Date: Monday, 25 January 1999 8:44 Dear Sir/Madam: Regarding your query: Thomas Drake of Halifax, Yorks. I am a descendant of Thomas Drake (b. 9 Oct 1803, Sowerby), who married Anna Waddington of Southowram in 1829. I wonder if you are interested in adding my research to your database. I have traced my line back as far as Joseph Drake (1745-1833), a merchant clothier of Sowerby. A son of his, William, leased part of the Ashday Hall estate in Southowram in the 1820s from a Thomas Drake. I suspect that that Thomas was related to William in some way, but have not been able to establish the connection. Sincerely, Philip Drake Ramsay