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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Rutland => Topic started by: steveforduk on Sunday 08 January 12 21:49 GMT (UK)
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I have an ancestor, John Graves (b. N. Luffenham 1826 - 1881), who is listed in 1851, and presumably for several years afterwards judging by the birthplaces of his children, working as a Groom at Wycliffe Hall, Co. Durham . By 1861 and then for 20-odd years, John was first a Groom, then a Coachman working at Luffenham Hall in N. Luffenham, in the employ of William Heathcote.
I have some basic details of Luffenham Hall & Wycliffe, but does anyone know whether there was any link between Wycliffe Hall & Luffenham Hall and/or its inhabitants that might have been the reason for John spending several years working quite so far from home?