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Now you see them, by Bob Hyslop, published December 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 4, article, pp.202-203) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508971] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Many family historians run into a brick wall in their research in the years around 1800. Usually it's because parish registers before then have disappeared. Our case is different.
On 24 October 1804 Mary BOOKER was born, and baptised on 20 November 1804 at Iping-cum-Chithurst. Neither in the baptismal record, nor in the Bishop's Transcripts of the same, are the names of any parent given. In both cases the entry follows that of Thomas BOOKER (born 18 August 1804, baptised 2 September 1804), the son of William and Elizabeth BOOKER. The Bishop's Transcript has a tantalizing line under their names, to accompany the entry for Mary BOOKER!
On 24 October 1804 Mary BOOKER was born, and baptised on 20 November 1804 at Iping-cum-Chithurst. Neither in the baptismal record, nor in the Bishop's Transcripts of the same, are the names of any parent given. In both cases the entry follows that of Thomas BOOKER (born 18 August 1804, baptised 2 September 1804), the son of William and Elizabeth BOOKER. The Bishop's Transcript has a tantalizing line under their names, to accompany the entry for Mary BOOKER!