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   Witham 1500-1700 book coverWitham 1500-1700: Making a Living by Janet Gyford
Description Contents Reviews Surnames

Surnames of people referred to (over 650 surnames)
(more details are obtainable from the book's index)

A
Abdy
Abell (Abill, Able)
Abercorn
Acton
Adams
Adby
Adcock (Adcocke)
Adgore
Albemarle
Alderton (Adderton)
Alexander
Alford
Algore (Algare, Alger)
Allen
Alston
Althorne (Atterne)
Andrews
Archer
Ardley
Armesby
Armiger
Armond
Aspelond
Atterne
Attewater (Atwater)
Austin (Awsten)
Aylett
Ayloffe

B
Babington (Ballington, Barrington)
Bacon
Bailey
Bainham (Barnam)
Baker
Ball
Banks (Banckes)
Barber
Barker
Barnam
Barnard
Barnardiston (Barston)
Barnes
Barnett
Baron
Barre
Barrett
Barrington
Barry
Barwell
Basset
Bastwick
Bateman
Baxter
Bayleafe
Bayly
Beadel (Bedall, Bedell)
Becke (Beck)
Beckwith
Beecher (Beecham)
Bennett (Bennet)
Benson
Bentall
Bentley
Berry
Biatt (Byatt)
Biggs (Biges)
Bilboe
Billio
Bingham (Bingon)
Birch (Birche)
Birchard
Bircheleigh
Birchwood
Bird
Bishop (Bishopp)
Blackbone (Blackborn)
Blackman
Blood
Bolingbroke
Bond (Boone, Bound)
Bones
Boote
Borebank
Borough (Borrow)
Bowden
Bowen
Bowsey (Boosey)
Bowtell (Boutell, Boutle, Bouwghtall, Bowtle)
Bradway
Brand
Branwood
Brasier (Brazier)
Brende
Brett
Brewer (Bruer)
Brewster
Bridge
Bridgeman
Briggs
Bright
Brodway (Bradway, Broadway)
Brokeman
Bromley
Brookbank
Brooke (Broke, Brookes)
Browne (Brown)
Bruer
Bulke (Bulck)
Bull
Bullock
Bunny (Bunney, Bunning)
Bunting
Burchard (Birchard, Birchwood, Burchall, Burchell)
Burche (Birch, Birche, Burch)
Burdett
Burgis (Burgess)
Burgy (Burgey)
Burrowes (Burrow)
Burton
Burwell
Busticke
Butcher
Butler
Byatt
Byrd

C
Campion
Carew (Carey)
Carss (Carse, Casse)
Carter
Chalk
Challis (Challice)
Chambers
Chaplin
Chappel
Cherry (Charry)
Childe (Child, Childs)
Chipp (Chip)
Chipperfield (Chippfield, Chippirfill)
Christmas (Crismas)
Clarke (Clark)
Clay (Cley)
Claydon (Clayden)
Clayse (Clays)
Cleere (Cleare)
Clement (Clemence, Clements)
Clover (Clovile)
Coathman
Cobbold
Cockerill (Cockerall, Cockerall, Cockrill)
Cocuck (Cocoke)
Coe
Coffin
Cole (Colle)
Coleman (Colman)
Collins (Colling)
Comfrey (Comsley)
Complin (Complayne, Compling, Complyn)
Compton
Cooke (Cook)
Cooper
Corbe
Cornell (Cornwall, Cornwell)
Cosen (Cousin, Cousins, Cozen, Cozens)
Cottis (Cottee)
Cowlin (Cowland, Cowler, Cowling)
Cownsley (Counsley)
Cox (Cocks)
Crane (Craner)
Crange
Creeke
Cressall
Creswell (Cressall, Cresswell, Crissall)
Crismas
Crispe
Crofte
Cromwell
Crumpling (Crumplin)
Cubitt
Curby
Curington
Cutler

