Quite a thought! Would fit in with the 'Pitiful' name. The 'Potterfield' is from a reading of a very faint 1723 will, but it could equally be 'Poitton' - and the 'Pitiful' in 18551 was the nearest I could get. Nothing on SEAX archives came near either. Just hoped someone onlist might have an idea! Regards, Gwyn 2008/7/10 Shirley & Phil O'Donnell <podnsod@comcast.net>: > Are you sure it's not the local paupers graveyard "Potters Field", just > kidding! > > Shirley > -- Gwyn Bailey OPC for Springfield, Essex