Anne Thank you for the information, My family had lived at Petty France, when John SURMAN was the Adjutant Captain of the Glos Yeomanry Petty France was the official residence of the Captain Adjutant, the house being owned by the Duke of Beaufort, who was the Colonel in Chief I will now start searching the farms you mentioned a little closer John S Sermon -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ John Sermon NDD FCSD FRSA chartered designer 24 Monks Walk, Bridge Street, EVESHAM, Worcestershire WR11 4SL tel; 01386 49967 E-mail design@johnsermon.demon.co.uk www.johnsermon.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------