I agree - I don't rule out the possibility of *my* mid-Cheshire Pickstocks having their origin in a Pickstone / Peckstone variant. I do think, however, that the burden of proof has crept up a bit as a result of this discussion. What I really need is a Rosetta Stone.... Adrian On 19/09/2014 08:00, sog-uk-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ... "An unaccented suffix was particularly susceptible to change, > and could be confused with almost any other frequent suffix." > > In the light of this I would be inclined to keep an open mind on the > Pickstock/Pickstone question - I certainly wouldn't want to rule out the > possibility of one changing to the other. > ...