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Thanks for your reply David jp but can't find a link.
Also thank you Bedfordshire boy, We (my wife and I) thought we had some dodgy dates, and what you wrote seems to confirm this! Having input the information you gave us, the picture seems a lot clearer and makes much more sense. I am particularly interested in my Great Grandfather Robert Bassford, b Dec 1866 in Fen Drayton. he was the youngest son of William Bassford (b 3 march 1879
in Fen Drayton) and his wife Elizabeth nee Butcher. The 1881 census shows him living in Fen Drayton with his Mother, father and elder brother Joseph and has him as being 15 yrs. old and a farm labourer. The next record we can find is of him marrying Margaret Emily Bowden in Dec 1887 in Saddleworth W York's, where the majority of my family hail from. We would like to establish when Robert moved away from Huntingshire area, whether he moved on his own or as a family "en masse" and what might have been the motive for such a drastic departure. Robert and Margaret  went on to have 5 daughters and on son. The oldest child was Elizabeth Hannah (b Q1 1888 in Saddleworth) and she was my Grandmother. Thank you again Bedfordshire boy and David jp in was kind of you both to reply to me.
Regards David W  (tokar47)

unable to respond to your pm as am a new starter, and need to send 3 messages, this should be the third so fingers crossed, I'm very new to this type of site so am struggling a little with finding my way around. but yes to your question

Hi, Edward and Martha are also my great grandparents, have discovered  that they had seven children, Emma Jane born 1576, Alice born qtr  4 1877, Olive born qtr 4 1880, Hugh [my grandfather] born 13 oct 1882, Grant born qtr 2 1885, Abraham born qtr 3 1887, May 1894. But don't know of a Sarah.
Hugh married Elizabeth Hannah Basford, 4 aug 1910, in Saddleworth, 1910. and had 6 daughters one being Annie born 5 march 1912 ( my mother).
Edward was a Journeyman butcher and at some time or other had a pork butchers Shop in King Street, Delph ( a village in Saddleworth)
Edward was born qtr 1 in Saddleworth and Martha born 1852 also in Saddleworth.
 just as a note Emma Jane was licensee of  a Pub also in King Street possible married name of Shaw.
Hope this all helps