BESTOW; ENG/SCT; 1700- Dear All, I am trying to locate anyone tracing any BESTOW family in England and/or Scotland. My 4g-grandfather was Luke BESTOW. He and his wife Julia (maiden name unknown to me as yet) lived for a while close to Nottingham. They had at least four children, all baptised at St Mary's, Nottingham: Mary Ann bap 5 Aug 1821 (probably born a year earlier?) Thomas bap 13 Oct 1821 Elizabeth bap 2 Sep 1822 (my line) Martha bap 13 Jun 1824 During 1821 to 1824, Luke BESTOW worked as a cordwainer (shoemaker). I have found neither Luke's baptism record nor his marriage to Julia. Please e-mail me if any of this connects with something else of yours. Thanks, Lex Johnson Rockhampton, Australia [email protected] (that's l for Lex, not 1 for "one")