Hi Millie & list, I am searching for a Jane SHEPHERD who married William GILLER/GELLER/GALER in c1750 Thanks Helen McNamara NZ On Friday, 10 January 2014 11:08 AM, MillieB&D <millie@reallyhelpful.info> wrote: Hello Josephine How kind of you to pursue John SHEPPARD for me.  It is certainly a possibility that he may have gone to Wales.  It is obviously a great advantage to know what was going on socially at the time when someone ‘goes missing’.  In fact, the social history of the area, especially relating to employment, gives a real insight into the sort of lives that our ancestors led.  Another thing I often ponder on is whether the different branches of my family knew each other.  The MILLARDs and BRACEYs are on my Dad’s side of the family and historically resided in the area of Mangotsfield and Staple Hill.  However, Susan SHEPPARD, from Mangotsfield,  was my mother’s great grandmother and married someone from Bristol and all of the remainder of my mother’s family originated in Somerset (Rowberrow and Winscombe).  I imagine that the BRACEYS, MILLARDS and SHEPPARDS, all from Mangotsfield, would very likely have known each other long before they became related by marriage.  What’s more, they very likely knew the ancestors of many of the contributors to this list! Thanks again Kind Regards Millie ------------------------------- 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