Hello Josie My mother in law was a Chivers. Her family came from the villages around Winchester. One thing they new well was how to produce large families. Any connection with Winchester and district? Mary Haskell, Slough, Berkshire Researching: HASKELL; WHITEAR, TOMS; Hampshire & Wiltshire CHIVERS,KNIGHT,KNELLER, BRICE; MORRIS; HOLDER; WHITE, PARKER; Hampshire BELL; Hampshire MOORE, BURTON; Hampshire WITT; PERN; MOUNTAINE; COLE Hampshire WILSON, Surrey; BROWN Hants/Wilts, MATTINGLEY, Berks CARR Middlesex