Hi, Graham,     I see that the Wing family carried on in Castle Bytham into the early 20th century, but my sources don't say who was selected to work on the church restoration in 1857.  That information might be in the parish chest records which are most likely at the Lincoln Archives.     An Internet search shows several references to your John Wing.  One records his birth date, which I suspect is actually his baptism date.  Our Anglo-Saxon ancestors didn't need birth certificates since they judged people by their character and not by the paper they carried.  It is only in recent centuries that we've been fixated on documenting everything.  Still, others have done some research and they may have found sources that could answer your questions.         Lou ________________________________ From: Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> To: 'Louis Mills' <louis_mills@att.net>; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:35 AM Subject: RE: [LIN] Admin. note: To-Do list Dear Lou I would like to know more about my 4x great grandfather John Wing 1756 - 1813. He was born and lived in Castle Bytham and apparently was from a family of Stonemasons. Several memorials bear his initials or a W (for Wing) initial. I would like to know if the Wing family had anything to do with refurbishment of St James in Castle Bytham and where they lived in the village. I have Sharpe ancestors and its interesting to see several graves of the Sharpes, right next to  the Church entrance with JW initials on the memorial stones. Why were they given such a prominent position? Did the Wing family always live in Castle Bytham or did they originate from another close by village? Many thanks Margaret (nee Sharpe) -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Louis Mills Sent: 19 March 2012 17:09 To: eng-lincsgen-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: To-Do list This is the week to clean your mouse and keyboard.  When you shut down the computer today, put a paper towel over the keyboard to remind you to wipe it down before you use it again.  Tap all the cookie crumbs out of it and clean the mouse and the mouse pad before hitting the "On" button. Now, I want you to prepare for April.  Every village (and most families) had a "memorable" character.  Sometimes they were the nastiest person in town, the sweetest, most caring person, or the village clown.  I want you to collect your thoughts and memories about the character in Lincolnshire that left the strongest memories for you.  Then, starting April 1st, we will share them. Some of you will find this difficult.  But some of you may also have heard stories about "uncle Joe the smuggler"  or "aunt Edith, the candy lady."  Share those stories with us.  But don't start until April 1st.  That will give you time to see if you can find some factual family history data about them. Now, clean the cat hair off the computer fan.  In fact, vacuum the cat.  It's more fun than backing up your computer data.     Lou (list admin.) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Lou -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Louis Mills Sent: 19 March 2012 19:13 To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] John WIng of Castle Bytham Hi, Graham,     I see that the Wing family carried on in Castle Bytham into the early 20th century, but my sources don't say who was selected to work on the church restoration in 1857.  That information might be in the parish chest records which are most likely at the Lincoln Archives.     An Internet search shows several references to your John Wing.  One records his birth date, which I suspect is actually his baptism date.  Our Anglo-Saxon ancestors didn't need birth certificates since they judged people by their character and not by the paper they carried.  It is only in recent centuries that we've been fixated on documenting everything.  Still, others have done some research and they may have found sources that could answer your questions.         Lou ________________________________ From: Graham Taylor <gtmt11@ntlworld.com> To: 'Louis Mills' <louis_mills@att.net>; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:35 AM Subject: RE: [LIN] Admin. note: To-Do list Dear Lou I would like to know more about my 4x great grandfather John Wing 1756 - 1813. He was born and lived in Castle Bytham and apparently was from a family of Stonemasons. Several memorials bear his initials or a W (for Wing) initial. I would like to know if the Wing family had anything to do with refurbishment of St James in Castle Bytham and where they lived in the village. I have Sharpe ancestors and its interesting to see several graves of the Sharpes, right next to  the Church entrance with JW initials on the memorial stones. Why were they given such a prominent position? Did the Wing family always live in Castle Bytham or did they originate from another close by village? Many thanks Margaret (nee Sharpe) -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Louis Mills Sent: 19 March 2012 17:09 To: eng-lincsgen-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: To-Do list This is the week to clean your mouse and keyboard.  When you shut down the computer today, put a paper towel over the keyboard to remind you to wipe it down before you use it again.  Tap all the cookie crumbs out of it and clean the mouse and the mouse pad before hitting the "On" button. Now, I want you to prepare for April.  Every village (and most families) had a "memorable" character.  Sometimes they were the nastiest person in town, the sweetest, most caring person, or the village clown.  I want you to collect your thoughts and memories about the character in Lincolnshire that left the strongest memories for you.  Then, starting April 1st, we will share them. Some of you will find this difficult.  But some of you may also have heard stories about "uncle Joe the smuggler"  or "aunt Edith, the candy lady." Share those stories with us.  But don't start until April 1st.  That will give you time to see if you can find some factual family history data about them. Now, clean the cat hair off the computer fan.  In fact, vacuum the cat. It's more fun than backing up your computer data.     Lou (list admin.) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message