Hi Di
Just found your Gaudern interest. I too have a John Gaudern a bootmaker in Northampton. My 2times great gran was an Elizabeth Gaudern b around 1820-25 in northants and that is as far as I have got. Ive loads of possible family in Apethorpe. Woodnewton Kinfscliffe but have yet to find the link.Looking at records I have gathered over the yearsthe only Apehorpe Gauderns I have are James 21st April 1803,Sarah7th Dec 1808,John30jan 1810,Francis 7thSept 1807 Stephen 5th April 1802 Stephen 9th Dec 1804 all chilldren on Stephen and Elizabeth.They seem a hardfamily to research and I wonder if the name was GORDONor even GAWTHORNE --again there are loads of these in the area.
All the best
Ringrose