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Thanks for that wonderful link which is new to me. I was so interested to note that the transporting of the malt went through Huntingdon so maybe that explains how my George came to move there.

Obviously not promising anything will turn up. but I can have a look as I'll be there, easy to add it to the list of names I have to look for and check out.

You might already have seen this - but adding it anyway

http://www.baldockhistory.org.uk/

Thanks that would be so kind of you. I know that my George Frederick Clare moved to Hunts. so its his possible parents I'm after.They may be Daniel and Susannah I think they would be born about 1768 and died by the 1830s.Daniel was a maltster if that helps.I know I'm clutching at straws but can't be certain enough to go further backwards otherwise.

I intend to visit Baldock - hopefully next month, taking the opportunity to check out the places on B/D/Ms for my ancestors - if I get a chance I will have a wander through the cemetery in Norton Road. I will look out for any Clear/Clare/Cleer or variations graves. Is it George Frederick you want particularly? Do you have an idea of his date of death? Or just any graves info?

nudge

Yes thanks Janet I've ordered all the relevant info up to now from them and spoke to one of their staff about this who said I may have to leave it up in the air without proof but I thought a grave may be a useful tool.

I have people who came from there (Norton End) - and there seem to be loads of people with same / similar / combinations of first and last names in the Baldock area. Wouldn't be surprised if there were two families of Clare

I expect you know about the HALS website already, I found it had some useful bits (for me) on it

http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/leisculture/heritage1/hals/


Janet

I used to live near Baldock (Its a lot bigger than a village now) and have since found one side of my family came from there....shame I did'nt know at the time...doubt whether they could have afforded a grave stone anyway to be honest

Thanks both of you for the info. What I'm trying to sort out is to confirm the parents of my George Frederick Clare born 1816.On his marriage cert his father is Daniel a maltster but other people doing this tree have cast doubt on who his mother was.
I do wonder looking at the above if by coincidence there were 2 families in the same village with similar names.

Baldock St Mary the Virgin.

CLARE Daniel 1841 1839 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARE Mary Ann 1819 1819 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARE Sarah 1841 1837 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARK Ann 1811 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARK Arthur 1841 1840 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARK James 1851 1803 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARK Thomas 1819 1780 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARK Thomas 1849 1849 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE Ann 1823 1758 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE Ann 1837 1807 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE Harriet 1828 1828 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE Jeannettea 1834 1834 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE Maling 1823 1823 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLARKE William 1816 1747 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEAR Daniel 1846 1842 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEAR George 1847 1846 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEARE Ann 1806 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEARE Daniel 1804 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEARE Elizabeth 1801 1801 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEARE James 1807 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW N/A
CLEARE Jane 1805 Baldock Hertfordshire VIEW/NA
CLEER Freeman 1817 1785 Baldock Hertfordshire

(the above are on Find my Past, if any good, using name variants)

Chris :)

Have you tried the IGI
https://www.familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Aclare%7E%20%2Bresidence_place%3Ahertfordshire%7E&residence_place2=8%2CEngland%2CHertfordshire

probably more variations too

Does anyone live near the cemetery in Norton Road Baldock? I have traced my family back to this village and wondered if any of them are buried there.The name is Clare but I have just got a possible baptism record from Herts archives which shows that the name may also be transcribed as Clear.--this was 1812.