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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 20:51
	Lol, jolly good... Chris :) edits (with info. found) Haslingfield All Saints. Baptism. 1782 Sept 8 Beard Benjamin son of Peter & Ann
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 20:48
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	thank you both for being helpful!.. will be getting my teeth into over the next couple of days :-)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:58
	Cambridgeshire Marriage Index, all dates (the above is now on cd, but don't think it's online on CFHS yet, it's on my 'to get' list!) Chris :) edits (a possible below Find My Past) Day:22 Month:Jul Year:1806 Groom forename:Benjamin (x) Groom surname:BEARD Groom's residence:of Barton Groom's condition:bac Groom's occupation: Groom's age: Groom's father's forename: Groom's father's surname: Groom's father's occupation: Bride forename:Mary (x) Bride surname:BARTON Bride's residence:otp Bride's condition:sp Bride's occupation: Bride's age: Bride's father's forename: Bride's father's surname: Bride's father's occupation: By Licence:by banns Place:Grantchester County:Cambridgeshire,England Witness 1 forename:William Witness 1 surname:STITTLE Witness 2 forename:Catherine Witness 2 surname:BARTON Record source:Cambridgeshire Marriages
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:44
	(Ooh sorry, not seeing a Marriage, or for Benjamin and Mary in Barton. Baptism of son George 1832 4th December) Chris :)
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:30
	Civil Registration for BMD didn't start until the Sept quarter 1837, so yes, your best way backwards is via parish records. Even in 1837, registering births and deaths wasn't compulsary. Your OP says that John married 'a Mary'. if you don't know her maiden name, you could purchase a birth certificate for one of the younger children. Look on http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for the reference number then purchase from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ Of course, you may find a record of the marriage on the cfhs site! EDit - or Chris has it on her CD :-)
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:29
	(will have a look on Barton St. Peter Parish cd I have here, if you don't have any luck with family search) Chris :)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:25
	Benjamin and Mary are next door on 1841... CFHS have Baptisms and Burials on that link 1801 - 1837, some are on Find My Past (not seeing Barton though) or you could try below, as mentioned by Detective earlier. https://www.familysearch.org/ Chris :)
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:19
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	oh yes i see! Thank you chris.. so helpful and friendly :0 is this my best bet to carry on with the searches is to use the parish records?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:13
	http://www.cfhs.org.uk/BaptismIndex/index.html (should do, ok here!) Chris :)
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:12
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	link dosent work chris :/
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:06
	http://www.cfhs.org.uk/BaptismIndex/index.html (could be on above, 1809 Benjamin and Mary) Chris :)
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:04
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	yes thats the one chris
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:03
	BEARD, John Head Married M 41 1810 Farm Labourer Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Mary Wife Married F 39 1812 Hardwick, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Elizabeth Daughter Unmarried F 17 1834 Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, David Son M 13 1838 Plough Boy Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Hannah Daughter F 11 1840 Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Harriet Daughter F 8 1843 Scholar Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Samuel Son M 6 1845 Scholar Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, James Son M 4 1847 Scholar Barton, Cambridgeshire BEARD, Thomas Son M 2 1849 Barton, Cambridgeshire Piece: 1759 Folio: 802 Page: 16 Registration District: Chesterton Civil Parish: Barton Municipal Borough: Address: Haslingfield Road, Barton County: Cambridgeshire (looks like the 1851 above) Chris :) 1841 (Benjamin and Mary next door) BEARD, John M 30 1811 Cambridgeshire BEARD, Mary F 30 1811 Cambridgeshire BEARD, George M 9 1832 Cambridgeshire BEARD, Elezebeth F 7 1834 Cambridgeshire BEARD, Lydia F 5 1836 Cambridgeshire BEARD, David M 3 1838 Cambridgeshire Piece: 75 Book/Folio: 9 Page: 13 Registration District: Chesterton Civil Parish: Barton Municipal Borough: Address: Barton, Barton County: Cambridgeshire
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 19:00
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	umm just checked on the 1951 census the parish is Barton?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:57
	Day:27 (Baptism) Month:Dec Year:1810 Forenames:John Surname:Beard Relationship:son of Father forenames:John Fathers occupation: Mother forenames:Silk Birth Day: Birth Month: Birth Year: Abode: Place:Thorney County:Cambridgeshire (not sure if above) Chris :)
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:57
	It looks as if Chris may have transcribed discs, or has expertise for that area ;-)
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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:56
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	oh great thanks for the links :-)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:55
	Which Parish are you looking?... Chris :)
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:52
	google for Cambridgshire parish records. One link is http://www.cfhs.org.uk/parish_records.html but there are other results, some of which you have to pay for. Have you looked at https://www.familysearch.org/ The above are free.
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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Karla	Report	19 Jul 2012 18:46
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 34 Send Message	Researching the Beard family and have currently got as far back as a John Beard 1810 married a Mary The cambridgeshire area Looking for Johns dad.. But have seem to have come to a dead end as the records seem to not go that far back? anyone know where i can access more records somewhere? or get round this problem? any help would be great thank you

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