This year's Heritage Open Days in the West of England are on Saturday and Sunday 16-17 September. Lots of buildings of historic or architectural interest are open to the public free of charge, and it is the opportunity to see places which are normally private. Of particular interest is the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hawkesbury, which will be open both days from 14.00 to 18.00. The church is not normally open, so this is your chance to see inside and learn something about its history. I was fortunate last year in being able to go on a tour of a tower, and to climb past the bells up on to the roof of the tower. Other local buildings which may be of interest are the Petty France Hotel and Wickwar Town Hall. The on-line directory of places open is not yet available, but will be found shortly on http://www.civictrust.org.uk/hods/hods.shtml Apologies to listers living overseas, who may be drooling at this point. Bob Lawrence

Hello, I am looking for help on Susanna COOK who married Henry STINCHCOMBE June 1, 1808. She was born in 1786. Her father was John COOK born 1747 and her mother, I hope, was Anna RODWAY. The death date I have of Feb 15, 1780 for Anna would be before Susanna was born in 1786. Question, Who is Susanna's mother or what is the correct death date for Anna? Thank you. Ted Wackerle Michigan Ancestor James STINCHCOMBE (1820)

Although I understand that Rod Neep's project to scan Phillimore's Wiltshire Marriage volumes on to CD has now fallen over, it would seem that S&N Genealogy Supplies www.genealogy.demon.co.uk are undertaking the same enterprise with a number of CD's from the series now available. Moreover the Gloucestershire Marriage volumes have already been completed. If any Listers have purchased this product, or simply had occasion to use it, then I'd be very pleased to have some feedback on it. Cheers, Roderick Cooper ----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Moffat <marilyn@moffat-mk.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:35 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Re: [[Hawks]] PIGOT'S 1830 DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE > The Pigot's 1830 directory is not reproduced by Rod Neep on a CD at a cost > of £11-67. He is looking for indexers to help index it - I did 10 pages and > posted some of the stuff local to Hawkesbury to this list about 6 weeks > ago - the indexes are being made available to subscribers as they are > completed. > There is actually a new site for this now - > http://www.archivecdbooks.com/books/index.htm > > As a personal plug Rod is looking for subscribers for a Wiltshire > directory - he won't be able to afford it until he has 50 subsribers - go > take a look! > > Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda.Coppard" <linda.coppard@ukgateway.net> > To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 10:07 PM > Subject: [[Hawks]] PIGOT'S 1830 DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE > > > > Hi Brian > > I read the list from the Pigot's directory and found a couple of SHIPP's > in > > it. What is this directory? I haven't come across it before. Many thanks > > for posting it > > Linda Shipp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brian Comley <brian@bcomley.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 6:22 PM > > Subject: [[Hawks]] PIGOT'S 1830 DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE > > > > > > > PIGOT'S 1830 DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE > > > > > > List of some 650 names extracted from the micro-fiche of 1830 Directory > of > > > Gloucestershire at http://thor.prohosting.com/~hughw/northlch.txt It > > covers > > > the following towns,:- Northleach, Painswick, Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar, > > > Iron-Acton, Stow in the Wold, Burton on the Water. > > > > > > Might be useful for a few of you on the Hawkesbury List. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > Brian B Comley > > > Porthcawl, Glamorgan (South Wales - U.K.) > > > e-mail - Brian@bcomley.freeserve.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > > > When replying to messages please make sure to remove ALL the "Re: and > > Hawks" bits in the subject line as otherwise these will be repeated. > > > Penalty for non-compliance is a Pond Dipping. > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > > > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to bookmark http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk and > visit regulary. > > > > ============================== > > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Have your Hawkesbury research needs added to the Hawkesbury Family History pages. Send an email to ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

Hello Commoners, Re chapel at Oxlease; at PRO there is a trust deed(C54/15962,m32) for 1862 concerning a Methodist chapel at Ingleston Common,and it contains local names such as STINCHCOMBE andWAITE in text. Also early OS maps of 1880's show a Primitive Methodist chapel immediately west of Oxlease. This doesn't adress Rita's query on events of 1916,but suggests she might be on right track keep hunting, john s Geoffro The Pond Dipper Http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk

