Dear All,
Sorry, it's me again. I recently posted a couple of threads to find out more about my Bedfordshire Lightfoot ancestors, and some of the answers have raised a couple of doubts as to the origins of one of them, James Lightfoot.
I had always thought he was born/baptised in Luton in 1762, to William Lightfoot and Sarah Heydon. But then James marries Sharnbrook-born Jenny Crutchley in Goldington in 1790, has at least one daughter in Oakley in 1791 and has more children (John, Elizabeth, Alice, Joseph Crutchley and Thomas) in Clapham between 1801 and 1811. So the Luton link becomes a bit iffy - though still not impossible. Who knows where work was to be found in those days, right?
He marries in 1790 so I guess he would have been born some time in the (possibly late) 1760s, right? Or was he married before?
Is there anyone with access to information yet unknown to me that could help me figure out who James's parents (and siblings) were? One clue as to what his parents' names could be would be to find out if there were any more children between 1791 (Mary, named after Jenny's mother) and 1801 (John, no clue who he was named after, but there is space between 1791 and 1801 for 3-4 more children named after James's parents and Jenny's dad Henry). I would assume either in Oakley or Clapham, if they didn't move any more.
Any help is welcome, since I can't hop on a plane to check out records in Clapham and surrounding areas as I live too far away.
THANKS HEAPS in advance!
Regards,
Lexi.