Hi Peter, Yes, there may indeed be a distant connection, with the HARRISON family from Fylingdales, but that needs some investigation! The WOOD family at Slingsby? Well, maybe, but there were several WOOD families in this area and, as yet, I have not managed to connect them all. I will let you know if I make any connections there. Regards, Janice Wood www.btinternet.com/~jansfamily/ www.yorkshireancestors.com in North Yorkshire Researching: BANKS, BEALL, BULMER, CALVERT, COCKERILL, FISHER, FOX, FOXTON, GARBUT, HARRISON, HAWKINS, HOLYDAY, HURD, KIRK, LOWTHER, MATTISON, NAWTON, PATTISON, PICKARD, PICKERING, POTTER, SCAIFE, SHOUT, SIMPSON, SKILBECK, STONEHOUSE, THOMPSON, TRENHOLM(E), WARRINER, WEATHERILL, WEDGEWOOD, WILSON, and WOOD.