Hi Kitty, I wonder if a John Periam who marr. Mary Meaker at Moorlinch 1794 was originally from the Butleigh Periam family and wonder if you had a lost John as I cannot find his birthplace but know of Periam family from the Butleigh web-site which is excellent. Butleigh is not very far from Stawell village where John and Mary lived.Their children have all the usual Periam names which doesn't mean a thing. Regards, syljun