I read in the end pages of ‘The Last Kingdom’ that your ancestors lived in Bamburgh Castle and by coincidence wife’s family also lived there in the distant past. May I ask what era that your family were there? We have employed genealogists of varying skill to try and unravel the details but without a great deal of success, except that one character managed to escape from Newgate prison having been guilty of supporting the Jacobite cause in Northumberland. My wife looks distinctly Scandinavian and her dna suggests that her ancestors were Danish so I do hope that her ancestors were not responsible for your ancestor’s loss! I look forward to receiving any details which you may have.

Many thanks and Kind Regards

Robert Hall