Hi, I am the Grandson of Len Hodgkinson of Rugeley Staffordshire. 35 years ago our family was approached by the News of the World! Apparently we are direct descendants of the Maher family. As you are aware the Maher, Mayer or maybe Dela Mare family then the Wedgewood link would be confirmed. my parents are both alive and maybe able to add to your search. I recall my great aunt being the housekeeper of the Bishop of Lichfield or looked after before her death by the Cathedral. Oddly enough, Erasamus Darwins house stands on the cathedral grounds! I visited the so called Snyed family house at Keele university, originally built by Knights Templars, this house was supposed to be my families inheritance!
There is no mention of the Sneyd family in the potteries history, other than a mysterious woman that appeared on a piece of wedge wood. for such a noble family to be not involved in the revolution of Stokes pottery business seems strange. I then visited Keele church, the Sneyd family coat of arms is very prominent on many of the graves, oddly one lone grave has the same carving. One of the Hodgekinson family! please message me if you want to proceed further. my guess is that the Sneyd family infact were the rich Delamares, a rich Romany family, how why and when this all got hidden was probably down to the Templars and the silk lines from Spain, Maybe! But certainly we are somehow related to these great people, my sincere regards Ned.
