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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 21:22 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Lexi73 on Wednesday 13 April 16 20:13 BST (UK)
I see no reason why James can't have gone from Luton to Clapham to find work, for example.

No reason at all. But it's up to you to prove it. Is there a settlement certificate? As things stand it's just a possibility, pure speculation. Without some sort of supporting evidence, other than the name's the same, it's a recipe for researching someone else's ancestors.
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 21:24 BST (UK) »
Who was the James Lightfoot apprenticed in Bedford in 1796? http://bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/Details/archive/110337370
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 21:48 BST (UK) »
Quote from: bedfordshire boy on Wednesday 13 April 16 21:24 BST (UK)
Who was the James Lightfoot apprenticed in Bedford in 1796? http://bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/Details/archive/110337370

And another issue (pardon my ignorance), but what is a whitesmith? Blacksmith I know, but white?

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 21:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Lexi73 on Wednesday 13 April 16 21:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: bedfordshire boy on Wednesday 13 April 16 21:24 BST (UK)
Who was the James Lightfoot apprenticed in Bedford in 1796? http://bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/Details/archive/110337370

And another issue (pardon my ignorance), but what is a whitesmith? Blacksmith I know, but white?

Ah...: a person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin.
a polisher or finisher of metal goods.

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 22:49 BST (UK) »
A blacksmith worked with the metal hot, a whitesmith with it cold.
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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 14 April 16 07:33 BST (UK) »
Quote from: StevenG on Wednesday 13 April 16 22:49 BST (UK)
A blacksmith worked with the metal hot, a whitesmith with it cold.

That's good to know!

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 17 April 16 13:19 BST (UK) »
Just to tidy up, see subsequent thread at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=746449.msg5938451#new which appears to demonstrate that a whole generation, at least, of Lightfoots were baptised as FOOT in Clapham, including James on 28 Jan 1770, son of John and Elizabeth FOOT. A number of their other children all baptised as Foot married in Clapham as Lightfoot.

David
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: James Lightfoot (b1762) Bedfordshire Militia
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 17 April 16 21:03 BST (UK) »
Quote from: bedfordshire boy on Sunday 17 April 16 13:19 BST (UK)
Just to tidy up, see subsequent thread at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=746449.msg5938451#new which appears to demonstrate that a whole generation, at least, of Lightfoots were baptised as FOOT in Clapham, including James on 28 Jan 1770, son of John and Elizabeth FOOT. A number of their other children all baptised as Foot married in Clapham as Lightfoot.

David

Found that, thanks!!! Heading into new pastures now!
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