Hello m'dears I am very intrigued by the web page: http://www.newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/sitefolders/villages/lyndhurst/park hill/parkhillpage.html "Used in the first half of the 19th century by a Mr. STURGEON, this modestly proportioned property was rather dismissively described as: 'very small.with just a drawing room and dining room'. But the STURGEONS were not a conventional family of the time, for Mr. STURGEON'S mother, a Lady, no less, married her footman and dropped her title, whilst on Mr. STURGEON'S death, the house passed into the hands of one of his servant's sons, a man named TATE, who farmed the fields and often let the house. By 1855, however, the house or tenant, Lindesay Shedden, Esq. TATE eventually sold in 1857 to Captain William Morant, keeper for a number of seasons of the New Forest Hounds" These paragraphs mention my father's TATE family. I have spent a few hours on Google trying to find out more accurate dates and the forenames, but to no avail. I think that the footman may have been Thomas TATE, his spouse was HANNAH, her surname and the marriage date unknown, they had a son THOMAS CHARLES TATE who was baptised in Alverstoke, Oct 1811 There seems to be a STURGEON family in Alverstoke!! THOMAS TATE and his family lived at Pond Head in the 1851 census, and HANNAH TATE, widow, is shown as a "Lady". Thank you for reading this, and I would love to hear if more can be added to prove or disprove my thoughts. Best Wishes, Chris. Best Wishes, Chris.