On 31 Oct 2010 at 0:17, Pat Hase wrote: > A William PEARCE married Elizabeth WHITE at Wraxall Somerset 25th Oct > 1784 > > Does anyone have any children born to this couple? > The IGI at FamilySearch produces three children baptised to William Pearce and Elizabeth at Wraxall..... Sarah 4 Sep 1803 Charles 26 Jan 1806 Celia 19 Apr 1807 However, I must point out that these are all LDS private submissions with no source data given and, therefore, they are unreliable. It also seems a long time after the marriage for the couple to have three children - unless, of course, they had others elsewhere and then moved back to their home parish. Indeed, entering William Pearce and Elizabeth as the parents, choosing Somerset as the county and using 1800 +/- 20 years (do not enter anything at all in the first name and last name fields) produces a total of 16 entries (a couple are clearly duplicates). There are, of course, two Wraxalls in Somerset but I take it the one to which you refer is the parish near Bristol? The other Wraxall appears to be/have been in the parish of Ditcheat. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

A William PEARCE married Elizabeth WHITE at Wraxall Somerset 25th Oct 1784 Does anyone have any children born to this couple? Pat

No cause of death given for the WALDRON entries although it is given for some others. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Richard WALDRON b c 1750, twice married? > Pat Hase wrote: >> The B&AFHS CD of pre-1813 burials does have the burial of an Ann WALDRON >> 19th Nov 1782 at St Mary Redcliffe. - no age of course at that time >> There is also the burial of a Richard Lucas WALDRON - 20th March 1782 >> also >> at St Mary Redcliffe and sadly on the 24th March 1782 a Mary Ann WALDRON >> was buried at the same church. > > Many thanks for the quick reply :)) > > It certainly looks as though Richard lost his entire family in the > space of 8 months!! He didn't waste any time remarrying!! Is there > any indication of a cause of death for any of them? > > He went on to have 6 children with Myra. One of whom, Hannah, married > John SAGE. > > I'll have to add that CD to my Christmas Wish List :)) > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Pat Hase wrote: > The B&AFHS CD of pre-1813 burials does have the burial of an Ann WALDRON > 19th Nov 1782 at St Mary Redcliffe. - no age of course at that time > There is also the burial of a Richard Lucas WALDRON - 20th March 1782 also > at St Mary Redcliffe and sadly on the 24th March 1872 a Mary Ann WALDRON > was buried at the same church. Many thanks for the quick reply :)) It certainly looks as though Richard lost his entire family in the space of 8 months!! He didn't waste any time remarrying!! Is there any indication of a cause of death for any of them? He went on to have 6 children with Myra. One of whom, Hannah, married John SAGE. I'll have to add that CD to my Christmas Wish List :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

The B&AFHS CD of pre-1813 burials does have the burial of an Ann WALDRON 19th Nov 1782 at St Mary Redcliffe. - no age of course at that time There is also the burial of a Richard Lucas WALDRON - 20th March 1782 also at St Mary Redcliffe and sadly on the 24th March 1872 a Mary Ann WALDRON was buried at the same church. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <[email protected]> To: "B+D List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: [B&D] Richard WALDRON b c 1750, twice married? > Richard WALDRON and Myra WHEELER married in Westbury on Trym on 3 > April 1783 but I think Richard may have been married before to Ann > LEWIS (m 30 Mar 1777, Clifton). > > Richard and Ann had two children (Mary Ann bapt 28 June 1778, St > Augustine and Richard Lewcust WALDREN bapt 24 June 1781, Clifton St > Andrew). They either moved away from Bristol or Ann died. I suspect > the latter but don't have currently have access to any pre-1813 burials. > > Is there anyone else interested in the WALDRON, WHEELER and/or LEWIS > families who could help out with baptismal dates and also with whether > the Richard who married Myra and the Richard who married Ann were one > and the same person please? > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Richard WALDRON and Myra WHEELER married in Westbury on Trym on 3 April 1783 but I think Richard may have been married before to Ann LEWIS (m 30 Mar 1777, Clifton). Richard and Ann had two children (Mary Ann bapt 28 June 1778, St Augustine and Richard Lewcust WALDREN bapt 24 June 1781, Clifton St Andrew). They either moved away from Bristol or Ann died. I suspect the latter but don't have currently have access to any pre-1813 burials. Is there anyone else interested in the WALDRON, WHEELER and/or LEWIS families who could help out with baptismal dates and also with whether the Richard who married Myra and the Richard who married Ann were one and the same person please? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

