HI Gail:: Always pleased to find another British Columbian doing research in Norfolk. Your research is in the Aylsham area which is north of Norwich. To the west of Norwich is Dereham where my deceased wife's Girling family were prominent in the 1700's and 1800's. To the southwest of Norwich are the farming communities of Shropham, Merton, Hockham where my father's family were agricultural labourers from around 1800; my dad was raised in Shropham before coming to Canada in 1922. I live in North Vancouver where my wife and I grew up; she died in 2002. I have a road atlas of Great Britain and I will scan a portion of Norfolk showing all these communities. I trust summer has finally come to Courtenay which seems to be happening here. I spent 21 years in Port Alberni working for Woodward Stores from 1954-75. Have a super day. Cheers. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Gail Lewis [mailto:snazzi@shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:45 AM To: NORFOLK@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] Overed family Hello: I am trying to trace my maternal grandmother's family who lived in the Aylsham area and were farmers and veterinary surgeons. My great grandparents were James William Rant Overed and Mary Pate Steven. My grandmother was their only child, Doris Mary Overed. Mary Pate died in about 1908 and my gr. grandfather subsequently married a lady named May Mary Williamson. I would be very grateful for any information. Gail Lewis Courtenay, BC Canada