Fill/Field Westwell Kent

[rosijayne]

Hi there

I would appreciate some help with this one please - my FILL/FIELD family seem to have been settled in Westwell for a time, with my earliest known ancestor being William FIELD  baptised on 7/3/1869 in the same parish.

His parents are listed as John and Anne Field, but I cannot find anything obvious further back for them in Westwell.

The name has been alternating between Fill and Field throughout, and sometimes even File, so not always an easy family to find!

My question is, how do I set about going further back by finding the correct John and Anne Field as they do not appear to be in Westwell, ( unless I have missed them), and if they are in a different parish, with these names being fairly common in Kent, how do I know if I have found the correct family?

Would appreciate any help here,

Many thanks

[Pennines]

Message deleted in view of Kay's kind response regarding a possible error on the date.

[Kay99]

I think there is a typo and the baptism date was 7 Mar 1769

[rosijayne]

Ah, apologies, hit the wrong button!
yes, 1769.

Many thanks