I forgot to mention that WMR have a family which seems to be in Thornes (Spinetum) which could be confused. It mostly seems to be Peg[eo]r, sometimes Pecher but I've seen it reduced to Peg or Pech. It could get confused with Peck but I think it's distinct, especially as the early generations of Peck seem to be in Halifax rather than Wakefield. Maybe Matt could help here. Is it possible that this could be a rendering of Fisher, given that occupations are not always given in their modern English form? Fisher is a local name. -- Hotmail is my spam bin. Real address is ianng at austonley org uk

From: Ian Goddard via [gen-medieval@rootsweb.com] Sent: 02 May 2016 18:13 >> I forgot to mention that WMR have a family which seems to be in Thornes (Spinetum) which could be confused. It mostly seems to be Peg[eo]r, sometimes Pecher but I've seen it reduced to Peg or Pech. It could get confused with Peck but I think it's distinct, especially as the early generations of Peck seem to be in Halifax rather than Wakefield. > > Maybe Matt could help here. Is it possible that this could be a rendering of Fisher, given that occupations are not always given in their modern English form? Fisher is a local name. > ________________________________________ Pecher could certainly be Fisher, but Pegger doesn't seem so likely ('peg-maker' seems more likely). Matt