Carnanton, Camden Park Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5AE Tel-01992 539592 Fax-01892 513406 22ad September Mike Caswell 4336 Rte 31 Palmyra NY 14522 Dear Mike, A friend of ours extracted your address from the intemet re the Caswell name. Unfortunately we are not on the net so I thought I would write instead. Although Caswell does not appear to be one of our family surnames, it has been adopted as a family second name and we are most interested in trying to find out the reason as part of our investigation into our family history. Anyway, down to the facts: o In 1868 my great great granddad, Charles Jessup and his wife, Mary Jessup nee Crabb, had a son whom they called Henry Caswell Jessup. 9 In the census of 1871 they are listed as living at 16 College Street, Camberwell, Surrey (now London), England. o Sharing the accommodation was Sarah Caswell (age 59) and Clement Caswell (age 18), her son. 9 Sarah is shown as born in Stockland, Somerset about 1811/12. o Clement was born in Fiddington, Somerset about 1851/52. In the 1881 Clement is listed as born in Bridgwater, Somerset. Mary Jessup nee Crabb also was born in Somerset, England at Beercrocumb. Unfortunately that is as far as we have been able to get so far as we have hit a brick wall in trying to trace them any further back and have no- idea of the connection or the reason for Caswell becoming a family name. As the acclaimed intemet expert on Caswell's I thought you might be able to cast some light on the matter. If you can I have enclosed a one dollar bill to pay for the return postage. If not, thanks anyway for taking the time to read this letter. Best Regards Liz Walton (nee Jessup)