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Jane,
If you're visiting Rotherham you may be interested in this lady's recollections of the place, she's also descended from Thomas Hampstead, a son of  Joseph & Maria and mentions them in her article (it was actually spotting a posting by her on the internet that I learnt about the Escott/Arscott/Hampstead name change). I think she told me Thomas  put the 'p' in Hampstead, but other branches stayed as Hamstead. And apparently there is a Rotherham churchyard with some Hampsteads in.

http://www.rotherhamunofficial.co.uk/villages/parkgate/parkgaterecollections.html

Hello Hampsteads / Hamsteads,

I'd love to exchange information, though I understand I need to make 3 postings on here before I can do a personal message. I am a Hampstead descended from Thomas Hampstead, son of Joseph Escott/Arscott/Hamstead and Ann Morris , and my grandparents were born in Rotherham before moving down south (though I know of at least one person with Hampstead blood still living  in Rotherham). One of my family visited Cornwall this year and went to Philleigh where Joseph was born and took some photos - it's a tiny pretty village, literally a pub (it's a few hundred years old so some Hampsteads must have been in there) , 4/5 small cottages, a church and a manor house - so you can narrow down to about 5 houses where the Escotts/Arscotts lived for a couple of hundred years. (Madonna's rumoured to be buying a house on the Roseland peninsula where Philleigh is situated and which is meant to be very picturesque.) Would be delighted to share any info - I have a photo of Joseph and Ann and more recent Hampsteads.

Kind Regards,
Blenheim27