William H ASTON/ASHTON - East Dean 1881 (General)
Well Slow Hands, Paul, M.P and Bob --- that little lot has sorted me out!! :))
Overall my researches have been going well - except in the case of William Butt. So, I decided to turn most of my attention to him hence my appearance on this list.
He was my father's half-brother but they never met, and I wanted to know about him.
When I posted my first message I couldn't have imagined how generous you would be with your time or how much information I would end up with.
Thanks again
Regards
Sam
Postcript: Bob (thanks for your interest) and Paul... Yes, I also concluded that the confusion about Lydley probably is down to spelling errors or the enumerator's mishearing.