Hello Gill http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp has 8 Tripp entries from 1569 to 1830. So it is worth looking at. It is also worth while searching the Oxford and Cambridge Alumni as there is a good chance he went to one or the other. Peter, for some reason the year 1835 comes to mind though for Crockfords I'm not sure how accurate that is. Nuala ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Wood" <peter-wood@mcb.net> To: <eng-yorkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 4:30 PM Subject: [YORKSHIRE] Reverend James Tripp > Hello Gill > > > > As your subject was a cleric have you considered consulting Crockford's > Directory ? I am not quite sure of the year of first publication of the > Directory but with some luck it should give details of secondary and under > and post graduate qualifications. There is certainly a copy in Bradford > Central Library - perhaps someone could do a look up for you. > > > > Peter Wood in the Isle of Man

Hi Nuala, Peter and Judy Many thanks to you all for your suggestions and sites - much appreciated. Nuala - great site - it has really helped me in finding out about James' early life which had eluded me before. Judy - James TRIPP's daughter Sophia Mary Georgiana TRIPP married William SINCLAIR, the son of Sir John SINCLAIR - noted in Burke's Peerage. Again many thanks, Regards Gill