Good day to the list; Does anyone on the list know anything about the Wick Iron Works that existed in the mid 1700's to 1800's? One of my ancestors left Redbrook, Gloucestershire to work there and stayed in the Wick - Abson parish from about 1776 to after June 1796. I assume he died there but cannot locate his burial anywhere. Regards Glen

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:48:30 -0000, Glen Yearsley <yearsley@rogers.com> wrote: > Does anyone on the list know anything about the Wick Iron Works that > existed> in the mid 1700's to 1800's? One of my ancestors left Redbrook, > Gloucestershire to work there and stayed in the Wick - Abson parish from > about 1776 to after June 1796. I assume he died there but cannot locate > his burial anywhere. Hi Glen, According to The History of Kingswood Forest(1891) by A. Braine, the large iron foundry at Wick had rolling mills for rolling lengths of bar and bolt iron. Water power from the nearby River Boyd was used to drive the mills. Is James YEARSLEY the ancestor for whom you are looking? Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com