Hi all

There is a family myth/legend on our side that if a male offspring had
Emmitt included in his name, then he may share in a legacy. This never
materialised but the legend lives on to this day and some are still given
this as a middle name.

Time to practice what I preach and post my earliest EMMITT family.

My earliest is ALBERT EMMITT [5th great grandfather] and all we know about
him is that he died in HULL. We do not know who his wife was and two of his
children were George [my line] and Peregrine. Data very scarce on this
family.

We know that son George was married in Pinchbeck LIN to ELIZABETH BUDDLE in
1796. We have traced two children: Elizabeth and George [my line]. No other
data available

George, son of George and Elizabeth, was born/bap at Spalding in 1806. He
married MARIA HAMMOND at Boston on 23rd June 1825. Their children were
Hammond, Harriett, John, Elizabeth [my line] and Maria.

Elizabeth was baptised at Thornton le Fen LIN on 13th April 1834. She
married WILLIAM SYDDELL at Wisbech CAM in 1851. Their children were HAMMOND
Emmitt, Thomas George, Fanny, Elizabeth, Anna Maria, George Reckerby EMMITT
[my line], Harriett, William Snasdell EMMITT. William later remarried to a
Kezia after 1875.

Reckerby was the surname of a family friend. Does anyone know of any others
with this as a first or middle name, or who the friend was?

Regards
Steve