The Whitson riots had come up in my research because SEABORN is one of the names I am looking for, and having nothing specific for my family before 1741, I had been gathering any references to any Seaborns in Herefordshire in the hope of one day inching back further. And it is possible the family were recusants for generations after the reformation. I seem to remember a secret burial around that time too, catholic of course and illegal, which prompted an enquiry. That description of living conditions is very graphic Barbara so I will look for that book, which may be on microfom in the library here. Do you know where Whitehouse is/was? Just yesterday I saw a Whitehouse marked on a map of Kenderchurch, on the main road (as all the dwellings are in the parish) about half way between Howton Farm in the NE and New Invention just below the church in the SW. Whitehouse is not marked on any of the other maps I have seen. I wonder if that is the one where Roland Vaughan lived. There was no mention of such a place in 1841 or 18451 censuses. Maureen Robinson.

> The Whitson riots had come up in my research because SEABORN is one of the > names I am looking for, and having nothing specific for my family before 1741, > I had been gathering any references to any Seaborns in Herefordshire in the > hope of one day inching back further. There are two SEABORNE pedigrees in the 1634 Visitation of Herefordshire, just in case you haven't seen them. (Seaborne of Sutton & Seaborne of Hereford) >I seem to remember a secret burial around that time too, catholic of course and >illegal, which prompted an enquiry. Perhaps that is the one which started the "commotion" - Alice WELLINGTON of Allensmore died excommunicate in 1605 and was refused burial. The Catholics were indignant and about 40-50 of them buried her in the churchyard at about 5 am one morning. The vicar promptly went to the Bishop, listing those he had recognised, and, three days later, the High Constable of the Hundred came to arrest them. A couple escaped and the one that was captured was released when the constable and his followers were waylaid by an armed group. (And that's just the first chapter). > That description of living conditions is very graphic Barbara so I will look > for that book, which may be on microfom in the library here. Do you know > where Whitehouse is/was? "Whitehouse" is a fairly common name in the area - the one owned by Rowland Vaughan was further up the Golden valley, in Vowchurch. (As I have just noticed, Denise has already mentioned that. Thanks for that, Denise. Yes, the VAUGHANs and PARRYs had many intermarriages, although there does seem to be some confusion over exactly who this Rowland married - some books state it was his first cousin Elizabeth VAUGHAN, daughter of another Rowland VAUGHAN and an Elizabeth PARRY, but Llyfr Baglan says it was his second cousin, Anne POWELL, daughter of Griffith ap HOWELL and Jane PARRY. And Rowland himself was the son of Joan PARRY and a Watkin VAUGHAN. You can imagine the fun I will have trying to sort that lot out! ) Best wishes Barbara