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Hello - the address on the birth cert of Thomas Dix is just put as Olney. No street address. No father's name on that but on the Baptism record she had obviously decided to name and shame. I'm glad she did as it's been a very interesting discovery! She married a John Kitchener in 1862 and originally...

Well what a lot of information you've found out !! It's amazing - I've had to print your messages out so that I can make notes on my tree. I have Family Tree Maker and a tree on Ancestry. I think that the marriage between Thomas Hill and Janet Hill was probably arranged between the fathers and Eliza...

Hello Hillhurst. Yes I did know that Somerset House was the Record Office until the 70's but I just thought it was an office not a 'House' and that's why I was surprised that people were living there. I've now looked into the history of Somerset House and it makes interesting reading. Always somethi...

Good morning Hillhurst. Thanks very much for all that information you've found out and the links! I think I'll start with the FMP record and then the TNA for the copy of the entry papers when I go back on tonight. I've loaded quite a few records now on my tree on Ancestry and you may be interested t...

Thanks very much Hillhurst for all that information ! It certainly looks like he could be the one taking into account the birth of some of his children being born in Newport Pagnell. I'm going onto Ancestry later this evening so this will be my project for tonight !
Thanks again
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Thanks Frodo - I'll try that line of enquiry next.

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Hello there I have a baptism transcript for Thomas Dix from Bucks FHS which states " 13.11.1859 Thomas born 6 Dec 1858, Illegitimate son of Richard Hill & Elizabeth Dix of Olney, Exciseman ". The birth cert for Thomas does not state any father's name. I would like to try and trace Rich...