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Looking for help finding a birth record for HERCULES HASTINGS. Hercules died March 1731 in Burford. His 4 daughters born between 1699 and 1706 were also born in Burford. No other Hastings baptized in Burford from 1630 through to 1690 (I checked the parish register line by line) so it is clear that he is from somewhere else.
Another Hercules Hastings, connected to the family in Daylesford, was well renowned for his clock-making. He was in Burford for many years and famously created the church clock. He was born 1598. Given the similar, unusual name, and the connection to Burford, I feel certain that they are related but a generation or two apart.
There has been a lot of work done in various Ancestry trees connecting the Daylesford Hastings back to William the Conquerer. I haven’t validated any of that yet but for obvious reasons would like to connect my Hercules to the family if I can. Try as I might though, I can find no baptism anywhere for my Hercules.

Tax roles indicate that the elder Hercules paid taxes in Surrey, Berkshire and Oxfordshire over the years and he was buried in Daylesford.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have just discovered the name of my grandmother's (out of wedlock) father.  His occupation is noted as Comedian on her birth certificate. He never cohabitated with my great grandmother and may well have been just passing through.   I'm trying to figure out where to go in getting more info on him. 

Name: Frank Mortimore (or perhaps Mortimer).
We know that he was in Plymouth, Devon in 1892 but could potentially be from anywhere.

I have been combing through census records to find someone with that occupation, having cast a fairly wide net in terms of birthdate and anywhere in England.  I found one who identified himself as a Traveller.  Not sure what that is or whether a comedian would use that term.  Not sure where else to look.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I am beyond frustrated with the register.  I purchased the 5 record subscription and wasted 2 opening up what I thought were the right records only to find that they aren't.  Three left but I can't find a single person I am searching for.  I am doing a variety of broad searches...like last name and Wiltshire, last name and birth year, etc. I even looked at every Louisa in Wiltshire and even searched just by a birthdate.

If anyone has been having success with their searches, are you able to help me?

I am looking for William (Bill) HERBERT and Louisa HERBERT and Ceridwen LEWIS.  I know that they moved from Abertridwr, Glamorgan to Corsham, Wiltshire around 1937.  They were definitely there before 1939. I don't have an address for them and they may or may not all have been living in one house. Also present with the Herberts would be a Gladys Herbert born 1917.

William Herbert born  February 1875.
Louisa Herbert (previous married name Davies) born 17 April 1882
Ceridwen Lewis (nee Davies) born January 7, 1903

I believe Corsham is in the Chippenham registration district. 

Any help would be gratefully received.

Thank you both for your help.  The mystery isn't solved but you've certainly given me something to try working through.  It is likely that the first born girl would have her mother's name so siblings named Ann and Amelia make sense.  One has to wonder why they would both be in Rhydyboithan if the parents had back to Merthyr.  I guess they had found posts and stayed with the work. 

Thanks again!