Only a suggestion, but their profession and your address may provide a clue ehen thought of together. I once researched a fishing family at Burnham on Crouch and eventually found that they came from Portsmouth. There was a time when hopping round the coast was easier than crossing inland, especially forvpeople who were seafaring anyway. Good luck, Lawrence. On 21 Jun 2013 18:07, "Pat Cook" <paver207@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > John SMITH marries 2 July 1783 Paglesham, Essex by Licence. He is a > Bachelor, his wife Anne MIALL is a spinster. Both signed with X. Withnesses > were Henry BECKWITH and Thomas BETTS who both S. > > I have only found one child Jonathan SMITH bapt 27 November 1796 Paglesham, > > The family are Oyster Dredgers and Fishermen at Pagles for about 200 years. > > I am stuck with John's baptism and his parents. > > So far havnt been able to find his origins on Ancestry, IGI etc, any help > or suggestions welcome. > Pat in Grimsby, Lincs > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >