Hi Listers, An article in The Post has caught my eye: Maritime painting set to fetch thousands http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Maritime-painting-set-fetch-thousands/story-16825722-detail/story.html The oil painting of Bristol is by Nicholas Pocock. More information about Nicholas Pocock: Mariner Artist is here: http://mshed.org/explore-contribute/themes/creating/visual-arts/nicholas-pocock-mariner-artist/ Josephine --

Hi again, After bookmarking the two sites for future reference, I did a google for the ship mentioned - ie The Lloyd of Bristol. Here's the URL that popped up: http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/browse/slavery/page-of-log-book-of-ship-lloyd71/ Looks like I nailed it on the head -- Pocock was a SLAVER!!!!! Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Frey <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] Maritime painting set to fetch thousands -- article in The Post To: [email protected] Hi Josephine, That's a really fabulous painting. The information on Pocock was enlightening as well. The article says: "By 1766, he was in command of Richard Champion's ship, Lloyd, and he made six voyages in her to South Carolina." In all probability, he was doing the 'triangle route' which took goods to Africa, picked up slaves, delivered them to South Carolina, and brought back tobacco to Bristol. It might be worth looking for his log books in connection with my searches for the ancestors of American who knew they descended from slaves. Thanks for posting this information. Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA

Hi Josephine, That's a really fabulous painting. The information on Pocock was enlightening as well. The article says: "By 1766, he was in command of Richard Champion's ship, Lloyd, and he made six voyages in her to South Carolina." In all probability, he was doing the 'triangle route' which took goods to Africa, picked up slaves, delivered them to South Carolina, and brought back tobacco to Bristol. It might be worth looking for his log books in connection with my searches for the ancestors of American who knew they descended from slaves. Thanks for posting this information. Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Josephine Jeremiah <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Listers, > > An article in The Post has caught my eye: > > Maritime painting set to fetch thousands > > http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Maritime-painting-set-fetch-thousands/story-16825722-detail/story.html > > The oil painting of Bristol is by Nicholas Pocock. > > More information about Nicholas Pocock: Mariner Artist is here: > > http://mshed.org/explore-contribute/themes/creating/visual-arts/nicholas-pocock-mariner-artist/ > > Josephine > > -- > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Listers, For those who don't already know about it, there's a new series on BBC Two entitled Wartime Farm: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mmt8t The first episode is being broadcast tonight at 8 p.m. Josephine --

For those in the UK, Restoration Home (...) tonight (BBC2, 8:00pm) is following up the conversion of St Thomas a Becket church, Pensford, into a private house. Enjoy! Ian

Thanks Josephine, Found another Maddy with the inquest reports. Best wishes Sue in Suffolk

Hi Debbie, I have a Mary Ann WATERS in my tree - she married my great-great-uncle Jesse MORGAN at Bristol St George in November 1852. Mary Ann was born in Bitton in about 1832 (christened in Hanham Abbots in September 1832). Her parents were George & Ann WATERS. George was a carpenter, born in Bitton about 1808, and was probably the son of Samuel & Ann WATERS as George and his family were with Samuel & Ann in the 1841 census. Samuel WATERS would have been born about 1775 and was a blacksmith. I also have an Ann WATERS born in Warmley about 1825. She married a distant cousin of mine, James QUARMAN, in May 1848 at St John Bedminster. Ann's parents were Benjamin & Sarah WATERS. Benjamin was born about 1799 and was a yeoman farmer at Grimsbury Farm, Warmley. (This might be the Benjamin WATERS whose baptism was mentioned in an earlier post by Josephine.) I haven't looked any further back into these WATERS families as I'm not really related to them, but I wonder if they would be connected to your WATERS family? Best regards, Jan > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:04:07 +0100 > Subject: [B&S] Waters > > Hi Josephine > > Thanks for the details. Yes i do have them and the fact that it would appear brother and sister married at the same church has made us realise that this Joseph is unlikely to be ours along with other info from another researcher. > Our Joseph Waters married Elizabeth Moody on 4/8/1811 at St John Bedminster so it is not likely he married twice as the double marriage is later (unless he maintained two families!). He and Elizabeth and 10 children between 1812 and 1829. In fact he died in July 1829 before the youngest was born. He committed suicide and i have a couple of newspaper articles, his burial and an admon in favour of wife Elizabeth. No mention is made of his parentage. He is noted as an accountant or a clerk and his sons went into Hatting whereas the other Josephs family seemed to have their roots in coalmining/landownership. > I note there is another Waters family in Dymock Gloucestershire but have made no connections to them. > > Any ideas welcomed. > > Thanks > > Debbie Waters > > ------------------------------- > 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