A good site -- http://maps.familysearch.org/ Edna - Ottawa

Hi Pat Just an 'off chance' that I sent you the info. As you and I know, sometimes these people throw in a few surprises! My more serious genie interests lie with the William OSBORNE family from Bristol, UK and Sarah STRONG family from Combe Florey, Somerset. Sorry couldn't give you some good news :-)) Regards Sandra Auckland New Zealand -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pat Hase" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:26 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [B&D] Elizabeth STOKES born 1848 Portbury - lived Wraxall. > Hi Sandra, > > Thanks for replying but I can't see any links at the moment. > > On the 1841 census your family - with Elizabeth STOKES as a 4 year old > daughter are at Branston in Leicestershire and her parents are said to > have > been born in county i.e. Leicestershire. > I see that the whole family were on board the Randolph when it arrived in > Lyttelton. > > I also see on Familysearch - the beta site - that a William STOKES married > a > Sarah WARD 13 April 1835 at Croxton Keyrial, Leicestershire. There is a > place called Croxton Kerrial which is not very far from Branston in > Leicestershire so this does look like a possible marriage for the parents > of > your Elizabeth. >>From the same site I see that a William STOKES was christened in Branston >>24 > Aug 1817 s/o Thomas & Sarah > > Leicestershire is out of our area and STOKES is a relatively common name. > My > family appears to have been in Somerset for quite some time so I think it > is > fair to say that I would be surprised if there was a connection between > out > families. > > Hope you find time to unpack your boxes soon! > Best wishes > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Somers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:39 PM > Subject: Re: [B&D] Elizabeth STOKES born 1848 Portbury - lived Wraxall. > > >> Hi Pat >> >> I have just shifted house and have no genealogy time, much of my info is >> still in boxes....however, >> >> I have an Elizabeth STOKES ( 3 x gr.grandmother) As I haven't validated >> England information that was given to me on this one, you may wish to >> look >> further for any connection back in UK. >> >> Elizabeth STOKES >> b. Branston, Leicestershire, England 29 Oct 1836 >> Arrived at Lyttelton, New Zealand on 'Randolph' (historically for NZ, >> one >> of the 1st Four Ships') 16 December 1850. >> Embarkation: London >> >> Her parents were William STOKES b. abt 1818 place unknown to me and >> Sarah STOKES b. abt. 1815 place unknown to me. >> >> I have a huge amount of family history including photographs on this >> family >> in NZ. There was a family reunion in 1950, celebrating 100 years in New >> Zealand and a lot of 'catching up of information' was completed. LARGE >> FAMILIES. If there happens to be a connection, happy to hear from you >> again. >> >> Regards >> Sandra >> Auckland New Zealand > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Pat I have just shifted house and have no genealogy time, much of my info is still in boxes....however, I have an Elizabeth STOKES ( 3 x gr.grandmother) As I haven't validated England information that was given to me on this one, you may wish to look further for any connection back in UK. Elizabeth STOKES b. Branston, Leicestershire, England 29 Oct 1836 Arrived at Lyttelton, New Zealand on 'Randolph' (historically for NZ, one of the 1st Four Ships') 16 December 1850. Embarkation: London Her parents were William STOKES b. abt 1818 place unknown to me and Sarah STOKES b. abt. 1815 place unknown to me. I have a huge amount of family history including photographs on this family in NZ. There was a family reunion in 1950, celebrating 100 years in New Zealand and a lot of 'catching up of information' was completed. LARGE FAMILIES. If there happens to be a connection, happy to hear from you again. Regards Sandra Auckland New Zealand -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pat Hase" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:09 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [B&D] Elizabeth STOKES born 1848 Portbury - lived Wraxall. > I've lost a relation! > > Elizabeth STOKES was born in Portbury on 3rd Feb 1848 - she had a twin > sister, Ann, who died shortly after their birth but they were both > christened as soon as they were born. Their parents were Charles & > Lavinia > STOKES. > The family is on the 1851 census of Portbury but by August 1852 they had > moved to Wraxall where my great grandmother, another Ann, was born. > I know a great deal about my great grandmother but not so much about > Elizabeth and I am trying to fill in the gaps. In 1871 Elizabeth was a > general domestic servant in West Hill Portishead and I know she witnessed > Ann's marriage to William PINNOCK in Reading in 1878 where both Ann & > Elizabeth were by then in service. > On the 1881 census she is a cook at 17 Russell St., Reading - giving her > birth place as Bristol. > But after that I find it difficult to find her. > By 1891 Ann was widowed and had moved back to Bristol settling in > Bedminster > with her children. > Jumping forward some years - my mother told me how at about the age of 10 > (in about 1920) she stayed with her great aunt Lizzie (the Elizabeth I am > searching for) at Wraxall so presumably she had moved back to be near > members of her family. I omitted to ask whether Lizzie had a husband or > when she died so and that is all I know! > > If anyone else has researched this STOKES family I would be delighted to > exchange information. Elizabeth had many siblings so perhaps someone else > has looked at the family of Charles & Lavinia STOKES. > > With thanks > > Pat > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Sandra, Thanks for replying but I can't see any links at the moment. On the 1841 census your family - with Elizabeth STOKES as a 4 year old daughter are at Branston in Leicestershire and her parents are said to have been born in county i.e. Leicestershire. I see that the whole family were on board the Randolph when it arrived in Lyttelton. I also see on Familysearch - the beta site - that a William STOKES married a Sarah WARD 13 April 1835 at Croxton Keyrial, Leicestershire. There is a place called Croxton Kerrial which is not very far from Branston in Leicestershire so this does look like a possible marriage for the parents of your Elizabeth. >From the same site I see that a William STOKES was christened in Branston 24 Aug 1817 s/o Thomas & Sarah Leicestershire is out of our area and STOKES is a relatively common name. My family appears to have been in Somerset for quite some time so I think it is fair to say that I would be surprised if there was a connection between out families. Hope you find time to unpack your boxes soon! Best wishes Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Somers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Elizabeth STOKES born 1848 Portbury - lived Wraxall. > Hi Pat > > I have just shifted house and have no genealogy time, much of my info is > still in boxes....however, > > I have an Elizabeth STOKES ( 3 x gr.grandmother) As I haven't validated > England information that was given to me on this one, you may wish to look > further for any connection back in UK. > > Elizabeth STOKES > b. Branston, Leicestershire, England 29 Oct 1836 > Arrived at Lyttelton, New Zealand on 'Randolph' (historically for NZ, > one > of the 1st Four Ships') 16 December 1850. > Embarkation: London > > Her parents were William STOKES b. abt 1818 place unknown to me and > Sarah STOKES b. abt. 1815 place unknown to me. > > I have a huge amount of family history including photographs on this > family > in NZ. There was a family reunion in 1950, celebrating 100 years in New > Zealand and a lot of 'catching up of information' was completed. LARGE > FAMILIES. If there happens to be a connection, happy to hear from you > again. > > Regards > Sandra > Auckland New Zealand

