Hi Steve
Thanks for your diligence and for taking the trouble.....
Yes I do have this record from the IGI in my files however this James Ashdown was not baptised/born at St Michael Paternoster as I have studied the original church registers. The alleged parents, namely John Ashdown and NIGHTINGALE, I also cannot trace.I had a lead that James was born in NW Kent but having looked at many (but not all) parish registers no luck. I have also contacted those (3 listed professionals) who hold marriage records for Kent from the mid 16thc but a marriage for Ashdown and Nightingale cannot be traced. I could go on detailing all the other other sources, record offices, professionals, experts etc. I have checked but after 7 months still no joy.
The search goes on.............
Thanks again for your help.
R Greenaway