Hello again Emelton & Janey,
I will respond to your posts in this one reply. Firstly Emelton, your information finally resolved Sarah's parents and allowed me to move on...
So, whoopee doo ... back to FamilySearch where I find the following:
Sarah Jukes
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Birth: 3 February 1795
christening: 2 April 1795
HIGH STREET-INDEPENDENT, GOSPORT, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
Father: John Jukes
Mother: Sarah
Presumably this is our Sarah as the birth date matches with your Upton Scudamore record. The above is for a christening, but your record refers to a baptism. These days the words christening and baptism mean the same to most people; was there a significant difference at the end of the 18th century? St Mary the Virgin in Upton Scudamore is, and presumably always has been Church of England. Would they not recognise an Independent Church christening? And adding to the confusion, the event in Gosport is listed twice on FamilySearch – one shown as a christening, the other a baptism. Perhaps we will never know why they did it all again at Upton Scudamore. All that matters at the moment is that I can now move towards a better understanding of my Jukes ancestors.
Finally, are you able to give me a document reference that I can cite for this info? And once again thanks heaps for your help.
Now Janey,
Sorry, no. My George is 1794-1871 and spent most of his life in and around Salisbury. I don't have another George in his immediate ancestors, although he has a son, grandson and G grandson all named George. One of the problems I have had is that whilst "Bracher" is relatively uncommon George is quite the reverse. I have been caught out a number of times following up a George B only to find he is the wrong one. Some of them are very interesting men.
Anyway, thanks for your post and all the best from a still very summery DownUnder.
Ian