The 18th century liked freaks and in 1723 a young boy was found wandering in the woods in Hanover. It was believed he had grown up with no human contact and was therefore considered noteworthy. He spent the later days of his life on Broadway farm, near
Bourne End, then part of
Northchurch Parish, and
Berkhamsted town.
I have posted
an account of his life at Berkhamsted, originally written in 1782 or 1783, and published in
Biographica Curiosa or Memoirs of Remarkable Characters of the reign of George the Third (1822).
The copy of the book I have illustrates another area where you can look for family history information. It came to me in a box of miscellaneous family items some 40 years ago - and has on the fly sheet the signature of a previous owner - my great great grandfather,
John Gibbs.
