I have found an entry -County of Somerset - Persons Committed or Bailed to appear for Trial Midsommer Session., in the Shire Hall at Taunton 17th June 1876. Listed is Isabella CARD - crime Larceny simple., sentenced to 3 months. My Isabella born 3 Feb. 1862 at Westbury is with her grandmother Ann STOCK in the 1871 census aged 9 (her mother had died and father Charles remarried) but the above are the last entries I can find for her. I ask is there anywhere I can confirm further from records that the Criminal entry is my Isabella and any further details. Patricia G.

Many thanks for that info. At least I know where not to look. This pair are so aggravating as their wedding papers were the first thing I retrieved from the trunk in the old family home - they actually got me started on genealogy. My other lines have progressed (regressed?) successfully over time. Oh well! What would I do with myself if I found them all? Maureen, Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 5:22 PM Subject: [B&S] WALKER and RIPPON brickwalls (was Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 and November2010) > On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:35:48 -0000, Maureen Carroll <maureen2@primus.ca> > wrote: > >> Nothing has helped since I was in touch last time - I am still looking >> for the 1810/11 birth/baptism/family of HANNAH WALKER also baptism of her >> husband JOHN RIPPON who says he was born in Honiton, Devon but there is >> no record of him down there. They were Baptists which makes me wonderif >> he was baptised in Bristol as an adult before they were married in St >> Pauls, Bristol April 13th, 1828. > > Hi Maureen, > > I've just checked the CD of Nonconformist Baptismal Registers in Bristol > Record Office 1754 to 1837, but there is no record of the baptisms of > Hannah WALKER or John RIPPON. > > Hopefully, one day, something will turn up to break down these two brick > walls. > > Josephine >

I have been a member of this group for quite a while because my g g grandparents married in Bristol, I have since found that the g g grandmother (Mary Ann Gould) was from the Gurney Slade area in Somerset and was likely working in Bristol at the time she met and married my g-g-grandfather. He was Thomas Giddings and on their marriage record he was listed as living at Queen's Square and that his father was the deceased Charles Giddings the father and son were listed as Sawyers, this was in 1875. I have not ever been able to find a birth record that matched the criteria for Thomas b march 1851, nor found him on a census that matched in any way, in Bristol or any where else, I feel he was not orriginally from Bristol. I have discovered concentrations of Giddings' in a couple of other villages but none that fit my Thomas. Thomas and Mary Ann immigrated to Canada right after they were married and i can follow them all the way to the present cousins here. I stay in this group because I like readuing all the interesting little goodies that people post. I like learning about Bristol back in those days. Jo SaundersJS http://joni.tribalpages.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:17:02 -0000 From: jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com Subject: [B&S] Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 and     November    2010 To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <201011192016.oAJKGrsN026416@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed;     delsp=yes I have been looking at the Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 and November 2010 and found that, out of the many list members who were posting on the B & S list 10 years ago, only seven of us, who were posting in November 2000, have posted on the list in November 2010. I'm wondering whether the list members of a decade ago, who are no longer active on the list, are still researching or whether they found everything they wanted to know about their families and moved on to other pastimes. Although I am no longer so absorbed in my family and local history research as I once was, I know that there are still many snippets of information to discover. I love the thrill of the chase, but I don't care so much for the writing up of my discoveries. This winter I must make an attempt to fill in some of the blanks. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------

On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:35:48 -0000, Maureen Carroll <maureen2@primus.ca> wrote: > Nothing has helped since I was in touch last time - I am still looking > for the 1810/11 birth/baptism/family of HANNAH WALKER also baptism of her > husband JOHN RIPPON who says he was born in Honiton, Devon but there is > no record of him down there. They were Baptists which makes me wonderif > he was baptised in Bristol as an adult before they were married in St > Pauls, Bristol April 13th, 1828. Hi Maureen, I've just checked the CD of Nonconformist Baptismal Registers in Bristol Record Office 1754 to 1837, but there is no record of the baptisms of Hannah WALKER or John RIPPON. Hopefully, one day, something will turn up to break down these two brick walls. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

