Hello Ruth. I couldn't find the birht of John in my St. Nicolas//Cumberworth Parish Registers either but I went to this site https://www.familysearch.org/ and found this information for you. Nancy _ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for John Woodhead_ Name: John Woodhead Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 19 Nov 1738 Baptism/Christening Place: Cumberworth, York, England Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Abraham Woodhead Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01871-5 System Origin: England-EASy Source Film Number: 1542256 Reference Number: item 1 _Same Info different reference numbers:_ Indexing Project (Batch) Number: J10787-2 System Origin: England-ODM Source Film Number: 919369