Leslea I (personally) begin with William & Mary Varrall and their offspring, who were baptised at The Zoar Chapel Independent, High St., Strood, Rochester, Kent, between 1802-1819. William was a pilot, but whether Medway, Thames or otherwise, I have yet to ascertain - Greenwich Maritime Museum perhaps, when I can schedule a trip. Many contacts and snippets from other interested parties over the years suggest that the name originated almost exclusively from the Sussex/Kent region, with variations in spelling over the odd e or a being commonplace. There is at least one other contemporary Varrall line stemming from Rochester, the almost certain critical link with which continues to evade me. One of these days I shall persuade my wife that we need to spend some time in the area (a shop specialising in small shoe sizes would be the clincher), at which time I will make sure to include a visit to the Maritime Museum as well as the local record offices, maybe even find out more of the Zoar fraternity. Brian On 7 Apr 2011, at 11:11, Leslea Linnett wrote: > Hello Brian, > Where are your Verrall/Varrall's from? Ours were around Sussex. > Is there anyone in particular you are looking for > Leslea