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Have EDITED my 1148 post re Elizabeth's 1816 baptism - from the free reg site, this would appear to be the baptism date of an Elizabeth born 13.9.1803, dau. of Daniel a Blacksmith and Sarah.

If you check the freereg site yourself (noted by Chris Ho above), you will see that there appears to have been a "batch baptism" of all the children on 25.8.1802 (10 of them I reckon! There is then the Elizabeth b 1803 and baptised 1816. The Elizabeth b and baptised in 1802 presumably died and the next child born was a girl and given the name as often happened. I wonder if the first Elizabeth was ill, so they wanted her baptised and "did" the rest at the same time.

You need to have a good look yourself as various of the children are entered on the site more than once and have different birth dates i.e. Ann 5.6.1790 and 10.1.1790 etc. It is perhaps poor writing in the parish register which has been badly transcribed or .

Full copy of the FMP entry for Daniel's probate shows there is a will with codicil

Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index Transcription

Number 10 Nov
First name(s) Daniel
Last name TOWNLEY
Birth year -
Year 1821
Marital status or occupation senior, blacksmith
Place Long Buckby
Country England
Type Will+Codicil
Reference Archdeaconry Court of Northampton:Wills, Administrations and inventories, and accounts
Record set Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

Thank you yes I see what you mean about the entires on Free Reg but I can now match them up with what I have written down.

Thanks