D
Dagnet (Dognet)
Dale
Danon
Darby
Darcy (Darcey)
Davies (Davis)
Dawling (Dorling)
Dawson
Day
Debnam (Deadman, Debenham, Dedman, Dednam)
Denman
Derryfall (Durryfall)
Dixe (Deeks, Deikes, Dyxe)
Dixon
Dodd
Dognet
Donning (Donnyng)
Dorking
Dorling
Downing
Draper
Dray
Drew
Dudson
Duke
Durryfall
Dyer
Dyxe

E
Earle (Earles)
Eastwood
Eatney (Eatoney, Ettney)
Edmondes (Edmundes)
Edwards
Egersall
Elkin (Elken, Elkyn)
Ellis (Ellice, Ellys)
English
Ermesby (Armesby, Earmesby, Earnesby, Earnisley)
Everard (Evered, Everett, Everitt)

F
Fairhead
Fallston (Falston)
Fearne (Ferne)
Fenner
Fincham
Fish
Fitzalan
Fleuty
Flower
Ford (Forde, Forthe)
Fortescue
Foulger (Foulcher, Foulsham, Foulshaw, Foulsher, Fulcher)
Fowle
Francis
Franks (Frank, Franke)
Freeborne (Freborne, Freebone, Freebourne)
Frer
Freshwater (Frishwater)
Frisby (Freshby)
Fuller

G
Gage (Gagee)
Gallant
Gardner (Gardener, Gardiner)
Garrard (Garrad, Garrett)
Gattaway (Gataway, Gattway
Gentry
Gepp (Geppe, Geppes, Gepps)
Gibbs (Gibbis, Gibbys)
Gibson
Gilder (Gylder)
Gillett (Gilley, Gillie)
Gimlett (Gymlett)
Gippes
Gladwin (Gladwyn)
Glanvill
Glascock (Glascok)
Godbold (Godbolt)
Goodfellow
Goodman
Goodwin (Gooden, Gooding, Goodinge, Goodwyn)
Goodyer
Gosnowle (Gosnell)
Gould (Goold, Goolde, Goole)
Goulding (Golding)
Goulston (Goalston, Gulson, Gulston)
Gowers (Gawers, Gowars, Gower)
Grange
Graveley
Gravener
Gray (Grey)
Greene (Green, Grene)
Greenwell
Gretford
Grey
Griffin (Griffine; Griffyn; Gryffin; Gryffine)
Gurton
Gwynne (Gwinne)
Gyppes

H
Haie (Hay)
Halberd
Hale
Halle (Hall)
Halys
Ham (Hame, Hamm, Hamme)
Hammond (Hamond)
Harding (Hardyng)
Hare
Harlee (Harley)
Harper
Harris
Harrison
Harte (Hart)
Harvey (Harve, Harvy, Harvye)
Hasleby (Haselby, Hasselby, Hassleby, Hastaby)
Hasleton (Haselton)
Haste (Hast)
Hatch
Haven (Havens, Havers)
Hawes (Hawys)
Hawkin (Hawken, Hawkes)
Hay
Heners
Herde (Heard, Hearde)
Hewes (Hues, Hughes)
Hewitt (Hewett, Huitt)
Holder (Hollder)
Holland
Holman
Holmstead (Holmsted, Homestead)
Hopkinson
Horne (Horner)
Horsenayle (Horsenaile, Horsenayle, Horsenell)
Houchin (Howchin, Howchyn)
House
Howell
Howlett (Howland)
Hoy
Hubbard
Hues (Hughes)
Huitt
Hull
Hunt (Hunte)
Hussey (Huswife)
Hut (Hutt)

IJ
Jackson
Jeffreys (Jeffrey, Jeffries, Jefferys, Jeffrys)
Jennery
Jenour
Jeppes (Gepp, Geppe, Geppes, Gepps, Gippes, Gyppes, Jepth, Jippes, Jyppes)
Johnson
Jolly (Joley, Jolles, Jolley, Jollye)
Josselin (Joscelyne, Joslen, Joslin, Josling, Joslyne)

K
Kemett (Keamett, Kemet, Kemitt)
Kendall
Kennedy
Kenwelmarsh (Kendwelmarsh)
Kettell (Kettle)
Keys (Keyes)
King (Kinge, Kyng)
Kirby (Curby)
Kirke (Kerke)
Kitcheman (Kytcheman)

