Dear Bob and all Thank you for your email re EDDEN. I have been looking at all my EDDEN information to see if I've anything that could help you, but I've found nothing. Can I query with you, you wrote about your brick wall: "William EDDEN who married Hannah KEEN 07 May 1871, both of Chipping Campden.  this may be the same person as William EDEN ch. 04 Oct 1754 at Stretton on Fosse." Can I just query the 1st date with you? Regarding the pronunciation of EDEN, EDDEN, EDON, EADEN etc.  I absolutely agree with you.  Rev. EDEN obviously pronounced his surname as in "the garden of Eden", but EDDEN is pronounced edd-en as apposed to ea-den.  it's no wonder we all struggle with our research given the fact that so many of our ancestors couldn't read and write, it was down to whoever was registering the BDM at the time and to how he thought he should spell it. Your theory about the village of Eydon in Northamptonshire (presumably pronounced Ee-don) is quite interesting.  Are there any PRs for that village on line or available elsewhere? My elderly cousin Cyril EDDEN was told through his family that EDDEN originated in Staffordshire, but I can't see that myself, but who knows. Kind regardsLynne Scaife _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969