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Mountcastle & Variations before 1560

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Pauline

Pauline Report 19 Mar 2010 11:00

I apologise for not writing to thank you for your advice. Sorry about the delay, but the help is much appreciated.

Wildgoose

Wildgoose Report 8 Mar 2010 08:27

I am not related to the Mountcastle's but I think you would be unlikely to get much further back than the mid 16th century as this is when Parish Registers were ordered to be kept by Thomas Cromwell at the Court of Henry V111.

Other records, such as wills, manorial records can be used but I haven't got that far back. I don't think I ever will, if I'm honest!


Goosie

Researching:
Northampton/Blisworth Northants/Hinderclay Suffolk

Pauline

Pauline Report 7 Mar 2010 23:18

All the Mountcastle researchers that I have so far made contact with, seem to start their tree with the record of a marriage in 1566 in Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, and an assumed birth year of 1540 for George Muncastle and Elizabeth, his wife. My question is, does anyone know of either Fiskerton records prior to this date, or where the Muncastle/Mountcastle name may have come from.

I am hoping that someone out there among the members may have an answer to this problem. I have had tremendous help from a lot of people, which has been a great help in adding to my tree laterally, but I just don't know how to get further back on this particular line.

Pauline