This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: andreakkk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.lan.general/52565.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i think that Adrian is right about the dropping of the 't' as if your not aware we dont always pronoucne the letter 't' this was moreso years back but now we are getting a little bit more educated so we no longer tend to drop our - I could imagine your ancesotr saying something liek thus - am frum brige waer - but that certainly looks like a 'w' and the name above is william so its the same letter 'w' - unless there are any more clues there or anyone else can offer anything further - i dont know if there is another place name that would fit souch as bridgeman or bridgeward if there are/were such places ? 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. <br>