Who wants to play with a real mystery????

[Madraykin]

Don't know if you might be able to answer another question for me.

I was looking at Burn Hall and trying to work out where it is Parish wise. I think it may come under Brancepeth - any ideas??

Do you know anyone that may be able to check the parish baptisms for Francis/Matilda?

I live in Bristol and I'm a student so travelling up isn't an option time or money wise!

[Madraykin]

Actually, that's no use, all of Brancepeth baptisms from the mid 1500s are on IGI........

Hmmmmmmm

[hlbradd]

Durham's not an option for me either I'm afraid.  I'm in Essex - and with a daughter at primary school and one in nursery any long-distance is going to be out for  a while.

You could try posting a specific look up on the look-ups board.

Helen

[Madraykin]

Thought I'd look at Winston as that's where the other names that are connected but not connected (I know you know what I mean!). But they're all indexed too.

Francis and Matilda are going to stay mysteries I think.........

[Abygail]

Hi.  its one generation at a time, my husband's family had 5 generations consecutively named James, makes for interesting research.
Abygail

[Michael Dixon]

Sometimes the English Naming Patern, a convention for naming your children, which was slavishly followed in some communities up to circa C19th, can provide good clues about names of grandparents, parents and siblings within a family.

Michael Dixon