A George Thomas EDWARDS was baptised on 5 March 1853 at Sawston (Cambridgeshire), son of George EDWARDS, a labourer and Eliza (source: Cambridgeshire FHS Baptisms Index). Sawston is covered by Linton registration district. This seems likely to be the child whose birth is referred to below. Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of symonds3 On FreeBMD there IS a birth for George Thomas EDWARDS at Linton-Cambridgeshire (3b 494), March qtr 1853, which also covers the date of birth in January 1853. If he left home at a very young age - and has incorrectly remembered his own name - then he may have given incorrect names for his parents as well >I have been looking for my gr. Grandfather listed above for a long time, >but > to no avail. Family memory said he was born on January 29, 1853 in > Linton, > Kent, England; however, I just received George C. Edwards naturalization > papers and they state his birth place as Luton, Kent County, England. > Since > I have had no luck finding him in Linton, I wonder if anyone on the list > knew how I might find him in Luton? On his Australian marriage license > his > parents are listed as William James Edwards and Elizabeth Hodges. He > supposedly ran away to sea when he was 10-12 years old. > Phyllis K. Swanson > Yuma, Arizona, USA