Clutching at straws

[gralorn]

Is anyone able to take this following information any further for me? I feel that I am perhaps clutching at straws now trying to take the family history further back than has been achieved..

Principal Robert Arford/Allwood/Alyard/Allard Born Rattlesden, Suffolk. One marriage recorded possibly Margaret. Details of children: James Allwood place Wetheringsett, Suffolk, Sarah Allwood 1747 Rattlesden, Joseph Allwood 1750 Rattlesden.

Any assistance would be of course most welcomed.

[Greensleeves]

I suspect that Rattlesden is either a black hole or the entrance to another dimension, because people disappear without trace, or spring fully-formed without any obvious earlier history.  I have been trying to get further back than John Pearle, Yeoman of Rattlesden, b. 1541 for many years, but with no success.  V irritating.  I'll look at my list of Pearl(e)s and their partners in Rattlesden to see if there are any links, but don't hold your breath!

Greensleeves

[Hephzibah]

Greensleeves, you may be right about Rattlesden! It is not far from Woolpit where there really was (so the story goes) a big hole from which emerged two green children who were from another land:  we know not where!
Hephzibah

[Greensleeves]

Oh Hephzibah, I had forgotten the story of the Green Children.  This obviously explains where our ancestors have gone - or came from!  Brilliant story, though, isn't it - and supposedly true.   They don't make them like that any more!  A friend of mine who lives near Woodbridge says that UFOs come out of the Woolpit hole, from another dimension.....
Best wishes - and feeling rather glad I'm living in Wales at the moment!
Greensleeves

[gralorn]

OK, Ok....so what's the story of the Aliens? I cannot believe my family history ends with Black Holes and Aliens! Never happened yet on 'Who Do You Think You Are' There must be records for Rattlesden somewhere!

[Greensleeves]

Hi Gralorn - The reason why 'Who Do you think you are' has so far failed to feature black holes, green children and aliens is - I would suggest -  because they have yet to centre their investigations on Woolpit and its environs - particularly Rattlesden.  I fear your Allwoods and derivatives, and my Pearls, Parles, Pearles et al have all got lost in the vortex.  I am very tempted to make a progress towards Suffolk to have a look around Rattlesden - but if I do, I will  make sure I have a stout  rope around my waist before I go in!!!
Regards,
Greensleeves

[gralorn]

A stout rope around the waist, gosh is it as potentially as dangerous as that Greensleeves? Have you been to Suffolk before? I have often thought of going as my family tree ends there at the moment as you would have seen by the requests. Maybe make it next summer all going well, but will watch out for that 'Black Hole'. There must be records kept somewhere though surely, it just does not make sense that they have just vanished. Strange goings on in Suffolk, just does not sound right somehow, it never cropped up with Scully or Mulder !!

[IndisVanyar]

http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/rattlesden.htm

A very picturesque black hole with a delightful church and a couple of nice pubs.

Nell

[suffolk*sue]

A stout rope around the waist, gosh is it as potentially as dangerous as that Greensleeves? Have you been to Suffolk before? I have often thought of going as my family tree ends there at the moment as you would have seen by the requests. Maybe make it next summer all going well, but will watch out for that 'Black Hole'. There must be records kept somewhere though surely, it just does not make sense that they have just vanished. Strange goings on in Suffolk, just does not sound right somehow, it never cropped up with Scully or Mulder !!

Be afraid, be very afraid.