As an aid to try and discover where THOMAS CUFLEY had his plantation in St Phillip parish a list of 17th and 18th century English immigrants and their families is being compiled. 

This project is to create a database of those People who gave their profession as Ratcatcher or Rat destroyer. Mainly around London, Middlesex and Essex areas in the 19th century.  Bibliography. 1. 'The Book of Trades or Library of Useful Arts Volumes I, II & III, 1811-18' Published by the Wiltshire Family History Society.2. 'Occupations a...

Calico print works around the London area were at Temple Mill (West Ham), Essex, Wimbledon, Surrey and Crayford, Kent areas. The workers frequently travelled from one of these centres to another to find work. A database is being compiled for mainly the period covering the late 18th century and early 19th century. 

​In May 2011 Peter Cuffley and David Cufley decided to start their DNA project , partly as the way to answer the question that all CUF(F)LEYs ask "are we related". Over 40 years research has not provided a conclusive answer to this question.  DNA testing does not replace the research of records and documents, it is merely a tool that might sug...