Dear all, Researching: Key families: SMITH,(Kingsclere Woodlands, Hannington and North Oakley, Wolverton and Baughurst) ALLEN,(mainly farmers, especially at Deane and Wotton St Lawrence, also Tadley after 1800 and Barton Stacey before 1820 (part of the same hundred as Tadley)) KENT,(especially Monk Sherborne but also North Hampshire). Also connected: GUNDRY (Baughurst), DENIS (DENNIS) (from Speen), GARRETT (from Speen), WHEELER (Kingsclere), BUTCHER (Kingsclere before 1800), WYETH (Hannington, Oakley and Wotton St Lawrence), BAGGS(Hannington), WALDREN (Deane) and WAKEFORD (Deane), MARTIN(Hannington). Anbody connected with Manor Farm North Oakley includes TWITCHINS. For pure challenge: TWITCHIN and TWITCHEN (all in North Hampshire and around Alton) (Farmer Twitchin is described in Jane Austins letters from Steventon) Single name studies: GERDES (UK), MUGFORD (Totnes, Paignton and South Hams with 17c Devon roots in Rattery near Totnes), REDDICLIFFE (Global with 17c roots in West Devon around Mary Tavy) Many more names through single marriage links. Database is currently about 1500 persons from the area around Kingsclere and 300+ family names. I have a major brickwall with KENT in Monk Sherborne before 1815. Anybody with a better picture than the IGI or who has BT info! Best wishes, Nigel Gerdes