banwell, 03May1801, daughter of James and Sarah. I have not found any other baptisms near Kewstoke of children of James and Sarah. Another Elizabeth Badman was buried in Kewstoke 04 Oct 1797 but, as neither her age nor parentage was listed, she was probably not young. As a point of interest: Elizabeth Hasell Barnes, age 24 in the 1861 census, had been employed as a nurse/nanny for Thomas Quintin Quick born 1851, a grandson of Elizabeth née Badman. Elizabeth Barnes declared her intention of marrying the infant Thomas and indeed did so in Jan 1872, when she was 35 and he was 21. Thomas Quintin’s elder brother was Edward Badman Quick which tends to confirm his grandmother’s maiden name as Badman.