Finally I have found time to update the web pages. Click on the link in my signature block and bookmark that address. Part one of Bill's Book is now available on the pages. Enjoy Geoffro The Pond Dipper Http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk

on 18/08/2000 4:16 pm, Robert Millard at robert.millard@btinternet.com wrote: > I know there has never been a church at Inglestone Common but I think > there might have been a chapel near Ox Lease farm I can not think of any > building off hand You can see them both on the map at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/10glou131/HTML/fs_13064SE1h.htm They are in the middle of the left hand side. Doug

I thought some of you might find this link useful. http://www.old-maps.co.uk/10glou131/HTML/index.htm It's a set of large scale maps of Gloucestershire made between 1855 and 1890. Doug

Thank you Rita for a most interesting question and to Robert and Anne for their enlightening replies. Bill THOMPSON wrote in his memoirs " When our elders fell out at the Common Chapel we started going to the Congretational Chapel at Wickwar". I wonder if he was referring to the Chapel on Inglestone Common where he was born ? Geoffro The Pond Dipper Http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk

Hi Rita I know there has never been a church at Inglestone Common but I think there might have been a chapel near Ox Lease farm I can not think of any building off hand but its worth having a look on Saturday when the Pond Dipper and I are at Hawkesbury, so your Mother may be correct, I can remember when the chapel at Back St Hawkesbury could bring out a portable organ and held a church service at the war memorial, the folks on the common would often attend the chapel at Hawkesbury so it could be that an open air service may have been held at Inglestone Common. Would be most interested in any details of Emily CHAPPELLs parents as I don't think I know of her. Is there a connection between your YOUNG family and the THOMPSON's who ran the store at Hawkesbury. regards Robert Millard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Hatcliffe" <rita_hatcliffe@rmsciren.demon.co.uk> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Inglestone Common > I wonder if anyone has any knowledge of whether or not there was any kind > of church or chapel at Inglestone Common around 1916. > > My mother was born Eileen Norah (or maybe Norah Eileen) YOUNG at Tresham on > 16 April 1916, her parents were Arthur YOUNG and Emily (nee CHAPPELL). She > always told me that she was christened at Inglestone Common, however after > visiting there, I wonder if someone was playing a joke on her ! > > I know that Alderley is a bit far away but I also wonder if any listers > have any knowledge of any YOUNG family there at White Hall Farm. > > Regards > > Rita Hatcliffe > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Have your Hawkesbury research needs added to the Hawkesbury Family History pages. Send an email to ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >

I wonder if anyone has any knowledge of whether or not there was any kind of church or chapel at Inglestone Common around 1916. My mother was born Eileen Norah (or maybe Norah Eileen) YOUNG at Tresham on 16 April 1916, her parents were Arthur YOUNG and Emily (nee CHAPPELL). She always told me that she was christened at Inglestone Common, however after visiting there, I wonder if someone was playing a joke on her ! I know that Alderley is a bit far away but I also wonder if any listers have any knowledge of any YOUNG family there at White Hall Farm. Regards Rita Hatcliffe

Hi Rita, There was definitely a chapel at Inglestone Common until quite recently when it was bought by Mr & Mrs Jones and converted into a house. To find it you go down the hill from the Monument. Go over the cattle grid and then head towards Wickwar. Take the first turning right and then turn left. There are several houses down there including the old chapel. I don't know whether or not there was a graveyard there. Best wishes, Anne

