Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Perk Up" One wonders what this particular PERKS did for a living ? Thank you Anne for sharing that with us. Certainly made me smile. Geoffro The Pond Dipper ----- Original Message ----- From: <AS11648@aol.com> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 5:36 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Re: [[Hawks]] CHAPPELL > If you are researching the Perks family you will have fun as there was a > family in the village of Hawkesbury in the early part of this century which > had 24 children (twice) this is a saying in the village. What it actually > means is that there were 24 children and then one died, there was then > another birth to bring the total back up to 24!! > > Anne > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >