any info on the families listed would be of great help i am directly descended from hannah levitt born 1829 family levitt north dalton area earliest ancestor john levitt born 1682 married alice linton and im researching my other ancestors the johnson family from hutton cranswick and also the mainprizes frances married john levitt around 1700 south north dalton area these families are related by marriage to the penroses of wheldrake york via cornwall circa 1100 first penrose ancestor is ann penrose daughter of william penrose 1740-1818 also researching other ancestors watts,richmond,fawcett,grunhill jackson and hardcastle,baranrd all wolds families any help would be fantastic rob
Are you the person who mentioned a legend in the family that a shipwrecked boy was named Mainprize because he was a prize won from the ocean (main)? I know the real meaning of the name, if you are interested.
lol, no but im interested to learn of that story im from a very local family with links to quite a few families in the area and im trying to find as many relations and family history as possible im rob by the way from driffield