Ding Ding Ding! I have a high likelihood of ancestors (Bird) from all three of the places you have mentioned. Late 1500's/early 1600's. Probably connected with the Barrington family as servants. (?) They also connect with the Bird family in Bishops Stortford, same period. Steven Bird, DMA> From: cperkes@videotron.ca> To: ESSEX-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:36:24 -0400> Subject: [Ess] Great and Little Hallingbury> > Am familiar with Web sites about these two villages, near Hatfield > forest, but would be pleased to hear from people with ancestors from > these villages.> > A great-grandfather of mine emigrated to Canada from there in the > mid-1870s. It appears that his ancestors can be traced to the 17th > century.> > It is still a rural area, from what I can gather. Why would people > stay or leave in the 1870s?> > > Carolyn> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Be the filmmaker you always wanted to be—learn how to burn a DVD with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588797/direct/01/