Thanks for all your suggestions. I agree this is probably John Maugham (Jno). On realising that above his name was my G. Grandfather Serg: Stark, got it into my head it could possibly be Ins Maugham. Truthfully, cannot find any police connection with this family, so Jno it will be (Kath & Annie - no Leo's that I know of
).
Dee, I agree it is so exciting when you find something like this and when you least expect it! What a fabulous find for you too!
Ruskie, am still on cloud nine, or ten, or .........
The names were found on a bare wall (to be confirmed exactly where on the estate they were found), although I would not be surprised if it was found in it's present location, which is in a room above the estate stables (see pic of the Hall and the Stables). Although they lived in various locations throughout the estate, the Maugham family lived at the stables in 1881 (the accommodation being above the stables). What is interesting, they had recorded their weights against their names, as well as the date. The theory is, that this was probably a granary and as it would involve 'weighing', the families took the opportunity to have a 'weigh-in' and recorded it. I think
they must have wanted to be found, by later generations, otherwise why record it on a wall and with so many names from the same family. One date even has the time 'at 1 o'clock' against it ....
justmej