I have been looking at the Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 and November 2010 and found that, out of the many list members who were posting on the B & S list 10 years ago, only seven of us, who were posting in November 2000, have posted on the list in November 2010. I'm wondering whether the list members of a decade ago, who are no longer active on the list, are still researching or whether they found everything they wanted to know about their families and moved on to other pastimes. Although I am no longer so absorbed in my family and local history research as I once was, I know that there are still many snippets of information to discover. I love the thrill of the chase, but I don't care so much for the writing up of my discoveries. This winter I must make an attempt to fill in some of the blanks. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi Josephine, I have not posted to the list for some time as I thought everyone would be sick of reading about my same 'Brick Walls". Nothing has helped since I was in touch last time - I am still looking for the 1810/11 birth/baptism/family of HANNAH WALKER also baptism of her husband JOHN RIPPON who says he was born in Honiton, Devon but there is no record of him down there. They were Baptists which makes me wonder if he was baptised in Bristol as an adult before they were married in St Pauls, Bristol April 13th, 1828. I have full information on them and their children after that date. Thanks also for the previous help of all the other experts. Maureen, Ontario From: <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: [B&S] Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 and November2010 >I have been looking at the Bristol_and_Somerset archives of November 2000 > and November 2010 and found that, out of the many list members who were > posting on the B & S list 10 years ago, only seven of us, who were posting > in November 2000, have posted on the list in November 2010. > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

I have heard mention of the "Going Home" show as they featured Russell Crowe, we haven't got that one here is OZ yet no doubt it will come this way in abour 2 or 3 years time. There have been other shows mentioned at various times, some we get to see and most we don't. I recall the first of these types of shows we saw was "Meet the Ancestors" which we thought was great, similar to Time Team but more focused on finding bones. Barbara BNE QLD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Mason" <mary.mason@btopenworld.com> To: "Bristol and Somerset" <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:56 PM Subject: [B&S] Blake/Bessant/Lilly families of Gordano. > > Advanced programme transmission. > > Martha Lilly Blake born 1866 in Clevedon, is descended from the Blake/ > Bessants/Lily/ Broomfield line of Gordano, married James Ball of > Bridgwater in 1887 at Bedminster. (see my Blake > tree) It is from this line that Michael > Ball (singer) is descended. His family line is being transmitted on BBC 1 > Wales > December 8th at 7-30 p.m. The programme is called “Going Home”, I > believe you can view it on BBC I Wales i player if you cannot tune in to > BBC 1 Wales. > RegardsMary Mason. > Mary`s Portbury Hundred records at: www.portbury-hundred.co.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:56:56 -0000, Mary Mason <mary.mason@btopenworld.com> wrote: > Advanced programme transmission. > > Martha Lilly Blake born 1866 in Clevedon, is descended from the Blake/ > Bessants/Lily/ Broomfield line of Gordano, married James Ball of > Bridgwater in 1887 at Bedminster. (see my Blake> tree It is from this > line that Michael Ball (singer) is descended. His family line is being > transmitted on BBC 1 Wales December 8th at 7-30 p.m. The programme is > called “Going Home”, I believe you can view it on BBC I Wales i player > if you cannot tune in to BBC 1 Wales. Thanks for this, Mary. This looks like a good series so it would be a pity to miss it if you can't get BBC Wales. That reminds me that BBC Wales programmes are not always not be found in Wales, where you think they would be. We were in Newport, South Wales last month, but instead of Welsh news we were getting Bristol and West Country news. Of course, I didn't mind that, but I was looking forward to seeing Welsh programmes, too. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Advanced programme transmission. Martha Lilly Blake born 1866 in Clevedon, is descended  from the Blake/ Bessants/Lily/ Broomfield line of Gordano, married James Ball of Bridgwater in 1887 at Bedminster. (see my Blake tree)  It is from this line that Michael Ball (singer) is descended. His family line is being transmitted on BBC 1 Wales December 8th at 7-30 p.m. The programme is called “Going Home”, I believe you can view it on BBC I  Wales i player if you cannot tune in to BBC 1 Wales. RegardsMary Mason. Mary`s Portbury Hundred records at: www.portbury-hundred.co.uk

