Interesting question.
Most of my family connections are in Leicestershire as far back as the 1700's. One of my Grandma's was from Essex and one Great Grandma was originally from Wolverhampton.
So turning to Leicestershire, I am connected to the following (in no particular order): Hathern, Shepshed, Rothley, Croft, Enderby.
Family names are Nelson, Holyland, Timson, Norman, Fisher & Cooper. Nelson (my name) was in the Shepshed area as far back as the early 1800's - before that ancestors were from Lowdham and Lambley in Nottinghamshire.
Holyland (my Mum's maiden name) is a bit of an odd one. Having thought my ancestors were from Desford, this has recently been thrown out after I discovered the name was adopted in the early 1860's. My Great Great Grandad was illegitimate and born with his mothers surname of Norman, in Rothely Workhouse. She met a Holyland and so my Great Great Grandad was unofficially adopted. The Norman became a middle name and Holyland his family name.
The Fisher was my paternal Great Grandmother, who was from Hathern. That leaves Timson, which was my paternal Grandmothers name - who was born in Enderby. Her mothers name was Cooper.
For me personally, although my Dad was also born in Enderby & my Mum was born in Colchester, I was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. They were living in Hinckley at the time. I later lived in Braunstone Town and now I live near Paris in France!
John.
