Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
2c stephen » c stephen, 2 stephen, 22 stephen
20 early » 10 early, 1820 early, 1720 early
22 early » 2 early, 12 early, 1722 early
sf early » ef early, f early, self early
2f early » 24 early, 21 early, 23 early
27 1726 » 27 1736, 27 1746, 27 1796
21 1726 » 21 1786, 21 1728, 21 1723
2 1726 » 20 1726, 2d 1726, 23 1726

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (21 1726))) OR (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) OR (sf early))) OR (22 early))) OR (20 early)) works to 1800%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (21 1726))) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (sf early))) or (22 early))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (21 1726))) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (sf early))) or (22 early))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22*.