The baptisms for Christ Church, Bristol are included on Bristol Diocese Baptisms The Index & Transcripts 1754-1812 Vols11 to 14 available from the Bristol & Avon FHS but there is only one entry of a BALLARD and none of a BULLARD in Christ Church. The entry on the new Beta Familysearch certainly gives the christening as the 8th Feb 1772 but there is no christening listed against this date on the CD. However there is a slight discrepancy in that there is a christening listed under Christ Church for 1st Nov 1786 of a James Reed BALLARD s/o John & Ann BALLARD that does not appear in the alphabetical index. Perhaps someone is visiting the Bristol Record Office who could check the 1772 date for you. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Ballard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:12 PM Subject: [B&D] Xchristchurch Parish Records > Does anybody have access to parish records for Xchurch > > In my search for WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1750 & WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1771 > > I have come across John Bullard 1772 xchurch to William & Jane Bullard > (BULLARD) sic > > Was there any other entries for this family or similar name spellings > > Regards > Adrian Ballard >

Adrian Ballard wrote: > Does anybody have access to parish records for Xchurch > > In my search for WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1750 & WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1771 > > I have come across John Bullard 1772 xchurch to William & Jane Bullard > (BULLARD) sic > > Was there any other entries for this family or similar name spellings Christchurch where? I always think if Christchurch Hants, not Christ Church -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

