From: [email protected] > Thanks Roy, > > That could be the explanation why my ancestors were born in Bury St > Edmunds but then moved on to Thaxted which is quite a distance away. > I found some children with the same surname in the workhouse and > maybe this is what happened. I will look into the settlement > certificates for Essex and Suffoolk. > > Diana> It would also be well worth your while, as I suggested, getting somebody to check out the Hertford Record Office, too, to see whether there is a record of the examination of your family who were removed from Kimpton to Wheathampstead. Some of these examinations were quite detailed and give a little treasure-house of information about a family and their background. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE