Superb response Kerryman and thanks for the input which is fascinating. I have contacted the College of Arms who have quoted £60 for further research so I may give that some more consideration.
As regards the wedding reference, I did indeed note that reference in Google a couple of weeks back, but that is the only thing I have been able to dig up to date. Sussex is not a million miles away from Datchet (near Windsor) so it is not unreasonable to hope that perhaps these are the same gentleman.
Either way, I am now looking forward to owning, cherishing and using the gun in the seasons to come, with a couple of days already scheduled on Small Bore's driven shoot this winter
