As explained on my Harwell page, in the course of my research I have sometimes found it useful to look at other families which may or may not connect with my family. An answer to something which has been puzzling me can arrive from what might seem to be the most unlikely source. This will go some way to explaining as to why I have an odd assortment of bits and pieces. The fact that I seldom throw anything away also plays its part.
First and foremost, a list of some of the Harwell families I have looked at and on whom I have information will be found on my Harwell page
With the Talbot name, I have just under 5,000 on my database who do not fit into my family. I make a point of recording instances of my surname whenever I come across it. These names have come from a variety of sources, Army Records from PRO Kew [WO97, WO100, WO364] account for about 2,000 of them.
My database currently holds over 14,800 people - of these only 5,630 fit on to my tree. The remainder is made up of chunks of Brignall, Talbots (see previous paragraph), Slatter, Southam, Tanner, Wells, and Whichello which I gathered whilst 'trawling' for other parts of my family. Also, of course, there are numerous 'other names' which only appear a few times and are too numerous to list.
In addition I have collections of family groups which are not included in my database (almost all of them in the Berks/Oxon area): Austen/Austin, Champ, Couldrey, Fennimore, Green, Hastin(g), Hatto, Hawkins, Hitchman, Hornblow, Howard, King, Lovelock, Massey, Nix, Norris, Rolls, Rumble, Shenton, Shepherd, Slater/Slatter/Slaughter, Stickley, Tomlin, Wheeler, Whichello, Wilkins, Wing, Wright. The amount I hold on each surname varies a great deal - on some I have quite a bit, on others very little.
If Southam is one of your interests, then it might be a good idea to check with Mo Southam
in New Zealand (mosoutham@xtra.co.nz). He holds a great deal of information on the name. His
prime area of interest being the name, with its variants, prior to 1650.
When it comes to variants, Whichello seems to be in a class on its own! A person who may be able to help you is Jill Fleming in Essex
(jillfleming@classicfm.net).
If any of the names are registered with the Guild of One Name Studies, then it may be worthwhile checking with the custodian/compiler first so that you may enjoy a decent meal and not be fed with my scraps.
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