Hi Chris: I have a: 1 Janet Langcake, chr:30 Jan. 1597 in Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland 2 Janat Langecake, Married Rick Penrise Dec. 1597 in Holme Cultram, Cumberland 3 Janeta Langcake, Married 25 July 1666 in Wigton, Cumberland 4 Jannet Langcake, Married May 1, 1670 in Bromfield, Cumberland Source: IGI, spelling is as per IGI, did not check Parish Records. The Langcake surname (later Longcake) was quite common in Holme Cultram Parish to the south-west of Carlisle, in the Solway Plain in the !6th and 17th Centuries. They intermarried with a lot of other local families and almost all of them had Janets in them. They were the Barwise (18), Chambers, Osmotherley(6), Hayton (20), Pearson(6), Ostell (8), Wise(1) and many other surnames. These families seem to have had connections in Westmorland, Yorkshire, Durham and Lancashire also. Several families had cross border connections in Scotland. The earliest Janet I found was born before 1550. Were the Janets ever as numerous as the Anne, Mary, Margaret, Jane and Elizabeth first names? I doubt it but I have not made a special study of the Janets of this world. For now, I will stick to the Langcake and Longcake surnames. We have traced our Langcake Tree back to George Langcake of Carlisle, born appr.1640-1650. George was Gaoler at Carlisle Castle for quite a number of years and later became a Sadler in Carlisle.From the time before that I have literally, hundreds of names and dates to work with. Also quite a number of wills. The family appears to have been concentrated heavily in Cumberland. If anyone has any information on the family give me a shout, I can use all the help I can get ! Regards, Art Lengkeek, Chilliwack, BC Researching Langcake and Longcake surnames in Cumberland, UK, in 16th and 17th Centuries. There should not be any attachments sent with this e-mail.