To all my friends and rellies online, On Monday, I will be making the big pond jump from Canada to England and I will be unsubbing tonight from all my wonderful lists for the weekend to spend extra time with my daughter and finish all last minute preparations. I AM SO EXCITED! (no, that isn't a last name I just capitalized - hee hee - sorry if I made anyone nervous! <mischievous grins>) If you are corresponding about my surnames already, please continue but email me at karmic_raider@hotmail.com while I am gone ... I will have access to the internet most of the time.:>) If it can wait and isn't vital to the research I will be doing in England please let it wait for me. If you have an interest in one of my surnames below and we haven't connected yet, PLEASE hold onto my email address and send it AFTER I let the lists know that I am home and have myself all together again! (as if I ever really am!) I will miss you all and will, with any luck, have lots to contribute when I return in the way of data, stories AND pics, pics, pics to share !!!! Here are my surnames one last time: BATTEN (BATTON, BATTIN) - Wellington, Somerset and along the Somerset/Devon boundary BROADHURST - Fenton, Hanley and Walsall in Staffordshire CAM - Tormarton, Gloucester CHANT - Martock, Somerset and Sherborne, Dorset COX - Martock, Somerset DANCEY (DANCY, DANSIE) in Tormarton, Gloucester. FRY - Tormarton and Dodington in Gloucester, maybe Sherston area in Wiltshire...also Bath. GEDDES - Manchester, Lancs. and Aberdeen, Scotland GILLARD (GAYLARD, GAILLARD) - Bridgewater, Middlezoy, Stoke Saint Gregory, Curry Rivel, Drayton, Martock, Stoke Sub Hamdon in Somerset; Pentre and Treorchy, Ystradyfodwg in Glamorgan; and in Staple Hill and Downend, Bristol. HAWKINS - Wellington, Somerset HITCHCOCK - Wellington, Somerset KELLAWAY - Martock, Somerset KING - Dodington and Tormarton, Gloucester. LANCASTER - Worle in Somerset and in Bedminster, Bristol MARKS - Wellington, Somerset MARSHALL - Stone Allerton in Somerset MARTIN - Stoke St. Gregory, Somerset PARROTT (PARROT) - Rockwell Green, Wellington, Somerset PEARCE - Drayton, Somerset RIDEOUT (RIDOUT) - Shaftsbury and Sherborne, Dorset TOOGOOD (TOWGOOD) - Curry Rivel and Martock, Somerset WICKS (WICKES, WEEKS, WEEKES) - Tormarton, Alderley, Iron Acton, Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Badminton, Hillesley and Hawkesbury in Gloucester; Sopworth, Sherston, Hullavington and Luckington in Wiltshire; Fawley, Wantage and Chaddleworth in Berkshire. WILSON - Manchester, Lancs. and Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland YEATES - Co. Sligo, Ireland All the best to everyone while I'm gone! Ronda WICKS (Woodstock, Ontario, Canada)

I have a Cook in my family, but there are several branches of the family and it is difficult to pick out the links without a great deal of time in the Records office I think- imade a start last time I was there I have Ann COOK married George HULBERT 21st June 1819. Her parents are, I am now convinced, are Samuel COOK who died in1853 and Anne STINCHCOMBE born 1758 (I may have got that date from Geoffro rather than the GRO - it's undocumented in my tree) The tendance to use the family names however (Ann and George named their first son Samuel) suggests we may have a closely linked branch of COOKS. Marilyn Milton Keynes ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted & Shirley Wackerle <wackerle@parrett.net> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:35 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Cook family > The parents of my James STINCHCOMBE (1820-1873) were Henry STINCHCOMBE born abt 1782 in Hawkesbury and Susanna COOK born abt 1786. Henry & Susanna were married in 1804 or 1808, not sure. Yesterday evening on the LDS web site I found an ancestory file with no documentation on Susanna COOK. It shows her parents as: John COOK born 1747 and marrying Anna RODWAY (1745-1780) in Hawkesbury in 1757. It shows the father of John COOK as being Samuel COOK (1720-1795) of Hawkesbury. Can anyone help me with this. > Ted Wackerle Michigan wackerle@parrett.net > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Email the Pond Dipper at ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >

