Thanks, Alexander! Fortunately, I have wills back to the 1500's and they actually name their wives, friends, siblings, relatives and children, so I already have a little bit of a leg up on that part. Still, it is a little daunting because I'd love to make a chart of every Storrs family in Sutton and Lound and their relationships. Where can I get access to those parish registers! On the information you sent me yesterday, I saw several names I'd never heard before and I'm so curious.
I don't want to take advantage, and if it's too much please say so. But you asked if there were any other names I might want looked up. Oh yes. I'll list them, but you stop me if I'm asking too much. There are interrelated families in Sutton Cum Lound I'm interested in. Hammond (Hamond, Hawmonde), Rayne, Stirrop, Radshawe (Redshawe) and Crumwell (Cromwell).
There is a beautiful old Tudor mansion in the village just in front of St. Bartholomew's, and I've always been curious about that house. (I got to visit the village long ago for two wonderful and frustratingly short hours). I'd think it would have the most chimneys in the whole place. So if you happen to notice a family with more hearths than most, I'd love to know their names. There is an "H" set into the the brick wall that surrounds the entire property, so that could be a clue.
Alexander, I have an insatiable curiosity about my ancestors and my ancestral villages. But don't let me get too greedy.
And if I can be of assistance to you or anyone else, I'd be very happy to help. I'm rather good at transcribing old wills and archaic language, as well as English inheritance laws.
Thanks again, so much!
Bonnie
