I'm from Suffolk
I'm from Suffolk, England, and love to talk about local History.
26-30, M
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krf336 路 M
I have traced my paternal ancestry to royston, essex (i think) and shalford, cambridge/hertfordshire. I have a few clues that they might have been in long melford and other areas of suffolk but i am not able to get there to research.
Do you know much about that area in the late 1400 - early 1500's?
Do you know much about that area in the late 1400 - early 1500's?
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Angliaboy1 路 26-30, M
@krf336 Long Melford was a prosperous place in the late Medieval and Tudor periods thanks to the wool trade, and has many fine buildings from the period. Lavenham, near me, also became rich during that era and is widely considered one of the best preserved Medieval towns in the country.
krf336 路 M
@Angliaboy1 yes, I have seen pictures and read about a lot of the prominent families. The Cloptons, Martyn, Waryn, Norman, Danyel and others, I really want to visit sometime. There was a wealthy Wool merchant and weaver there in the 1400's with the same last name as me i would like more information about.
Jacko1971 路 51-55, M
@Angliaboy1 Lavenham is well preserved because the town ran out of money and couldn't afford to upgrade its buildings. There loss is our gain.
AthrillatheHunt 路 51-55, M
@Jacko1971 that鈥檚 Long Island dude. I鈥檓 in Nassau .
Cosmicmicrowave 路 18-21, M
thewindupbirdchronicles 路 46-50, M
For coincidences, as I keep seeing Suffolk, Norfolk brought up. My corner street is Suffolk, one down that road is Norfolk. Long ways away though. Hopefully, you find some local acquaintances. I'd suggest that history suggests some upon mine.
Angliaboy1 路 26-30, M
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I live in Suffolk UK been here for 27 years. I was born in Oxford but life is so nice here. I鈥檓 afraid I don鈥檛 know much about the history.
Harriet03 路 41-45, F
We've got friends in Suffolk, just over the Essex border.
(Constable country)
It's very nice, but just for a weekend.
To damn quiet!
(Constable country)
It's very nice, but just for a weekend.
To damn quiet!
CelticRose 路 36-40, F
Nice one 馃槃 where abouts in Suffolk? I am in Essex in Colchester myself.
AthrillatheHunt 路 51-55, M
I grew up in Suffolk (county NY). We borrowed a lot of names from you .
DViper97 路 46-50, M
I would love to know more about your area.