On 02/05/16 18:53, Tompkins wrote: > 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). Unfortunately they seem to be variations of the same name - both used in the same entry :( -- Hotmail is my spam bin. Real address is ianng at austonley org uk