Hello again Ron

Thanks for the details on Clarette - things I didn't know about.

I forgot to mention Mary Ann's youngest brother George Solley (1815-1899). He took over Castle Farm when Thomas died in 1845. George's first wife was Mary Ann Files, formerly a servant on the Farm who bore him an illegitimate son William (my great-grandfather). She died in 1865 and in 1866 George married Selina Spooner. I have a copy of photograph of George & Selina taken in the studio of Wood Burville in Brompton Road, London, possibly to mark their marriage. Wood was also a Witness at their marriage. Did you know Wood was a photographer, although he subsequently went Bankrupt?

Best wishes
Lynne