Hi Josephine, Sorry that I didn't reply earlier haven't been on the computer for a few day as mum got taken in to hospital as she's got a chest infection so i've been in and out of the hospital since Wednesday. I think you said before about you think you went to school with a Chidgey. Thanks for the information once again. I wonder if Henry you found is an uncle or great uncle to my Louisa? I didn't have that info. Info on my James is still a bit thin i only have that a possible parents are James and Elizabeth from what you also found on the B & AFHS Marriage index. I found the a image on the 1841 census of Louisa and her siblings on the census with their parents but haven't found her two sisters on the next census only brother William he named one of his son's Henry so that could have had family ties. The Robert Chidgey is interesting could this also be a uncle or great uncle, were is Horfield - Lane? I will have a look in a tree that i have a guess membership to on Ancestry to a possible cousin connection, let you know if i find anything there. regards, Cheryl -----Original Message----- From: Josephine Jeremiah Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 1:08 AM To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] CHIDGEY, masons, Bristol, 18th & 19th centuries (was Helping other people with their family trees) On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:13:15 -0000, Cheryl and John <johnthebricky@hotmail.com> wrote: > Glad your back on track. I know how things are when you have an old > computer hope you can get the newer one working well again soon. Hi Cheryl, Thanks for your e-mail. My husband is making some progress with getting the newer computer going while I am still writing on the old one. I am getting used to the noise and the slow speed of the old one :-) > Still some gaps in the Chidgey family some of the sibling info needs > tracking down, but have found more Randall info most of the census with > the help of you and other and did make contact with a distant Chidgey > line. CHIDGEY is an unusual name, but I think I recall the name from my youth. It's likely that I went to school with someone with that name, but I can't recall anything about him other than the surname. But I do recall that the father your Louisa CHIDGEY was recorded as a mason at her baptism on 12th. September 1824 at the church of St. James, Bristol. I've come across the surname CHIDGEY in the B & A FHS Bristol Apprenticeship Books Vols 1(o) to 1 (z) Index & Transcripts 1724-2009. Henry CHIDGEY, whose father was James CHIDGEY, mason, of Bristol, was apprenticed to George JONES, mason, on 1st. August 1812. (George's wife was Hannah) If you don't already have these two CHIDGEYs who were masons, they may fit in your tree somewhere. And here's another CHIDGEY mason, whom you probably have but nothing ventured nothing gained: Robert CHIDGEY, mason, Horfield-lane, was in the First Company of the Bristol Volunteers in 1798. He was listed in the following: The Rise, Progress & Military Improvement of the Bristol Volunteers with an Alphabetical List of the Officers and Privates correctly arranged by James Brown, Serj. of the 10th Comp. published by W. Matthews, at No. 62, Broadmead, 1798. Some information about the Bristol volunteers is on the following web page: http://fishponds.org.uk/revwar.html Josephine ------------------------------- 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 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:54:29 -0000, Cheryl and John <johnthebricky@hotmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if Henry you found is an uncle or great uncle to my Louisa? I > didn't have that info. Info on my James is still a bit thin i only have > that a possible parents are James and Elizabeth from what you also found > on the B & AFHS Marriage index. Hi Cheryl, Here's a some information for a Henry CHIDGEY who may be related to your CHIDGEY family: Henry CHIDGEY, aged 3 months, son of James and Elizabeth, was baptized on 6th. December 1795 at the church of St. James, Bristol. This baptism is included in Bristol Diocese Baptismal Registers Vols. 8 to 10 Index & Transcripts 1754-1812 produced by the Bristol & Avon Family History Society. www.bafhs.org.uk Josephine