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My information comes from the marriage registration of Francis and Elizabeth. I am descendant from his 1st son Francis Herbert Acton.

That's interesting because my copy of Francis Acton and Elizabeth Brockwell's marriage certificate shows both Francis and his father Thomas were farm labourers.  I shared my info on this family with someone called KerrynLouise who was a descendent of Francis Herbert in 2011.  Perhaps you have it already?

Many thanks everyone for your input and for taking to trouble to reference directories etc.  That gives me some more avenues to help sort out these pesky Pardews.  As for the Fish/Silk Merchant - I'm ambivalent - but it does look as though it could be written over.

Many thanks for the new info.  I looked up the two death entries and found (from copies of the original scans) that they are the same event and should actually read page 256 (instead of 255, 257 or 25-).  It appears three transcribers got it wrong or incomplete!  I have submitted corrections to FreeBMD.  Just goes to show it pays to look at the details carefully.  I can probably afford one certificate for a fishing expedition.

Thanks for your efforts BumbleB - you have helped me.

Many thanks for that JeanLillian - this could well be my gggrandfather and his brother.  Presumably one or both of their parents had died, so you have given me a couple more avenues to search.