An alternative to the four in hand method of tying a tie is the half Windsor knot. This knot is larger, resembles a triangle, and is considered to be more distinguished than the four in hand version (but not as distinguished as the full Windsor).
Albro Genealogy. According to the Albro Journal.com, the first Albro to arrive in this country was Major John Albro, born 19 Dec. 1617 in Warwickshire, England. He sailed on the good ship Francis, from Ipswich for New England in 1634, under the care of William Freeborn. He was about 14 years of age.
Based on my research, I've found that most individuals with the surname Stokes either have white ancestry from various areas of the United Kingdom or black ancestry derived from the slave trade in the British colonies and the United States.toke is one of the most common place names in the United Kingdomâin fact, that's what it meansâplace! Wikipedia lists over 30 individual locations that use the name Stoke-something. Anyone from these places could have taken (or been assigned!) the surname Stokes, de Stoke, de Stokes, De Stokke, etc.