I have just set up a new mailing list for the surname BESCOBY and its many variants, which include Bescaby, Bescobie, Bescuby, Beskerby, Biscoby etc. The surname seems to be particularly common in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire and probably originates from the hamlet of Bescaby in Leicestershire. As usual, to subscribe send an e-mail with the word "subscribe" (no quote marks) to bescoby-request@rootsweb.com or visit the mailing list homepage at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/b/bescoby.html . Pauline Kennedy akpak@balmnet.co.uk http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~scraton