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Watton, Norfolk - does this come under Wayland??

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Zoe

Zoe Report 27 May 2006 17:20

trying to decipher some strange notes I have from NRO

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 27 May 2006 17:25

Yes, Watton does come under Wayland district. Kath. x

Zoe

Zoe Report 27 May 2006 17:26

cheers Kath all starting to make spidery shaped sense now Zoe xx

Heather

Heather Report 27 May 2006 18:04

Yep, Wayland along with Attleborough and surrounding areas - what/who are you looking for?

Zoe

Zoe Report 27 May 2006 18:29

Heather I have a load of Watton baptisms that match up with census entries for Watton - but for some reason I've squiggled next to a lot of them 'Wayland' and I couldn't figure out if I was correcting myself or telling myself where to look for birth references. The family alternate their names between Chaston and Chesnutt so it's a bit hit and miss with what I can and can't find on them Z xx

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 27 May 2006 21:05

Are they Huguenot? Chestnut comes out as Chastaigne/Châtaigne in French. Christine

Zoe

Zoe Report 27 May 2006 21:22

Christine I'm not sure to be honest. When I was at the Norfolk Records Office I spent most of my time trying to connect up two lines of the same name in different parts of Norfolk and I only started looking at the Chastons in my last hour or so. As I went through the baptisms I found them all recorded as Chesnutt in one parish (right parents, right dates, birthplaces match etc) but I didn't get time to follow it back any more to see what came of it because it was a last minute rush. I've only just got round to writing the notes up. I'm compiling a list of Norfolk mysteries to check up on when I'm next there. Z xx

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 27 May 2006 22:03

I believe that Norfolk was a Huguenot destination, so it will be worth keeping in mind. Christine