L
Lake
Lambert
Lampson (Lamson)
Lane
Langley
Lappidge (Lapidge)
Larke (Lark)
Larkin
Lavall
Lees (Lee, Leez, Leies)
Leper
Levitt (Levett, Levit)
Lewsley (Lewsey, Lousley)
Liddall (Lydall, Lydell)
Ligett (Lidgard, Lidgett, Lydgatt)
Lilly (Lylly, Lylly)
Lingard
Lingley (Lingey, Lingly, Linley, Lynley):
Lingwood (Lingewood)
Linsey (Lindsey, Linsie)
Lisle
Lister
Litleworke (Littleworke)
Lock (Locke)
London
Long
Lord
Lousley
Love
Loveday
Lowe (Low)
Lucas
Ludgater (Ludgate, Ludgutter)
Lurkin (Larkin, Luckin, Lucking)
Lydall, Lydell
Lydgatt
Lylly, Lylye
Lynley

M
Mabbs (Mabbys)
Maiston (Maidstone)
Mallard (Malard, Mallarde)
Malyon
Manley
Manning (Maninge)
Markes (March, Marke, Marks)
Marsh (Marshe)
Martin (Marten, Martine)
Massant (Maisant)
Matthew (Mathew, Mathews, Matthews):
May (Maye)
Mayhew
Meade (Mead)
Merrills (Merils, Merrels, Merrill)
Mico
Mildmay
Miles
Miller (Meller)
Mitchell (Michell)
Mitchelson (Michelson)
Moigne
Montgomery
Moody
Moone (Mone)
Moore (More)
Morris
Mott
Mower
Moygne
Mundeford

N
Nethercoate (Neathercoate)
Nevill (Nevell, Neville)
Newcome (Newcomb, Newcombe)
Newell
Newman
Newton
Nicholls (Niccoules, Nichols, Nickols)
Norris
Norton (Norden)
Nowell (Newell)
Nussey (Nurse)
Nutt
Nuyk

O
Oakley
Oddye (Oddy)
Offin (Offen, Offyn)
Oliver
Onion
Orris (Ories, Orries)
Osborne (Osband, Osbourne)
Ottley (Otley)

P
Paine
Paisley
Palmer
Pannell
Pare (Peare)
Parker
Parkins
Parrant
Parsley
Parson (Parsons)
Pasfield (Pasfild, Passfield)
Paston
Pathe
Pattisson
Paulet (Pawlet, Powlet)
Payne (Paine)
Peachie (Petchey)
Peake
Peare
Pearse
Peeres
Pendleton (Pindleton)
Pengelley (Pengilley)
Penowe
Peplow (Peploe)
Perkins (Parkins, Purkins)
Perkis
Perry (Perrin)
Petchey
Petre
Pettitt (Petitt, Pettit)
Pickett (Peckett, Picknet, Pigot)
Pindleton
Pitt
Pledger (Pledgard)
Plow
Plumb (Plum, Plume)
Ponder
Poole (Pool)
Porter
Powell
Powers
Powlet
Prigmore (Predmore, Pridmore)
Princet (Prince)
Printopp
Purcas (Perkis, Purkas, Purkis)
Purkins
Pye

Q
Quilter
Quin
Quyk (Quick)

R
Radley
Rainbye
Rand
Ransome
Rauncey (Raunkey)
Raven (Ravens)
Rayner (Raymer)
Rea
Read (Reade)
Readney
Redrich
Reerye (Rearye)
Revell (Revile, Reville)
Reydon
Richmond
Richolde (Richeall, Richold, Richoulde, Rycholde)
Rippingale
Roberts
Robins
Robinson
Robjohn (Robient, Robjent)
Rogemorter
Rombolde (Rumbolde)
Rosser
Rothman (Roathman, Roman, Rotleman, Wrothman)
Rowland
Royden (Reydon)
Rudd
Russell
Rycholde
Rykedon

