Hi Richard
It's this Thomas HAKES, who married Elizabeth LEEBATT on 16th February 1780 whose baptism I can't find. I'm sure he & Elizabeth are the parents of the Thomas HAKES who married Sarah PELL and then Tabitha PEARSON.
I have another 5 children for the marriage too. Also, Elizabeth LEBATT had an illegitimate daughter called Dorithy, who was baptised at Piddington on 21st June 1776 and buried there on 11th May 1778.
Elizabeth HAKES was buried at Piddington on 21st October 1825, age 78. If her age at burial is correct then she was born c 1747. The closest baptism I found was for Elizabeth LEBAT, daughter of James & Martha, on 7th May 1752 and I think this is probably her.
Last time I went through the Piddington registers I was mainly looking for HAKES family members although I was looking out for Elizabeth. I was aware of so many inconsistencies in the spelling of LEBAT, including variations on LAYBACK, that I wasn't sure if it was just one family or two separate ones. I came round to thinking it was the same family but simply didn't have the time to go back and start all over again.
So, I made a note to myself that next time I would copy down all the many and varied LEBAT/LEEBATT/LAYBACK etc entries. The summer has been so busy that I just haven't had the time for another visit yet.
Regards,
Diana