hello everybody from sunny hampshire Just to say can someone give me the birth details of a Matthew Symes born around 1789 at Burstock as i would like to know who his parents were and if he had any brothers and sisters. Also does any one know who the witnesses may have been to his marriage to susannah bartlett in 1815 at Broadwindsor. Thank you hope you can help kind regards ellen

Mathew Syms/Sims was the son of Robert Sims and bapt 7 Juen 1789 in Burstock. Other children were Mary 4 Feb 1781, Ann 5 Jan 1783, Hannah 25 Dec 1784, Samuel 6 July 1787, John 18 Sep 1791 and James 20 March 1796 (James mother listed as Jean) Robert was probably bapt 12 Oct 1756 son of Robert. Other children in this family were Samuel 10 March 1759, John 5 Jan 1764 and Betty 3 Nov 1765. This Robert was probably bapt 24 Apr 1726 as son of Henry. Other children in this family were Thomas 7 Ja 1721/2, Henry 26 Mar 1733, Joan 5 Apr 1735 and Henry 24 jan 1738/9 This John was probably bapt 1 Apr 1703 as son of John Simes. Other children were Elizabeth 4 June 1697, Henry 26 Apr 1700 Mary 5 Nov 1705 and Sarah 6 Aug 1710. The section before 1688 in the parish register is unreadable on the copy I have seen so would have to be evaluated carefully to go further. The above were all from Burstock. Also Matthew Syms and Susannah had a son Levi bapt 25 Jan 1826 as blacksmith of Hursey Hope this helps Beverly

thank you very much beverly for your help. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Roth" <rothbeverly@hotmail.com> To: "Dorset Rootsweb" <dorset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 4:22 AM Subject: Re: [DOR] Matthew symes born 1789 at Burstock married susannah bartlett 1815 broadwindsor > > Mathew Syms/Sims was the son of Robert Sims and bapt 7 Juen 1789 in > Burstock. Other children were Mary 4 Feb 1781, Ann 5 Jan 1783, Hannah 25 > Dec 1784, Samuel 6 July 1787, John 18 Sep 1791 and James 20 March 1796 > (James mother listed as Jean) > > Robert was probably bapt 12 Oct 1756 son of Robert. Other children in this > family were Samuel 10 March 1759, John 5 Jan 1764 and Betty 3 Nov 1765. > > This Robert was probably bapt 24 Apr 1726 as son of Henry. Other children > in this family were Thomas 7 Ja 1721/2, Henry 26 Mar 1733, Joan 5 Apr 1735 > and Henry 24 jan 1738/9 > > This John was probably bapt 1 Apr 1703 as son of John Simes. Other > children were Elizabeth 4 June 1697, Henry 26 Apr 1700 Mary 5 Nov 1705 and > Sarah 6 Aug 1710. > > The section before 1688 in the parish register is unreadable on the copy I > have seen so would have to be evaluated carefully to go further. > > The above were all from Burstock. Also Matthew Syms and Susannah had a son > Levi bapt 25 Jan 1826 as blacksmith of Hursey > > Hope this helps > Beverly > > *************************************** > > When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list > members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything > which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the > footers which will be put back anyway!) > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >