« Reply #31 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 21:26 BST (UK) »
I never said anything about Babs that was critical. I just said she did act surprised that she had Suffolk roots. BTW I think I am distantly related to her through her Deeks line.
Sorry but I think you'll find there is little or no evidence that the Bures Deeks line have any connection to those in Glemsford. No factual evidence anyway, just wishful thinking by some researchers wanting a famous relative. There are Deeks families in parishes surrounding Bures, and the Bures PRs are pretty unreadable in places as it is, so more likely to be related to that family than those in Glemsford. Also there are claims that the family weren't in Bures that far back but my evidence from the PRs suggests otherwise. Deeks is a very common surname in that part of Suffolk and north Essex and highly unlikely all are related.
I can
assure you that I am not one of those wishful thinking types. I have a few other verified famous relatives anyway through London lines. I do not go out looking for famous relatives or royalty.
Researching:
LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain