Is anyone here researching the above names, specifically descent from the following marriage..... JAMES PALMER to SOPHIA HITCHCOCK at Wellington, Som, in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1867 (FreeBMD, vol 5c page 543). James Palmer was a stonemason, born circa 1846 at Wellington, and probably the son of another James Palmer (who d before 1851) and Elizabeth CANDY/CANDEY, who were married at Wellington in 1843 (Dec quarter, vol 10 page 733). Elizabeth was born circa 1820 at Burlescombe, Devon, which is just across the county border but was in the Wellington registration district, so possibly the marriage was there too. Her father was possibly James Candy and before her marriage Elizabeth appears to have had an illegitimate daughter, Mary Ann Candy, born circa 1839 Sophia, I believe was born at Wellington 1847 and was the daughter of David and Mary HITCHCOCK, David being a hand loom weaver. James and Sophia Palmer were great-grandparents of someone who has featured prominently in the news recently but who the over-zealous and petty Rootsweb rules will not permit me to mention as a living person, even though the name has been widely published in newspapers and broadcasting media. Having recently been evicted from a list not a million miles from this one for having the temerity to question the ruling, I am not taking another chance! I am happy to compare notes privately if anyone thinks they have a genuine connection, especially to earlier generations. -- 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

In article <4D4D734B.7141.1BE14D6@localhost>, Roy Stockdill <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> wrote: > James Palmer was a stonemason, born circa 1846 at Wellington, and > probably the son of another James Palmer (who d before 1851) and > Elizabeth CANDY/CANDEY, who were married at Wellington in 1843 (Dec > quarter, vol 10 page 733). Elizabeth was born circa 1820 at > Burlescombe, Devon, which is just across the county border but was in > the Wellington registration district, so possibly the marriage was there > too. Her father was possibly James Candy and before her marriage > Elizabeth appears to have had an illegitimate daughter, Mary Ann Candy, > born circa 1839 Hi Roy, The surname CANDY and reference to Burlescombe caught my eye. My possible 4x great-grandparents, James NORMAN and Mary CANDEY, were married at Burlescombe, Devon on 30th. May 1803. My 3x great-grandparents were Henry NORMAN, a mason, born in Holcombe Rogus c.1805 and Charlotte OSMOND, born c.1811, in Sampford Peverell, Devon They were in Bristol , when their daughter Charlotte, my 2x great-grandmother, was baptized on 11th. March 1832 at the church of St. Philip and St. Jacob. Abode was St. Philip and father's occupation was mason. The NORMAN family was in Westleigh, Burlescombe at the time of the 1851 census. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah http://www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com