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Thanks! 

That's a great site - several of my ancestors are in his tree (not least the Rabbitts).  What a HUGE amount of work he's done!

I'll take another look at it to see whether I might have missed anything.

By the way, I just found a burial record for "Marcelona Link" for 1794, the year after she married Stephen Link (in the non conformist register at the National Archives according to bmdregisters.co.uk), so no wonder there's no record of any children. 

She could well be the Marcelina Igglesden shown on LDS/IGI as born on 16 August 1766 at "Baptist, Headcorn", parents John and Marcelina.  (And Stephen Link might, perhaps, have gone on to marry Fanny and have two children christened at the Week Street Independent Chapel, Maidstone.)

I also found a bastardy order for Stephen Link of Linton, vs
Frances Pearce, dated 1824 in the National Archives index. 

Not sure these can possibly all relate to the same person, but it's quite interesting anyway!

Have a nice Bank Holiday weekend - it's suddenly freezing and very autumnal here. 

Therese.

Indeed. 

She could well be the child of John Link and Elizabeth Elvey, Samuel Link and Elizabeth Bensted, Stephen Link and Mercelina Igglesden or George Link and Mary Goodwin, but there is no record of her being christened in Headcorn apparently (unless the entry is now illegible and has been left out of transcripts).

Since Mary Goodwin was apparently from Headcorn and there is no christening there in transcripts, people have argued she is not George and Mary's child, although, of course, they could have lived somewhere else for the first few years after their marriage.  (Eg in George's birthplace - Bethersden.)

Bethersden and Great Chart would be good places to look, as would Linton (Stephen Link's birthplace).

Any of these couples could have lived somewhere else round there for a while and if she was the eldest daughter she might have been christened in the mother's birthplace. 

This was apparently Headcorn in two cases but the mid-Kent marriages web site does not give this information and its owner was not helpful - despite someone suggesting I should e-mail him and ask!

Hence my rather general question about anyone with any of these PRs - or other ones nearby - taking a look for her being christened in 1802 or 3 or thereafter!

I hope this explains the question! 

Therese.

Hi!

Thanks! 

I have just looked for various people on that web site and they are not there, although I have yet to try all the possible alternative spellings.

I'll keep you posted...

Again, many thanks. 

Therese.

Hi!

I am trying to track down the birthdate/place and parents of agricultural labourer John BURREN c1796, born in "Maidstone" according to the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses.

[He married Catherine LINK in Boxley near Maidstone on 17 Apr 1824 and was with Catherine and/or various family members in "Kent" in 1841 and in West Peckham, Kent in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses.  The transcription of the name BURREN in different censuses varies wildly, including BUNCE (1861) and BERNAR (1841-Ancestry.co.uk;  I have not actually seen this census page).  Looking at LDS/IGI produces no results for his approximate birthdate.]

I'd be very grateful if anyone could come up with any information about John BURREN and his relatives/ancestors.

Thanks very much!

Therese.

Hi!

I am trying to find the christening/parents of Catherine LINK c1802 or 1803 who claimed to be born in Headcorn in three censuses but appears NOT to have been christened there.

Other spellings apparently include Lynk, Lynke, Linke, Lenke, Lank, Links, etc.

I would be grateful if anyone could take a look for her in neighbouring parishes: Bethersden, Biddenden, Chart Sutton, Cranbrook, Cross-at-Hand, East Sutton, Frittenden, Hawkenbury, Linton, Maidstone, Marden, Sissinghurst, Smarden, Standen, Staplehurst, Sutton Valence and so-on.

I'd be very grateful if anyone could look at the christening records for approx 1802/3 for one or more of these places.

Thanks very much! 

Therese.