I was surprised by it too-I have not come across it in Norfolk and a quick look at BT phone listings show none in Norfolk now-so looks like one of those old names lost here or evolved into something else.. I did wonder if it was a mistranscription of Twyford which is just up the road from the Witchinghams but I see from Family Search it was present in London in the past. Interesting. Rosie On 26/04/2016 13:22, Nivard Ovington via wrote: > Hi Lisa & Bob > > Its not even as good as that > > There are no SLYFORDs found in any census 1841 to 1911 on either > findmypast or Ancestry > > It suggests its either evolved into another name or more likely was > taken down phonetically > > The most obvious would be SLEAFORD > (that is most likely originally from Sleaford in Lincolnshire) > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 26/04/2016 13:04, Bob Rust via wrote: >> According to the surname finder there was less than 100 people with that >> surname in 1881 and 1998. >> >> Bob > >>> Dear Everybody: >>> >>> I wondered if anyone was familiar with the surname Slyford >>> >>> My fifth great grandmother was Ursula Slyford born 1688 in Great >>> Witchingham, Norfolk. >>> >>> She married my fifth great-grandfather James Hunt born 20 Oct 1686 in >>> Hempstead, By Holt Norfolk and died in Norwich in 1743 >>> >>> Their daughter my fourth great-grandmother was Sarah Hunt born 15 July >>> 1725 >>> Sparham, Norfolk and died Dec 1770. >>> >>> Would greatly appreciate any information especially about the surname >>> Slyford. >>> >>> Thanks in Advance >>> >>> Lisa Dayley >>> Rexburg, Idaho > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message