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Brampton Hearth Tax returns 1674

Does anyone know where the 3 large houses listed in the Returns actually stood, one with 10 hearths was owned by the Leman family and is known to have burnt down in 1733 and was probably replaced by Brampton Hall.  The other 2 one with 10 hearths was owned by William Jurdan, the other with 7 hearths was owned by Sir Robert Yallop. I would assume they were timber framed constructions and will have probably have disappeared into the ground, but what about the lands they may have had, I can find no reference to these either at present.

Robert Aylen, born in North End Essex about 1810, Married Lucy Saunders in 1838 at St Peter and St Paul church Grays Thurrock. On their marriage certificate Roberts father is given as Thomas 'Ayling' (Aylen).

Does anyone have any written evidence as to whether Roberts mother was Mary and to where in Essex his father Thomas was born.

Robert and Lucy Married in Grays Thurrock on 26th March 1838, we have the marriage Certificate, but would like to know what names were written on the Banns of the marriage and what was the description given for Lucy on the banns

Has anyone found the parents of Abraham Jordan (b about 1733) and his wife Barbara (maiden name maybe King). They are recorded as having married in Sternfield church around 1770. Not sure about the date, it was not clear on the fiche.

The had a number of children whose christenings are recorded, these include Simon (1775), Letitia (B/D 1781) Hannah (1778) and Lethia (Could be a second Letitia 1782).

Given the name tradition we may be looking for an Abraham or a Simon born around 1705. Whatever it is it will be a biblical name, on the maternal line it is probably Mary or Letitia.

There could be a direct link to the Pakenham Jordans, they had an Abraham tradition but the migration distance seems too great, however, a lot of land was being enclosed in the mid 1700s in the Pakenham area. All have direct links to farming.

I have traced the Thompson family who lived in the Housego Bldgs in Yarmouth in the late 1800s back to Thomas and Susan (Searle/Scales) with a good degree of certainty.

Thomas (1822) and Susan (1825) are listed as marrying in St Julians Norwich in 1843 (church Register) although another source indicates 1844. Thomas' father is given as Thomas. Both are found on the 1841 census living in Norwich and working as shoemakers. Thomas senior was born about 1795.

The line of the family I am following is son James (w)(1855) he is recorded in 1871 as a general labourer but I know he worked on the windmills so the transition to Yarmouth is logical.

I have three requests

1  Thomas senior, where was he born (I suspect Norwich) and in fact anything about him.

2  Susan, I suspect she died in childbirth in 1861, I have records of a burial of a Susan Thompson and a Joshua            Thompson (age 0) at around the same time, did Thomas remarry?

3  James (W) (1855) married twice, the first around 1879 to Anne Brackenbury who died in 1898, he then remarries around 1902. Existing family records give the date as 1902 but he had a further daughter who insisted she was born in 1901. Who did he marry and when, it was probably in St Nicholas Yarmouth.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.