Hi David and everyone,
Some names do seem to have been particularly popular. Like you, I have
several Williams, but John, Samuel, Thomas and Isaac are also well
represented.
What really caught my eye in your list was the much less common name Jonas.
Until now I have only come across this in my branch, the descendants of
Jonas Challenger and Elizabeth Rogers. This Jonas was bapt. on 30th April
1815 at Clutton, the son of Benjamin Challenger and Mary Ann Tucker.
Benjamin's parents were Edmund Challenger and Betty ( ? ) but I have no
information about any other children they may have had.
Do you know who were the parents of your George C Challenger? I suspect
that your Jonas and mine will not be very far apart on the tree.
Lawford