This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joboake Surnames: Esden/ Etherington Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.etherington/144.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am a descendant of Lydia- a most colourful character , you can find out heaps about her just by looking at this site or googling her- she had many aliases. lydia Broomfield Esden /Etherington/Astill/ Estell/Clayton-I just saw a piece from the London Times re her arrest.I am interested in her family because she was able to read and write which many could not back then, she was a mantua maker and a shoe binder- James came out as a free settler contact me on boake1@bigpond.com-i am in Australia. Jo Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.