Apologies for the last message, I meant to send directly to Kay in confirmation of what she had found. Pat ... I recently found an ancestor's name written as Wyllym Brygges in parish records written in the 1500s. Suddenly there were no more events for our Brygges family. However there was a William and Mary having children whose names looked familir, but their name was written as Bridges. But they all checked out with a Will we have at home. I then rechecked the PRs and there had been a change of incumbent - all the entries following the arrival of the new Reverend gentleman were written as Bridges. Pat ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simpkins FH" <simpkinsfh@googlemail.com> To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] SUFFOLK Digest, Vol 6, Issue 38 > Another point to remember is that the census takers could write, but the > actual level of writing could be in doubt, the occupants themselves could > be > totally illiterate, and have now idea how their name had been written, or > even how it was spelt. > > My husbands surname of Simpkins, is found a Simkins, Simkin, Simpkin. > Simpkins, Sympkin, etc. My BIL said no they could not be our ancestors > as > our name has a p and a s, until I explained to him the literacy levels in > the past. > > Kay