People
The Barretts
In The Surnames of Cornwall, Dr Bernard Deacon notes that the Barrett name was well established in southeast Cornwall by the late 1400s. His research also confirms that it was the most common surname in the 18th century across both Landulph and Botus Fleming parishes.
Stepping back further in time, I know from my own research, that the Manor of Ashton near St Dominick was once known as Ashton Barrett, named after the Barrett family who owned it, which can trace its origins back to John Barat, who was recorded as tenant in 1244.
Duncan Neale
You can forget being a footballer!!! My dad's very first words to me when I told him Terry Venables, John Lyall, Bobby Moore, and Jimmy Greaves had all joined pro football clubs.
These were boys I regularly played with over Wanstead Park. No one had a telly so that was our main pastime. I was 15 and studying at SW Essex Technical College, doing German, French, Commerce and Accountancy. I played for London Schoolboys and we went on to win The English Shield.