The FreeCEN project database was updated today. This update includes the final piece of the 1861 Somerset census - the census for Somerset 1861 is now 100% complete and available to search for free on the FreeCEN database. The pieces for Somerset 1861 have also been forwarded to the Somerset OPC project and will be included in their database in due course. Pieces recently uploaded to FreeCEN that may be of interest to the list are: 1841 Somerset HO107/955 Pitney Parishes of Langport Eastover, Muchelney, Pitney 1841 Somerset HO107/961 Wellow Parishes of Camerton, Comb Hay, Corston, Dunkerton, Englishcombe, Farleigh Hungerford, Forscote, Charterhouse Hinton, Newton St Loe, Norton St Phillip, Tellisford, Twerton, Wellow 1861 Somerset RG9/1608 Wiveliscombe Parishes of Fitzhead, Wiveliscombe, Chipstable, Raddington 1861 Somerset RG9/1690 Walcot Parishes of Bath 1861 Somerset RG9/1691 Walcot Parishes of Bath 1871 Somerset RG10/2350 Dunster Parishes of Withycombe, Dunster, Carhampton, Alcombe, Rodhuish 1871 Somerset RG10/2351 Dunster Parishes of Wootton Courtney, Timberscombe, Cutcombe, Luxborough, Pooltown 1871 Somerset RG10/2352 Williton Parishes of St Decuman's 1871 Somerset RG10/2353 Williton Parishes of Decuman's, Williton, Sampford Brett, Nettlecombe, Torr, Beggamhuish, Treborough, Withiel Florey, Old Cleeve, Billbrook, Brendon Hill, Washford, Roadwater 1871 Somerset RG10/2354 Stogursey Parishes of Holford, Kilton, Kilve, Lilstock, East Quantoxhead, Dodington, Stogursey, Burton, Knighton, Shurton, Stringston 1871 Somerset RG10/2356 Stogumber Parishes of Stogumber, Vellow, Monksilver, Crowcombe, Brompton Ralph, Clatworthy, West Quantoxhead, St Andries 1871 Somerset RG10/2357 Dulverton Parishes of Morebath (Devon), Brushford, Dulverton, Brompton Regis, Bury 1871 Somerset RG10/2358 Dulverton Parishes of Skilgate, Huish Champflower, Upton, Exton, Winsford, Exford, Withypoole, Hawkridge, Dulverton 1871 Somerset RG10/2395 Langport Parishes of Long Sutton, Upton, Knole, Pitney, High Ham, Bere, Henley, Stout, Pyke's Hill 1871 Somerset RG10/2396 Langport Parishes of High Ham, Pyke's Hill, Bere, Aller, Langport Eastover 1871 Somerset RG10/2458 Banwell Parishes of Banwell, Hutton, Kewstoke, Milton, Norton Beachamp, Locking, Uphill 1841 Gloucestershire HO107/351 Bradley Parishes of Aston Blank, Cold Aston, Bibury, Winson, Coln Rogers, Compton Abdale, Dowdeswell, Andoversford, Farmington, Hampnett, Hazleton, Yanworth, Northleach, Eastington, Notgrove, Salperton, Sevenhampton, Oliffe Shipton, Sollars Shipton, Stowel 1891 Gloucestershire RG12/2030 Tetbury Parishes of Ashley WIL, Beverstone, Charlton, Cherrington, Doughton, Long Newton WIL, Shipton Moyne, Tetbury, Weston Birt I would like to thank all those members of the list who have supported the Somerset FreeCEN project. We are currently working on Somerset 1841, 1871 and 1891 which are progressing well and have started Somerset 1851. Details of our progress can be seen on our web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~somtcen/ . Regards Geoff Jarvis FreeCEN Coordinator Somerset (1841 - 1871) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~somtcen/ Somerset OPC Project census coordinator. http://wsom-opc.org.uk/

Hi Listers, Some of you may have already seen the post on Gloucestershire inquest reports on the Gloucestershire List today, which gives the following link: http://www.genebug.net/glsinquests.htm There are lots of references to Bristol and the surrounding area and, after only just a quick glance, I think this will be very interesting to list members of both lists. Josephine

Hi Listers, In Somerset the Heritage Open Days 2012 are from 6th. to 9th. September. Details of events are on the follow web page: http://www.somersetroutes.co.uk/page/heritage-open-days-2012/34/ Josephine