Ted You have sent the e-mails to the wrong addresses. See below on how to unsubscribe from this list. Adrian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Richards" <e.g.richards@btinternet.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:54 AM Subject: [B&S] unsubscribe > unsubscribe > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Recently, there has been reference to a murder on the list. List member who are interested in local murders might like to know of a new book, Bristol Murders by Mike Posner, published by Amberley Publishing. I haven't read it, myself, but the title certainly looks interesting. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Thank you for looking Barbara BNE QLD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] Voters in Long Ashton, 1832 (was Ashton in 1830) > In article <5CF96E7F68DD43888CAE4B2FAD806EDC@HomeComp>, > Barbara Robinson <bro51909@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> Is there any lists of the voters names as my Gough line lived at Old >> Kennell as it was known, now apparently it is a car park > > There was no one called GOUGH among the 60 people eligible to vote in Long > Ashton in the 1832 Somerset election. > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > http://www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:03:23 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > Pigot's 1830 directory. > STAPLETON two miles north east of Bristol, is chiefly the residence of > retired families, and is remarkable for the beauties of its scenery and > the delightful walks with which it is intersected and surrounded. To add to Bernice's information about Stapleton, I am resending some information, which I first sent to the list in 2005, which may be of interest to new listers with research interests in Stapleton, Downend, Mangotsfield and Fishponds. Here's an excursion taken from Chilcott's Descriptive History of Bristol (1844): There are many pleasant villages to the east of Bristol; and to those who enjoy a rich variety of rural scenery, studded with genteel houses surrounded by lawns, parks, and shrubberies, a ride to those villages will be highly gratifying. Proceed then from the central part of the city through Wine Street, Dolphin Street, Peter Street, Castle and the Old Market Streets, to the end of West Street; pass between TRINITY CHURCH and MRS. HANNAH MORE'S SCHOOLS, down the New Road,-on the left of which is the GLOUCESTER COUNTY PRISON -into Stapleton Road; go on for about a quarter of a mile, and a large enclosed square building appears on the left, called THE ARMOURY, and which we understand the Roman Catholics have purchased. Visit, if agreeable or necessary, the extensive NURSERY GARDENS of MR. MAULE, near the BLACKBIRDS' INN. About a mile beyond these gardens, on a hill to the left, is STAPLETON HOUSE, the occasional residence of SIR JOHN SMITH, Bart., of Ashton Court; and a little further on is the pretty village of STAPLETON , in which, near the church, stands A PALACE OF THE LORD BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL. A short distance in the advance from Stapleton is STOKE HOUSE, formerly the residence of the late DOWAGER DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT. In 1760 the greater part of it was rebuilt, in consequence of its being so much damaged in the civil wars. The woods and grounds belonging to the mansion are very extensive, and beautifully interspersed with statues, temples, and monuments. Further on is the handsome village of FRENCHAY. Returning from FRENCHAY to DOWNEND, there are three noble residences, surrounded with grounds of park-like appearance, called CLEEVE WOOD, CLEEVE VALE, and CLEEVE LODGE. We next arrive at MANGOTSFIELD, where there is a handsome house and lawn, known as HILL HOUSE ; from thence we proceed to the FISHPONDS, where is an establishment for those who are labouring under an aberration of intellect, under the care of DR. BOMPAS. From the Fishponds we return again to Bristol. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

Hi Everyone If you have any friends with AOL could you advise them that something has gone haywire at AOL again and that in the last few minutes my inbox has been filled with bounce notifications and automatic unsubscribtions of listers on AOL. The last time it happened AOL decided Rootsweb was SPAM! Regards Steve

