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Thank you everyone for the work, and comments.  I have researched the info you provide, and am more confident that it is correct. Never believed in-law's as it brought them back to the last King of Ireland

No sooner do I say I can't find the Bastardy Record then it shows up.  Here it is

Mother's Name: Zebedee Mary, St. George's Parish, Grosvenor Square,London
Father's Name etc: John Silvester, Heathfield Park, Nr. Uckfield, Sussex servingman. Male child born at Damerham on 20 February 1824

As for the dentist reference, no idea.  I vaguely remember (about 2 decades ago) she mentioned she spoke with a researcher in England who found that out.  She is trying to find that letter so I can figure things out

I think there is a very good possibility that the baptism is correct.  I wonder if John was missing as there is no occupation listed for him 

John Zebedee was born in Damerham which is in Hampshire.  His mother born in Cranborne, Dorset. Both very close to each other.

I wonder where your aunt found the information that his father John was a dentist from Sussex 

Yes, will locate and let you know.  As for the 1841 Census; I recently say that one.  I was very interested this census because of who the neighbour was.  Rebecca Zebedee would have been John's grandmother

Just posting info I can see for either of them in case anyone else is trying to help 

Mary Zebedee
Baptism date   16 April 1797
Cranborne, DORSET
Parents William & Rebecca

1841 has John living Cranborne, Dorset age 15 not born in County
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Could you please give the exact wording for the bastardy order and the baptism entry

Thanks, Rosie

Those names fit with what I was told.  Thanks for finding that, I will make the appropriate changes.

if this is your Francis marriage his father seems to be just John not John William. He does appear to have a brother John William born c1869

Marriage: 10 Sep 1896 St James, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Francis Patrick Thomas - 22, Labourer, Bachelor, 99 Richmond Hill
Emma Bleasdale - 21, Weaver, Spinster, 174 Richmond Hill
    Groom's Father: John Thomas, Deceased, Brass Moulder
    Bride's Father: Richard Remmington Bleasdale, Labourer
    Witness: Albert Brown; Annie Bleasdale
    Married by Certificate by: John Procter Petty
    Notes: [Groom signed as Francis Pathrick Thomas]

Thanks for that.  Clearly I need to have a long chat with my father-in-law, eh?

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John William, 1871 census shows age of 28, but believe this to be incorrect as the 1861 census shows age of 23.  Both census show his birth place as Liverpool

Bit of a mix up I think because Margaret Thomas (Godwin) in 1871 is with her mother
and son John A G

Margaret is down as wife of master mariner in China I think it says so a different family if you have your John William in this country in 1871 - is he with wife and 2 little children?