A direct female-line ancestor of my wife is a Mary Ann LINZELL who married Samuel DYE in Aveley, Essex on 27 Oct 1813. They subsequently moved to west Cambridgeshire where the records are very clear. According to later census information she was born in Stifford about 1786, but the parish records for Stifford do not seem to be available. The DYE family had 7 children, 6 born in Aveley and i have seen the parish records. One son (John b about 1817) appears in Cambridgeshire census but not in baptismal records. The question that intrigues be is that I kept coming across LINZELL family, but I cannot find a connection. Thomas (a tailor) & Lizzie LINZELL have 2 sons, Thomas bap 20 Apr 1758 and James bap 30 Jan 1761) Thomas & Sarah LINZELL have a son Thomas baptised 30 Sep 1790 Thomas (a tailor) LINZELL has a daughter Sarah bap 9 Feb 1817 Thomas & Mary LINZELL have a son William bap 24 Oct 1819 Does anyone have these individuals, or have more information? ==John ffitch