Hi John, Thanks for your interest. I havn't found any connections with Hopwood but it doesn't mean there aren't any. One of our Fitton boys Tom b 1874 did live in Herbers after living at Simister in 1881. I had noticed the 1881 census entry for your Fitton because of the herbers connection. It's hard to say it could be a coincidece, maybe not ? Laura V.