Does anybody have access to parish records for Xchurch In my search for WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1750 & WILLIAM BALLARD circa 1771 I have come across John Bullard 1772 xchurch to William & Jane Bullard (BULLARD) sic Was there any other entries for this family or similar name spellings Regards Adrian Ballard

I've lost a relation! Elizabeth STOKES was born in Portbury on 3rd Feb 1848 - she had a twin sister, Ann, who died shortly after their birth but they were both christened as soon as they were born. Their parents were Charles & Lavinia STOKES. The family is on the 1851 census of Portbury but by August 1852 they had moved to Wraxall where my great grandmother, another Ann, was born. I know a great deal about my great grandmother but not so much about Elizabeth and I am trying to fill in the gaps. In 1871 Elizabeth was a general domestic servant in West Hill Portishead and I know she witnessed Ann's marriage to William PINNOCK in Reading in 1878 where both Ann & Elizabeth were by then in service. On the 1881 census she is a cook at 17 Russell St., Reading - giving her birth place as Bristol. But after that I find it difficult to find her. By 1891 Ann was widowed and had moved back to Bristol settling in Bedminster with her children. Jumping forward some years - my mother told me how at about the age of 10 (in about 1920) she stayed with her great aunt Lizzie (the Elizabeth I am searching for) at Wraxall so presumably she had moved back to be near members of her family. I omitted to ask whether Lizzie had a husband or when she died so and that is all I know! If anyone else has researched this STOKES family I would be delighted to exchange information. Elizabeth had many siblings so perhaps someone else has looked at the family of Charles & Lavinia STOKES. With thanks Pat

Hello Lynne We've been in touch before about the Plumptons - I am a friend of John Plumpton, a great grandson of John & Rachel. John was told by his grandfather (who was brought up by his grandparents Charles & Rhoda), that his mother Rachel called on him when he was older but he rejected her saying 'you abandoned me when I was a child'. The John you are looking for was shown as deceased on the marriage cert of John & Louisa Hewett in 1895. Best wishes Dave Napier On 26 October 2010 17:36, Lynne Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is there anyone with good Navel knowledge, that may be able to help me. In > 1873 a John Plumpton (Mariner) married my Great-grandmother sister Rachel > Rhoda Charles Bristol, in 1871 Rachel had a boy by him also John Plumpton > born in Scotland. What I would like to know is, is the John serving on the > Invincible as a Royal Marine, the John I am looking for, as he disappeared > after the marriage in 1873. Rg Lynne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Is there anyone with good Navel knowledge, that may be able to help me. In 1873 a John Plumpton (Mariner) married my Great-grandmother sister Rachel Rhoda Charles Bristol, in 1871 Rachel had a boy by him also John Plumpton born in Scotland. What I would like to know is, is the John serving on the Invincible as a Royal Marine, the John I am looking for, as he disappeared after the marriage in 1873. Rg Lynne

http://www.bristolinformation.co.uk/srch/srchit.asp?list=list&gdoc=ed&howmany=200 Edna - Ottawa

PS: Agnes Blake's report card was dated 23/12/23 and she had been in school for 10 years. "Agnes is an intelligent willing trustworthy girl and never later." Signed by Wm. E. Braund Barleyfields Mixed Council School. Edna - Ottawa

I was reminded of this site, www.geograph.org.uk/, which I think may have been mentioned here a few years ago. The aim is to photograph every grid square in Britain. It's also a good place to look for images of places of interest in connection with where your families lived. Images are being regularly added so if there's nothing today, there could be next month. If you have any, consider adding them. Details of how to do so are on the site. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

Hi Yvonne I have also been in touch with Diana and her reply is below. Many thanks for pointing this out. L&W is on my list of things to sort out. Since taking on the role of Coordinator I have been checking all the progress pages and our actual files to make sure everything is reflected properly L&W is a bit of a mess I'm afraid, so it is taking me a bit of time to get to the bottom of it, but it will be sorted out soon I promise! Regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Scrivener" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Lyncombe and Widecombe > I've forwarded the thread to the FreeREG SOM Coord to follow up. > > Yvonne >