Lutton, Sutton, Longsutton and Other Variations (contributed by Gregor Mason)
The town of Lutton is north of Longsutton and the St Nicholas Church is in Lutton. Robert Mason and the Delahoy children used to walk across the sand dunes from Lutton to the beach, about 1 mile. If you look at a map today the distance is significantly further than 1 mile but this is because the land has been reclaimed. There has also been a change in the parish boundaries over the years. Thus Sutton St Nicholas is now known as Lutton St Nicholas. Robert was a merchant seaman (I guess in his late teens), this is where he learnt sail making which led to his tent making business in Ararat many years later.

Robert Mason eventually married Susannah Delahoy (daughter of John Delahoy and Rebecca Wanty) and a few months later the couple emigrated to Australia and settled in Moyston Victoria.

William The Conquerer
There is a hint of a Delahoy arriving in England with William the Conquerer in 1066. According to a book written by the late Bruce Robinson detailing the history of Lincolnshire, the great 16th century 'antiquarian' John Stowe wrote an account of the Norman invasion alternatively entitled "The Chronicles of Normandy", "The Norman Chronicles", "Chroniques de Normandie" in which he lists a number of families that arrived in England from Normandy following the successful invasion by William of Normandy. Among those listed is the name Delahoy. We are yet to track down the Stowe account.

Other Links
Here's various links that have been useful/interesting in my travels with quite a few that help to understand the alleged Huguenot connection. If you thought genocide was a modern invention, you need to read about these guys. There's currently some controversy over whether there is, in fact, any connection with the Huguenots at all as there's no firm evidence to suggest that. There's also some interesting accounts of the Irish orphanages and the great famine.