As a starter, here is a list of Allchin variations that I have noticed so far... >From a surname dictionary... ALLCORN, ALCHORN, ALCHORNE, ALLCHORN, ALLCHORNE ALCHEN, ALCHIN, ALCHIN are listed by Reaney & Wilson* under ALCORN. There is a cross-reference to OLDCORN(E) >From my own research (and that of others) the ORCHIN surname appears to be a variant spelling used by the family of Henry ORCHIN, b c1790 in Middlesex. Is there anyone else with an ALLCHIN-ORCHIN link? Various (soundex) indexes lump the following with ALLCHIN: ALKIN, ALKINS, ALLKIN, ALLKINS ARKIN, ARKEN, ARKON, ARCHIN *A dictionary of English Surnames, PH Reaney & RM Wilson Steve, sweltering in a very sunny, hot Dorset, England -- Stephen Jones -- steve@dorsetcoast.fsnet.co.uk -- www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk