My father was Walter Ecob, with brother William, both sons of James. My brother is Donald Ecob, living in South Africa. His son, Rob, lives in Canada now. Only other Ecob I know of was Bernard Ecob, who was Chief Constable of Leicester in the 1950s. Most Leicestershire Ecobs seem to be based on Melton Mowbray and its environs. Do not know of a Sydney or Dorothy Ecob. My brother, Don, has a lot of info on the Leicestershire Ecobs - his e-mail address is
ecob@sai.co.za