Hi Valerie think we have spoken in the past about our Mortimer Ancestors, i am still on my quest, but can give you a bit more info on James he married a Sarah Cutting in 1819 at Ashfield, and they lived in Laxfield they had four children James Sarah Martha and Robert only Martha survived she went onto to marry William Cobb in Laxfield in 1846 they had six children. I have never been able to find the death of James snr or his wife Martha but i suspect they may have ended up in the workhouse. James was born in Sudbourne but i have never been able to find his and possibly George's "Moss" father despite spending quite a few hours at the records office looking. George also had a windmill at Wetheringsett the base of which is still standing and used as a home now the surrounding outbuildings are still there too, the actual wooden part of the mill was destroyed in a gale. I have never been able to find Georges burial either again i have search many burial grounds in the area including non conformist ones and again looked at records but never been able to trace that although i know his death and have his will he died the 4 feb 1868 Wetheringsett. George and James half sister Elizabeth had a very famous great grandson Lord Reith the founder and first chairman of the BBC, Elizabeth had married a Spicer Crowe and ended up in London and it was Lord Reiths mothers side that he was related to the Mortimer line, he is my 3rd cousin 3xtimes removed a little distant but interesting anyway. I also have quite a bit of info on Georges children if you ever want more info. Did you know you can buy the parish registers for Suffolk from the Suffolk Family History Society, if you go to their website they still have alot to do but quite alot from the villages relevant to the Mortimers have been done, you can buy them online if your not able to get to the records office to look at records there, I hope this info helps you all the best
