If not done already, might be worth sifting through this lot. _Click here: The National Archives | Access to Archives_ (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=168-ddgl&cid=0#0) Bev In a message dated 24/09/2012 12:26:07 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Dear all, You may be aware of the Langtons of Bristol already, they were Mayors and Sheriffs of Bristol, and wealthy merchants from the 17th century and they used to own the Bath Spa university campus at Newton St. Loe. I am trying to trace the early part of the family before they rose to become really prominent. Roughly speaking, that means pre-1600s............................