Keef,
Much appreciated.
What is the easiest way of finding the maiden name of the wife, Susan. I have tried looking up all the James Clark marriages in Bedfordshire on FreeBMD during the likely marriage years and then relooking up the other names on the same register page in the hope of finding a matching Susan. Nothing has come of that.
What years were Census's taken. Is there a 1861 Census for instance. I know they are every 10years on the XXX1 year of the decade but when did they start and are there others that are being put on the web.
It is unlikely that he would have been baptised/christened as the family has been non-conformist particular (strict) baptists for some years. For instance I know that another of James' sons, my ggrandfather was a deacon at the Ebenezer Strict Baptist chapel in Luton. I therefore suspect that James would have attended the chapel I now attend, Hope Chapel in Barton le Clay. Streatley is the next village from Barton.
Thanks once again,
DeepC