This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 0elgar1bruckner Surnames: Kingsbury of Dorset England Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/2359.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: REF: Your James kingsbury of Dorset England. He was the 5th. child of Kennard James Kingsbury (a grocer) b.6th April 1812 & Louisa Jacobs b.1831 who were married 5th. July 1850 in the parish church of Hampreston, Dorset. His father was John Kingsbury a cabinet maker. Louisa was the daughter of Thomas Jacobs who was b.1795. The ist. child of Kennard James was Thomas Kennard Kingsbury (a master blacksmith & farrier) b. 29th. July 1851 & who married Ann Merrington in 1871. They had two children Thomas Francis (a black smith and farrier) b.1872 d.12th August 1948 & Harriet b. 1881. Thomas Francis married Jane Newland b.1874 d.14th. December 1935 on 6th. August 1894 they had 10 children two of which died very young. He & his labourer could Shoe 4 cart horses a day from straight steel bar. He was my grandfather. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.