Hi KA

The main research has been on the Beauchamp name through the census records available through ancestry and the Kilmersdon parish records available on line. I had not realised the limitations of these sources and need to go back and examine the other Beauchamps in Somerset. I am sorry for my ignorance here but the earliest census which I seem to be able to access through ancestry is 1841. As Susan was married in 1837 I would not be able to locate her home in early life through this route. Did each parish undertake its own census before this date? I have checked the parish baptism and marriage records for her family, with no luck. The census records do not appear to be with these records. (URL http://kilmersdon-radstock.org.uk/kilsom/mar-c/id54.htm). However as you point out there may well be a different spelling, so I need to go back and exam the possible combinations, Beacham does seem highly probable

I think that I definitely need to visit the Taunton record office, is there any advice you can give to maximise the effectiveness of the time spent there? Thank you again for your advice.
JAP