Looking a bit further afield gives you a clue as to whether there were multiple JUDGE families or just one which spread out from one particular spot:- http://surname.sofeminine.co.uk/w/surnames/surname-judge.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: marr794@aol.com > Subject: Re: [BKM] Judges > > Thanks to everyone for the info on the Judge family. I was not aware Edgcott was > so close -- the scale on Internet maps defeated me. And the market town concept > makes lots of sense. So with lack of hard data to work with, I am going creative > on creating family groups from the Judges -- see if it comes together sensibly. > > Love the admiral figurehead - it reminded me of our local laugh (Detroit > Michigan). Someone's elm died and they cut the trunk off at about ten feet and > had an artist carve a Superman figure. The city made them take the stump out > after a gawker caused a?car?accident. > > And sorry about the subject on my post - it got away from me. > > Ann Marr