Is there a parallel story here? The secretive 5th Duke of Portland was also accused of having a double life as a shopkeeper called T. C. Druce in Baker Street, London. An extensive court case ensued. Google ("Duke of Portland"+Druce). My gt. gt. grandfather installed the chandeliers in Welbeck's underground ballroom for the 5th Duke. Bob. ----- Original Message ----- From: <nottsgen-request@rootsweb.com> To: <nottsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:00 AM Subject: NOTTSGEN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 44 > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Possible HAYCOCK connection to Duke of Portland (Jean WOOD)