I have been looking long and hard for the Swift family of my ancestor Miles swift. He was born between 1794 and 1797 in Chesterfield but I don't know who his parents were. I can't seem to find records for this family before the marriage of Miles to Elizabeth Coates at Chesterfield in 1820.
The name Francis crops up a lot in the family and I wondered if perhaps they were Roman Catholics. If so does anyone know where they would have gone to worship pre - 1800 and just afterwards?
The family stated they were from Chesterfield but some appeared in both old and new Brampton. Christenings pre 1800 are impossible to find.