A bit of progress today.
- I found John R Burbidge in the 1871 census by checking the address where he died in 1873. He had been mistranscribed as 'Bunbridge'. Intriguingly the birthplace was given as Leicestershire, not Northamptonshire
- I struggled to read the place in Leicestershire, but now know it to have been 'Harboro' - as in Market Harborough. This is about 9 miles from Welford.
- Thanks to the marvellous freereg, I have not only a baptism for John, but also baptisms for siblings Thomas (1782) and William Cave Burbidge (1789), along with confirmation that Mary's name was Mary Richards. [still no sign of my GGGG Elizabeth, who I believe would have arrived a year or so before William Cave].
I did separately find what I believe to be a baptism for John R's daughter Elizabeth Burbidge in 1818. There's no Smith anywhere but the father is given as John Richard Burbidge, draper. Mother and daugher are both Elizabeth Henrietta. It's in Hanwell very near where she would marry Mr. Pulford. Not sure if this can be right. I guess it's possible they divorced and Elizabeth jr took her stepfather's name.
