I AM researching The Great Berkeley Poaching Affray of 1816 and in so doing I would like to make contact with any present-day descendants of the participant families - on both sides of the fence.

So far I have had some success both here in the UK and overseas. Among the surnames with which I am interested resided in the Berkeley and Thornbury areas during the first quarter of the 19th century and include:

Till, Penny, Greenaway, Grove/s, Allen, Roach, Morgan, Long, Reeves, Jenkins, Collins, Hancock, Ingram, Hayward, Barton, Riddiford and Clark/e. Some of these families are known still to reside in or near the area today.

I can be contacted at Springfield, Rockhampton, Berkeley GL13 9DT (all replies will be acknowledged) or on 01454-260498.

Edwin Ford Rockhampton