Hello Alison, I am not researching the Symes family, British Isle Vital Records Index has TRAVERS, William Marriage Wife: Sarah SYMES Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1797 Recorded in: Loders, Dorset, England Source: FHL Film 1239203 Dates: 1790 - 1815 There is also the following TRAVERS, David Marriage Wife: Hester SYMES Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1797 Recorded in: Loders, Dorset, England Source: FHL Film 1239203 Dates: 1790 - 1815 SYMES, Sarah Christening Gender: Female Christening Date: 19 Nov 1775 Recorded in: Cranborne, Dorset, England Father: Thomas SYMES Source: FHL Film 1279494 Dates: 1731 - 1778 Have a look a Dorset OPC http://www.opcdorset.org/ Philimore's records has Loders. William TRAVERS of Netherbury & Sarah SYMES married 08-Mar 1797 Stoke Abbott 1800 June 29; Betsey TRAVERS; William & Sarah 1802 July 12; Sarah TRAVERS; William & Sarah 1851 census Corfe Castle 1856, 133, has a William Travers, age 74, b. 1777, Annuitant, Born Netherby Regards, Lynne, Sydney, AUSTRALIA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Prior" <alisonr.prior@googlemail.com> To: <DORSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [DOR] Symes > On 4th Nov Robyn asked: > > "I have a Symes family that are from Allington, is anyone on the list also > researching the Symes family from this area?" > > I have one SYMES by the name of Sarah who was born about 1776 somewhere in > Dorset, she married William TRAVERS born abt. 1776 in Netherbury, Dorset. > Unfortunately, I don't know where they were married but they did have > three > children: Mary born in 1797; Betsey born in 1799; sarah born in 1801 all > in > Netherbury. > > I would like to know more about Sarah SYMES if she is one of yours.