* * *I've received the following message via the Recording Uttlesford History recorders list (and gmail have just changed their interface, and I can't work out how to unbold this text...) * *If anyone has the time to help, I have the people concerned's email address - drop me a line. * *Thanks, Adrian * I hope to see some evidence of where Daniel Fordham came from, and ideally something physical e.g. headstones of his ancestors. But I'd also be thrilled to find any of Daniel's relatives, including of course those still living - he had 7 siblings, some of whom may have stayed on on the area and left descendants. So if you were to came across anyone or thing of that nature, I'd of course be thrilled and very grateful, but of course please don't go to too much trouble. Cheers Barry PS. More (unconfirmed) details about Daniel in case it helps: born 26 Feb 1843 resided at Hadstock: 1851, 1861 came to Australia in about 1868 father: Samuel Fordham, born ~1800; bricklayer mother: Mary Lofts, born 26 Oct 1808 (father William Lofts 1785–1833; mother Sarah Woollard 1787–1870) brothers & sisters: James Fordham, born 1831 William Lofts Fordham, born 1833 (wife, 8 children) Sarah Fordham, born 1835 Samuel Fordham, born 1837 Emma Fordham, born 1840 Mary Fordham, born ~1848 Elizabeth Cutter, born ~1850. ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Barry Fordham <barrygf@bigpond.net.au> We're wondering if you might be able to make some suggestions for a very brief visit to "Fordham country" we are planning for 25 - 26 May this year. By "Fordham country" we have in mind the three towns/villages of Fordham: in Sussex, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk. We hope at least to step foot in these the most likely places corresponding to the ancestral haunts of Barry's forebears. Apart from Fordham placenames, we are also very keen to visit Hadstock, the town where Barry's great grandfather was born in 1843 (according apparently to local records there) or 1848 (according to some Australian records). Daniel was the son of Samuel and Mary (nee Lofts). Samuel was a bricklayer. Daniel came to Australia in about 1868. We've noticed a genealogy on the web prepared by a Brisbane (Australia) resident, Kylie McDermott, who seems to have acquired very useful knowledge from afar. Her family info includes Daniel. However, we haven't yet managed to talk to her. Might you have suggestions for whom to contact, soon and well ahead of our visit, to ascertain where we might be able to see records of Daniel and any of his family, including ancestors or descendants? For example, some evidence suggests that St Botolph's Church, Hadstock might have some relevant records, maybe even headstones of our relatives. Maybe other towns will also have records. We're keen to contact those we wish to visit ahead of time, as we can only spare two short days in the area. We will be driving up from London and then on to the Cotswolds. We plan to visit each Fordham and Hadstock, from south to north; Newmarket looks like being the most viable overnight stay for us. We hope you can find the opportunity to respond, Barry and Lois ___________ Barry Fordham