S
Saffold (Saffould)
St.John
Saling
Sallisbury (Salisbury)
Salter
Salvo
Sams (Same, Sames. Sammes, Samms, Samnes)
Sandford
Saunders (Sanders, Sandres)
Savill (Savell, Savile, Saville)
Sayer (Sayers)
Sceeles (Scale, Scales, Sceele, Sceell)
Seaborne
Seikes (Sikes, Sycks)
Shakerley (Shackerley)
Sharpe (Sharp)
Shaw (Shawe)
Shepherd (Shepard, Sheperd, Shephard, Sheppard)
Sherey
Sherman
Sherry (Sherey)
Shreeve (Shrive)
Simmons (Simons)
Skingley (Skingle, Skinley)
Skinner (Skiner)
Slyter (Slater, Slaughter, Sleyghter, Slighter, Sliter)
Smart (Smert)
Smee
Smith (Smyth, Smythe)
Smithman (Smitheman, Smytheman)
Snow (Snowe)
Soame (Soames)
Sole
Some (Somes, Sommers)
Sone (Sones, Soone)
Songar (Songer)
Southampton
Southcott (Southcot, Southcote)
Southwell
Sparhawke (Sparrowhawke)
Spencer
Spicer (Spice)
Spradborough (Spardbrowe, Spardborowe, Sportborowe, Spradberie, Spradborowe, Spratborowe)
Spurge
Stafford
Staines
Stamford (Stanford)
Stanbanke (Stanebanke)
Stanes (Staines)
Stanhope
Stanlake
Stead (Stedd)
Stephen (Stephens, Steven, Stevens)
Sterne (Stearne)
Stock (Stocke)
Stonard (Stonerd)
Stone
Stourton
Strange (Crange, Grange)
Strangman
Strutton (Stratton)
Studley
Sturmin (Sturmyn)
Suckling
Summers (Some, Somes, Sommers, Sumers, Suomes)
Sunden
Sutton
Swanson
Sweeting
Swinborne
Sycks
Symonds (Simonds, Simmons)

T
Tabor (Taber)
Tanner
Taverner (Tavener)
Taylor
Teale (Teell, Tele)
Thomasin
Thompson (Thomson, Tomson)
Thorogood (Thorowgood)
Thorpe
Thursby (Thoresby, Thurby)
Tiffin (Tiffen, Tiffyn)
Till
Tilling
Tinley (Tilney)
Tirwhit
Tomes
Tomson
Totteridge (Totridge, Tottridge)
Towse (Towsse)
Trotter
True (Drew, Trew)
Truelove (Trewlove, Trilove, Trulove)
Tuff
Tuke
Turner
Tyler (Tiler, Tylor)
Tylling

UV
Unwin (Onion, Union)
Upcher (Upsher)
Vails (Vailes, Vales, Vayles)

W
Wade
Waite (Waighte)
Waldegrave
Wale
Walford
Walker
Wall (Walls)
Wallaker (Walliker)
Warde (Ward)
Ware
Warley (Warly)
Warre (Warr)
Warren
Wasse (Wass)
Waterhouse
Watson
Watts (Wats)
Wayland (Wailand, Waylands)
Weale (Weald, Wealde)
Welde
Weston
Westwood
Whale (Wale, Whall, Whalye)
Wharton
Wheatley (Whetley)
Wheeler (Weeler, Wheler)
Wheples
Whistock (Whistocke, Whitstock, Wistocke)
Whitacres (Whitacre)
White (Whiter)
Whitfield
Whitlock
Wickes (Wicks, Wix)
Wilbore (Wildbore)
Wilkinson (Willkison)
Williams
Willowes (Willows)
Wilshire (Willshire, Wiltshire)
Wilsmore (Willsmore)
Wilson
Window
Windwell
Winkfield (Wingfield, Winfield)
Winwelll
Wiseman
Wistocke
Wix
Wolston (Woolston)
Wombwell
Wood (Woode)
Woodcock (Wodcock)
Woodgate
Wright
Wrothman
Wyatt (Wiatt, Wyat)
Wylles
Wynwell (Windwell, Winwell, Wyndewell)

XYZ
York (Yorke)

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