I have traced back my Thurgood family from Chesterfield, Derbyshire to Carlton, Cambridgeshire and Little Thurlow. My earliest known event is my 4xgrandfather Thomas baptism in Little Thurlow as the illegitimate son of Mary Thorogood in 1797. Her brother was Thomas Thorogood who seems to have had a prolific line stretching to Australia. As far as I know, noone has found anything prior to their father Thomas's generation.

Years ago, I started a DNA project on Familytree DNA with my father's DNA hoping to find out more info about his "blood" grandfather, but nothing has come of that probably due to the fact that noone else has submitted theirs! If anyone is interested, please contact me. It's cheaper than ever and easy to do. If you have reservations - let's talk!

If there is anyone out there interested in the Thurgood/Thorogood's in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and/or Derbyshire please contact me.

Happy hunting!

Lesley in Ottawa, Ontario Canada