I think you'll find the Bloody Assizes were held at a number of locations in the southwest, Roy, including Dorchester, Taunton and Wells. The Taunton Assizes was held at Taunton Castle, where I once worked, coincidentally! Cheers, Sue From: bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Roy Stockdill Sent: 30 December 2010 16:53 To: B & S rootsweb Subject: Re: [B&S] Jefferies On 30 Dec 2010 at 15:49, Jean Wood wrote: > > Well, perhaps you are also related to the famous Judge --- I grew up > in Winchester and the Bloody Assizes of 1685 were notorious and we > were taught about them from very early days. There is even a shop > which boasts that a platform was built out from their first floor > level to create the scaffold. > Surely you mean Dorchester, don't you, Jean? That was where the Bloody Assizes were held. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html