Mark, Noted that in the Barningham MI`s 1 Dent; 1 Fryer and 1 Head Gravestone mentioned. A Book "As Time Passed BY" A history of Barningham By J. Merryne Watson, edited by Alison Rosse. copyright Countess of Rosse 1997. This book gives " Fryer, ffrear in 1598 at Barningham. Mentions Fryers on the Hearth Tax Returns. We bought the book from the Teesdale Mercury shop in Barnard Castle. Try for the Teesdale Mercury on the web. Cheers Jack in Notts