Hello, list -- This post is in response to the look-up request from Chris <cleonardca@earthlink.net> on 5 Aug re: FRANCISCO surname in the church records of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, ENG. Just as a reminder, these records are in Vol. 20 of the Quarto series published by the Hug. Soc. of London and also on LDS film # 0962137. Sorry to say that I found no trace in these indexed records of this surname or any of the variants mentioned by Chris such as FRANCIS, FRANSOY, FRANCOIS, FRANCISKUS, VAN SISCO, VAN CISCO. The closest spelling I found was FRANCHAN -- only one baptism entry, as follows: 1693 Nov 16 Jeanne Elizabeth, ff. de Noel LEGROS et Jeanne FRANCHAN. Min. Mr. JOUNNEAU. P.: Francois CADET. M.: Elizabet CHAPEAU. Née 16e Nov. Chris, since you mentioned the possibility that your ancestor was from Essex and since you also mentioned an Amsterdam connection, you could next try Vol. 12 of the Quarto series which is -- Register of Baptisms in the Dutch Church at Colchester (also Essex), 1645 to 1728 (ed. by J. C. MOENS & William Chapman WALLER, pub. 1905). This is, of course, a transcript taken from the originals. It is available on either of these two LDS Films: # 962135 or also on #1594313 (ie. two different filmings of the same records). If you would rather examine the original records (ie. not a transcript), they are on any one of the following three LDS films -- # 413725 or # 571605 or 1519516. These are written in Dutch. I'm not sure why there are three separate filmings of the same records. Notice, by the way, that only the baptisms seemed to have survived. There is also a microfilm copy of these records at the Guildhall Library in London (Guildhall Library no.: MS 7384). Keep on trying and good luck! Andrea