That could be possible. I live in Australia and have no idea. He was supposed to have had a later studio at Dartmouth Chambers, Theobolds Road, W.C. Do you have any idea where that is? On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:22 AM, Penny Courtney < penelope.courtney@mypostoffice.co.uk> wrote: > When you say Tavistock Rd, Bedford, I wonder if it should be Tavistock Rd, > Bedford Square, London. This was/is part of the estates owned by the Dukes > of Bedford & the roads & squares are named after their family names & > titles. Lord Tavistock is the heir to the Duke. > > That would fit in to the information about him living in London. > > Penny Courtney > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Sharon Mathieson" <sharon.mathieson@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:17 PM > To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [BDF] James West > > > exactly what I am trying to find out. He was supposedly born in 1818 and > > his > > father's name was Richard. He married a Margaret Pickford in 1842 in > > Middlesex. I would like to know more about Richard and further back, but > > don't seem to be having any luck. Apparently he was an ironmonger > > > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Sharon?? > >> > >> Trying to join the dots is notoriously fraught with complications and > >> disappointments > >> > >> Can you not make your way back from yourself to this James WEST ? > >> > >> The only James WEST I can see who died around 1890 in Bedfordshire is > one > >> born 1823 approx and he appears to be an Ag Lab > >> > >> Checking the census there are a few James WESTs in Bedfordshire over the > >> years but found to be anything like an artist > >> > >> No connection found between a James WEST and a Tavistock Road or Street > >> at > >> any time > >> > >> If you can prove the line and find out where he was born married and > died > >> you may have better luck > >> > >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >> > >> > >> > >> > According to family tradition, my great great grandfather was James > >> > West, > >> > a > >> > commercial artist who at one time had a studio in Tavistock Rd in > >> Bedford. > >> > I > >> > think he died about 1890. Does anyone know how I can find out more > >> > about > >> > him? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> The List Guidelines > >> > >> http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> The Bedfordshire Surnames List > >> > >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > <http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ______________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > > > > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >