I have an IGI reference to Elijah Taylor, birth 2 Jan 1829, at this chapel. I assume that it really is a birth record, and not a baptism? It identifies his parents as Johnson Taylor and Hannah Priestley, and I am having great difficulty locating a marriage record. I think Elijah was the first-born, so a marriage should not be too long before his birth. The chapel records on the IGI don't include marriages, and I can't find it in the IGI at all. I have the Halifax St John's CDs but it's not included there. I've also looked at the new non-conformist website, but only 3 entries appear there, all outside Yorkshire. If the families came from Rastrick or Paddock (wherever that is), would the marriage even have been in Halifax - or Bradford? Hannah Priestley (I looked for this is the less comon of the two names) births are numerous on the non-conformist website, 39 are listed, although I could discount some of them as probably being too early. I do dislike pay-per-view when you have a common name! comes from Yorkshire blood, I guess. In the census returns for the family, Johnson is called John Taylor, but this doesn't seem to get me anywhere either. So there must be something special about a Baptist marriage: where would I look for it next, please? Thanks for any help Maggie