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    Thanks, Kath.
    The Byfords - my dad was born as Byford - are from Essex.
    They came to Dover in the 19th century.
    Somewhere I read that the name might originate in Surrey.

    The Golder you mention in the 1600s is one of my grandfathers. He signed that petition indeed.
    There may well have been a Golder among the followers of Wat Tyler, who marched on London and challenged the Norman aristocracy. And another one who signed the petition to King Henry VIII warning him not to dare touch Saint Mary's church in the Town, which the king had intended demolishing.

    The story goes that the King got afraid and for the first time in his life conceded to popular outrage and backed off.

    As for the Sharpe family, I'll look into it and let you know tomorrow who the lady is, but her name is spelt with an e on the end, if I recall rightly.
    Will also look into the Tutthill family to see more details.

    One gt. gt. granddad is William Randall, who came over from Sheerness where he serviced the Fleet, and obtained the licence to run the Railway Inn near the Dover Port in 1877 or thereabout.

    Will be back tomorrow with the information. Many thanks!

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