what is this place again please, sorry!

[ricky1]

Hi Kena
According to my autoroute  its about 22 miles, might have been closer in them days as autoroute uses the main roads etc

ricky

[kena]

Hi Ricky, Thanks very much for that.

Anna

[Cathymjp]

Hi Kena, Hi Ricky

Ricky's autoroute is about right, it takes about 45 mins from where I live to get to Uttoxeter.  Don't know if this is of interest but Church records may come under Penkridge and the relevant registers for the time frame you are interested in are deposted at the County Records Office at Stafford.

Cathy 

[kena]

Hi Cathy, Thanks very much for that, am hoping to go to the record office in Lichfield in the near future so will look there.

Please does anybody think that Saford could be Seighford, would really help and would be forever grateful.

Anna

[Toj]

Saford could be Stafford which is about 3 miles east of Seighford as the crow flies

Seighford is a small village at the side of the site of a wartime airfield

Gailey is to the south and Uttoxeter to the north

[kena]

Hi Toj, Thanks very much for that, I have been to Seighford once before to check out the graves once before for another line of my family, a nice little village. Since starting this topic I have managed to work out my Walker's a little and the person born in "Saford" was baptised in Seighford but of Coton. Haven't been on here for a while as broke my leg in a horse related incident, not even a proper fall just dismounting, was in hospital for 9 days, had an op and am now sitting in a wheelchair in front of the computer with plaster going halfway up my thigh. Feel free to send out any ahs!

Anna

[handm]

Hello,

There is a small place called Coton Clanford just south of Seighford, which could be the Coton to which you refer. I looked at it on www.maps.google.co.uk  and put Coton Clanford, Staffordshire in the search box.

Handm

[kena]

Hi Handm, Thanks very much for that.

Anna

[Toj]

There is a Coton within yards of where I live (Gnosall or gnosall Heath to be exact)
Howeve there is a tiny hamlet called Coton Clanford which is on the opposite side of the airfield from Seighford. Of course there was no airfield then.

Best of luck