Yes, Hunts is a small county, and that I think is the reason. The number of postings per month is reasonably constant (but if it weren't for Jim Bundy and his invaluable Eaton Socon transcripts the numbers would look pretty sick some months!) And it's the holiday season (or was since schools seem to have gone back) Perhaps Rootschat has taken some of the trade? David > Message du 04/09/05 10:41 > De : "Phoebe" <fcutting@alphalink.com.au> > A : ENG-HUNTINGDON-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : thank you for help on Woodston, bastardy orders and EDIS > > This is a general thank you, before I reply individually, for the help > I've received on the above topics. It proved that the list wasn't > asleep, too! I've been on it before and found it very quiet, as it is at > present - does anyone have any theories about why this is so? Is it > because Hunts is so tiny? If that's it, perhaps we're all related. Now > that could be fun! So I'll send another message, with all my names, and > see what that turns up. > > All the best, > > Phoebe > > >