Is there any lists of the voters names as my Gough line lived at Old Kennell as it was known, now apparently it is a car park Barbara BNE QLD ----- Original Message ----- From: <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:34 PM Subject: [B&S] Voters in Long Ashton, 1832 (was Ashton in 1830) > On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:16:19 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > >> The following is from Pigot's directory of 1830. ASHTON, or Long Ashton >> is about three miles fromBristol, in the same hundred and county as >> Bedminster, containing about 1,200 inhabitants. > > Here's a snippet to add to Bernice's information. > > There were 60 people eligible to vote in Long Ashton in the 1832 Somerset > election. All except one lived in Long Ashton. The exception was James > GRANGER whose abode was the Star Inn, Tickenham. > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In article <5CF96E7F68DD43888CAE4B2FAD806EDC@HomeComp>, Barbara Robinson <bro51909@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Is there any lists of the voters names as my Gough line lived at Old > Kennell as it was known, now apparently it is a car park There was no one called GOUGH among the 60 people eligible to vote in Long Ashton in the 1832 Somerset election. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah http://www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:12:15 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > The following description of Bedminster is from Pigot's 1830 directory > but considering the amount of people living there and the industry in > that area, the description is surprisingly short. > 1830 > BEDMINSTER, is in the hundred of Hartcliffe with Bedminster, is in > Somersetshire but adjoining to Bristol by a continued street all the way > from Redcliff Hill. Here's a snippet to add to Bernice's information. Despite the great number of people living in Bedminster, there were only 47 people eligible to vote in Bedminster in the 1832 Somerset election. The abode of nine was Bedminster, while one lived at Bedminster Down and nine lived at Bishport (Bishopsworth). The abodes of some of the other voters included Bristol, Knowle, Brislington, Abbot's Leigh, Moorfields, Totterdown, Redland and Pucklechurch. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:12:15 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > The following description of Bedminster is from Pigot's 1830 directory > but considering the amount of people living there and the industry in > that > area, the description is surprisingly short. > 1830 > BEDMINSTER, is in the hundred of Hartcliffe with Bedminster, is in > Somersetshire but adjoining to Bristol by a continued street all the way > from Redcliff Hill. Thinking of the large numbers of people living in Bedminster, I've had a look to see how many there were in the mid 19th century. In my resources, I have found that the population of Bedminster was 17,862 in 1841 and 22,345 in 1861. I haven't been able to find a figure for 1831, but there might be one if I looked deep enough. Perhaps one of our listers knows the population for 1831. Bernice mentioned the industries in the area. I know that there were several collieries in the parish in 1850. These included the Malaga Vale Colliery run by Reynolds, Sidney Brothers, Seaman and Challenger and Bedminster North Side Colliery run by Sidney Brothers, Goulstone and Seaman. In 1850, there were also considerable tanneries in the neighbourhood, while Hazard & Lock were iron founders at East Street. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:26:35 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > The following is from Pigot's 1830 directory. Although a village in 1830 > it's now very much a part of the city of Bristol. > BRISLINGTON, is a neat village, in the county of Somerset, three miles > from Bristol, on the Bath road. This is a very genteel neighbourhood, > and is > the residence of many opulent merchants of Bristol. Here is a private > asylum for those afflicted with insanity, conducted by Dr Fox, upon the > most humane and salutary principles, and has long been celebrated as one > of the most superior establishments of its kind. The number of > inhabitants in the > parish in 1821 was 1,216. Here's a snippet to add to Bernice's information: There were 43 people eligible to vote in Brislington in the 1832 Somerset election. Most of them lived in Brislington, but the abode of John WILLSHIRE was recorded as Brislington & Bristol, while for five others abodes were noted as Stapleton, near Bristol, Westbury, Chilton Foliat, Wilts, Weston Zoyland and Cheltenham. I see that the Cheltenham abode was for Sidenham TEAST whose qualification to vote was a freehold house with John HILL as tenant. (I've seen the first name of Sidenham spelt Sydenham in other Bristol resources.) -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com