I am trying to trace the parents of Matthew Lock Brighton b. 1837 Lyn, Norfolk - who married Elizabeth Harriet Overton b. 1841, Downham, Norfolk. They married in the last quarter of 1859, they had the following children: Arthur Robert, William Henry, Ellen, Alfred, Thomas, Elizabeth, Albert, Robert, Ernest & Gertrude. In the 1881 census they are shown at 34 Clifford Street, Aston, Birmingham.

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Hello Michelle. I'm descended from Henry Overton (b Kings Lynn 1839) an elder brother of your Elizabeth Overton (b1842). Our common ancestors are Richard Overton (b1804) and Martha Greef (b1805). Incidentally Martha was baptised in Swaffham on 1 Nov 1805, the same date and place that Richard's sister was baptised. So the Greefs and Overtons clearly knew each other over many years. My Henry moved to Cambridge where our family have been ever since. Have you traced the whereabouts of other Overtons? Regards, Mark Ward