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As regards baptisms of their children people often walked to the neighbouring village if that is where the vicar was officiating that day rather than necessarily waiting till the vicar was in their own village church.
Lots of "absentee" rectors/vicars too, who had been given the living but didn't do much !

Agree that most couples married in the bride's church.

Don't think people actually changed denomination easily, unless an Anglican man was marrying a Catholic woman or vice versa. Frought with difficulties in the 1700s.

Sandra wrote:

"Have you persevered with the link ?

Have you tried to click the link when not signed in then logged in ?  - apparently this method works. ""

Thank you Sandra for this.
 
I persevered with the link several times while Ancestry "knew" I was signed in and it wouldn't work for me. Got the "problem" message each time.

Then I "signed out" and used the link, which opened a page with the same offer at the reduced price. First I did as you said and logged in (pressed the button "Already got an account?") but it still wouldn't work, so, having made sure I was still signed out, I tried again. This time I created a new account with a different email address and password...and it worked! And I have received a confirmation email.

So thank you very much again for your advice.

I did wonder if Ancestry had "twigged" by checking the IP address (though mine is different every time so OH says, since I always turn the laptop fully off). We'll see if it works again next year ! Perhaps I'll have to use the original email address again and devise yet another password!

Anyway thank you again.

Have spent some time studying the maps in the reference, though I come from Somerset.
I'd say there is no doubt about the clarity of 'Somersetshire' on the clip.
The only possibility I can see for the town/village/farm name as the POB would be Evercreech spelt as Heverchre(c)he.

John ???ridge

Need a larger clip with other names etc.

Could be something like Crowthorp but please post a larger snip so we can see how the writer forms his letters.