GDAY Shirley:) Thanks for that info, Much appreciated Im researching PHILPOTT/CORNELL/HAWKES..My direct Lines thru essex Im looking at Sampford Parish registers at the moment, Lil and great sampford for my lot Some i cant find there, Butt Thinking maybe they Baptised in a nearby Parish, or even werent baptised I did find tho in freebmd, often the District where their Births, Marriages , Deaths etc recorded were Saffron Walden/chelmsford, so ordered in those Registers Didnt think about checking what Parishes were in those districts, so ty for that valuable Piece of Info   Looking also for any PHILPOTT/CORNELL/HAWKES researchers out there with ancestors from Sampford and Bardfield, also FRENCH surname my Direct lines Thanks Regards Cathy:) Find a better answer, faster with the new Yahoo!7 Search. www.yahoo7.com.au/search