John wrote: > "Gaufrido Carpentari" is the latin version of Godwin (Godefroy or > Godefroid in French) Carpenter. This means Godwin lived to a ripe old > age and probably died there! It looks to me as if you are mixing up Godwin with Godfrey. These are not the same name. For that matter, Godwin is primarily an English name, while Godfrey is more Frankish or Norman. > I could not find "Sallop" or similar in the UK maps that I have. The > change from 1272 to present has not reflected similar name or close > variants for "Sallop.". Salop is the standard abbreviation for Shropshire. John Chandler