Hi Riester
I have looked at the link you posted. Am I right in thinking that the Hall changed hands a lot around the time of the reformation and subsequent Tudor period ending with Elizabeth 1st. The tale I had was that my branch of the family was 'thrown out/disinherited' in favour of another branch of the family due to their refusal to denounce the catholic faith. Apparently the were merchants? of some kind (possibly shipping), and also lost their livlihood too. What I am trying to bear in mind is that the story becomes mixed up/ romanticised etc over the years. In this case centuries.
Also my branch of the Crooks were born in Samlesbury and Brindle. But looking at the census's there are a lot of them around the area, possibly related through common ancestry.