When I was researching some convicts (Australian emigrants), I came across Trove - http://trove.nla.gov.au/ and a search for Frome produced a number of references to Frome Cheese Show. Some Australian Cheeses were sent as entries. The Prize money was pretty good. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 9:38 AM Subject: [B&S] Annual Frome Cheese Show (was Bristol Doors Open Day 2012 -- Saturday 8th. September) > On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:18:45 +0100, Jim Parsons <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Unfortunately, the same day as the Annual Frome Cheese Show. > > Hi Jim and Listers, > > Of course I had to take a look at this and found information about the > event here: > > http://www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk/ > > I wonder what local cheeses our Somerset ancestors would have eaten > besides Cheddar Cheese. > > Besides the cheese, what would interest me at the show is the Country > Pursuit Area where you can learn about rural crafts such as stickmaking > and willow baskets. > > I note, too, that there will be an expert coracle maker there. Both my > husband and I would be interested in that as, years ago, Ian made his own > coracle and I wrote an article on coracles. > > There are different varieties of coracle. Ian's coracle is a Severn > coracle. > > Josephine > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Listers, In the list of venues for Bristol Doors Open Day 2012 http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/venues.htm I noticed Old Dock Cottages No.1 and No.4, Cumberland Basin. I had a feeling that No.4 was once the home of my relatives and sure enough, when I checked my family history notes, it was. In 1871, Thomas GOODLAND and his family lived at 4 Dock Cottages, Clifton. Thomas was a dockman, aged 25, and born in Clifton. Mary Ann, his wife, was a 23-year-old dressmaker born in Bristol St. Philips within. Children in the household were Anne, 3, Ruth, 2, and Charles John, aged, 3 months. Josephine

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:18:45 +0100, Jim Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, the same day as the Annual Frome Cheese Show. Hi Jim and Listers, Of course I had to take a look at this and found information about the event here: http://www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk/ I wonder what local cheeses our Somerset ancestors would have eaten besides Cheddar Cheese. Besides the cheese, what would interest me at the show is the Country Pursuit Area where you can learn about rural crafts such as stickmaking and willow baskets. I note, too, that there will be an expert coracle maker there. Both my husband and I would be interested in that as, years ago, Ian made his own coracle and I wrote an article on coracles. There are different varieties of coracle. Ian's coracle is a Severn coracle. Josephine

Unfortunately, the same day as the Annual Frome Cheese Show. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 8:54 AM Subject: [B&S] Bristol Doors Open Day 2012 -- Saturday 8th. September > Hi Listers, > > Bristol Doors Open Day 2012 is on Saturday 8th. September. > > http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/index.htm > > A list of venues is here: > > http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/venues.htm > > Josephine > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Listers, Kings Weston Roman Villa, one of the venues in the list for Bristol Doors Open Day 2012, caught my eye so I looked for more information about it and found the following web pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Weston_Roman_Villa http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/kings-weston-roman-villa I've been to lots of Roman sites, over the years, but this is one which I haven't visited. Josephine

Hi Listers, Bristol Doors Open Day 2012 is on Saturday 8th. September. http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/index.htm A list of venues is here: http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/venues.htm Josephine

I am sorry to hear of Max Bygreaves passing away, Jim. I am 68 so knew of him at least and remember his smiling face and his performances on telly. Never got to any live performances. Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Parsons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 5:10 AM Subject: [B&S] Reminiscing was Re: [Expresses back to age of steam andtravelling from Bristol to Weymouth) >I must be getting old. > > I was thinking "Those were the days" > > Incidentally, Max Bygraves who died today lived along the coast at > Sandbanks > > Jim > > > ------------------------------- > 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

> Not splitting hairs, old son, but my wife and I have had a second home in > Poole since 1964. Lucky you, Old Boy Still Hair splitting - as one who spent his annual holidays in the area, there was no such thing as "Canford Cliffs". 'Twer all Sandbanks til the posh moved in with their money. Studland to Sandbanks on the chain ferry..... End of....... from me. Jim

From: "Jim Parsons" <[email protected]> > Roy > > Perhaps I should have said "Had lived......" > > >From Sky News > > He died peacefully in his sleep at his daughter Christine Green's > home in Queensland, Australia, on Friday night, where he had been living > since emigrating from Sandbanks, Dorset. > > Canford Cliffs is just 6 minutes from Sandbanks if you must split > hairs. > > Jim > Not splitting hairs, old son, but my wife and I have had a second home in Poole since 1964. We knew where Max Bygraves lived and it was not at Sandbanks, which since then has become known as a millionaires' paradise. He lived at Canford Cliffs, which was not at Sandbanks but rather up above Sandbanks, which is a peninsular. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Roy Perhaps I should have said "Had lived......" >From Sky News He died peacefully in his sleep at his daughter Christine Green's home in Queensland, Australia, on Friday night, where he had been living since emigrating from Sandbanks, Dorset. Canford Cliffs is just 6 minutes from Sandbanks if you must split hairs. Jim