I've just realised I have some documents (erm, not sure what they actually are - something about transferring the ownership of property with sitting tenants? And something about copyhold tenancy and something about surrendering a property?) dated 1806 and after. One of them is titled:
Manor of Thundridge: Mr Philip Grout and Sarah his wife to Mr James Smith (my 3xg-grandfather) Absolute Surrender 12th July 1806
So that's another Grout/Smith connection. *sigh* My brain is hurting!
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