The only Thompsons I have in my SAYER tree appear to be from Ovington and Barnard Castle in early 1800s, not that far away from Richmond, but there are a lot of Thompsons around! Laurel Sayer Surrey -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday 05 January 2006 08:59 To: [email protected] Subject: THOMPSON -- Cornforth Hill, Richmond, and vicinity Hi there Anyone researching family of THOMPSON , a family of fellmongers, skinners and tanners in Richmond. They lived at Cornforth Hill. Two William Thompsons were Mayors of Richmond in early 1800's. The family also had lands in the vicinity at Ravensworth, Gayles, Catskins, Hudswell, Hurgill, and Sandeck. Kind regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ______________________________