Dear fellow researchers Can anyone tell me where William WILLIAMS, farmer, lived in Hawkesbury Upton I have one of my relatives Emily SURMAN as a visitor in the 1861 census I am still trying to find the graves of Capt William Surman buried 1865, his wife Mary Emily buried 1857 and Jane Surman buried 1865 Any help gratefully appreciated John S Sermon -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- John Sermon NDD FCSD FRSA chartered designer 24 Monks Walk, Bridge Street, EVESHAM, Worcestershire WR11 4SL tel; 01386 49967 E-mail design@johnsermon.demon.co.uk - ----------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Ted Henry STINCHCOMBE and Susanna COOK married 1st June 1808 Anna RODWAY was daughter of Nicholas RODWAY b.1707 and Anne Nicholas was son of James RODWAY b.1662 and Mary STINCHCOMBE b.1669 James was son of William RODWAY b.1628 and Joane MABBET b.1625/6 Williams father was Gyles RODWAY b.abt 1600 and Agnes LONGDEN James RODWAYs daughter Deborah RODWAY married Nathaniel STINCHCOMBE 7th Jan 1724 his brother Giles RODWAY's son William RODWAY married Martha STINCHCOMBE 16 feb 1717 William's daughter Mary RODWAY married Benjamin STINCHCOMBE 30 Feb 1746 their lands were ajoining and it seems they look that far for a partner regards Robert Millard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted & Shirley Wackerle" <wackerle@parrett.net> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:35 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Cook family > The parents of my James STINCHCOMBE (1820-1873) were Henry STINCHCOMBE born abt 1782 in Hawkesbury and Susanna COOK born abt 1786. Henry & Susanna were married in 1804 or 1808, not sure. Yesterday evening on the LDS web site I found an ancestory file with no documentation on Susanna COOK. It shows her parents as: John COOK born 1747 and marrying Anna RODWAY (1745-1780) in Hawkesbury in 1757. It shows the father of John COOK as being Samuel COOK (1720-1795) of Hawkesbury. Can anyone help me with this. > Ted Wackerle Michigan wackerle@parrett.net > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Email the Pond Dipper at ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >

The parents of my James STINCHCOMBE (1820-1873) were Henry STINCHCOMBE born abt 1782 in Hawkesbury and Susanna COOK born abt 1786. Henry & Susanna were married in 1804 or 1808, not sure. Yesterday evening on the LDS web site I found an ancestory file with no documentation on Susanna COOK. It shows her parents as: John COOK born 1747 and marrying Anna RODWAY (1745-1780) in Hawkesbury in 1757. It shows the father of John COOK as being Samuel COOK (1720-1795) of Hawkesbury. Can anyone help me with this. Ted Wackerle Michigan wackerle@parrett.net

I downloaded "paf4" or Personal Ancestral File from the LDS site and after trying many others have found it to be best. Even better: It's FREE. It has very good Reports and allows importing directly from the IGI site. http://www.familysearch.org/ click on "Order Family History Resources" and then click on "Downloads - Free" It is set up for the LDS Church but you can set it not to use the Church settings. I highly recommend it. Regards Karen Davies Researching in Hawkesbury, GLS: WHITWORTH, HOPKINS, COOK, ?DAVIS? in Charfield, GLS: WHITWORTH, HOPKINS in Oxenhall, GLS: HOPKINS, RICKETS, WOOD, ARNOLD in Newent, GLS: HOPKINS in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol/SOM: HOPKINS, ?DAVIS? in Bristol, SOM: DAVIS, HINDER, DAWES, WHITWORTH in Channel Islands: KENDALL, BENGEFIELD (BENEFIELD), STONEMAN, BOULTON in Kensington (London): HUMAN in New Zealand: KENDALL ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Tony I bought< Family tree> the other day from PC World at Cribbs Causeway £9.99p not the best one to use(I think) but accepts all parts of Gedcom and has some nice tree charts I tend to use both regards Robert Millard PS I you wan't to take a look at it let me know I'm only in Yate I'll drop you off my disk you can try before you buy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "elpact" <elpact@tinyworld.co.uk> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 5:39 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] printout > Hello All Listers > Not to happy with my family tree format,when printing out the tree.Any ideas,where I can purchase a better programme. > > > Tony Caple (Downend Bristol UK) > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Email the Pond Dipper at ThePondDipper@HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

Shortwood Baptist Church: This non-conformist church drew its congregation from a large area of south Gloucestershire. On my recent visit to Gloucester Record Office I read that people came from up to fifteen miles in all directions to the Sunday services. It was the largest country Baptist church during the mid to late eighteenth century and into the nineteenth century. My HESKINS ancestors and their wider family were much involved with Shortwood and I have lots of information. Cheers, Janet Heskins (Surbiton, Surrey)

Hello All Listers Not to happy with my family tree format,when printing out the tree.Any ideas,where I can purchase a better programme. Tony Caple (Downend Bristol UK)