Hi Robert and All, By coincidence I have just returned from Gloucester RO where I have been poking around in the Wills section and having a very quick squint at the Gt Badminton PRs. I have copied several Wills and other docs which relate to a family who call themselves WATTS alias MARTEN or MARTEN alias WATTS; they seem to be from Badminton. When I have had another look at my apaers I will let you know more. If anyone has any ideas about why they would use these names (and it continues for several generations)could they let me know please. Thanks Carole -----Original Message----- From: Robert Millard [mailto:robert@hawkesburyhistory.co.uk] Sent: 14 April 2005 21:05 To: ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HWK] Wills Hi All Firstly I have uploaded the beginnings of a Badminton web covering Little Badminton as well (see link below) I also have the following Wills in pdf format from the PRO if anyone would like a copy let me know if anyone fancies transcribing please let me know (there's no pay involved but Marilyn is just itching to use her bat now the cricket season has started) Edward Tandy of Hawkesbury 1827 John Goulter of Hawkesbury 1830 Richard Hancock of Hawkesbuery 1649 William Martin of Hawkesbury 1703 I will make available for reading and searching online the 1779 A New History of Gloucestershire by Samuel Rudder available for a couple of months its a massive work abt 100 megs I will also make it into a CD at a small cost, (proceeds to friends of St Mary's Hawkesbury) for the upkeep of the church, its rather like Biglands but not so much of the headstones but it covers a vast amount of things of interest town by town village by village and encompasses and corrects the earlier work of Sir Robert Atkins it also has a good index. regards Robert Visit my WebPages at http://www.hawkesburyhistory.co.uk ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== Look out for Get Togethers at The Beaufort: Next one is Sat 7th May and then Sun 16th July. Contact Robert via his web site to book lunch. ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 13/04/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 13/04/2005

Hi Carole Its understandable why a WATTS would call themselves MARTIN but I can understand the opposite. I have a Will for I think its Thomas MARTIN of Badminton just pre 1600 and we have the early WATTS / STINCHCOMBE Quaker marriage there, I also have marriages for great Badminton 1545-1812 ish would you like a copy? regards Robert Visit my web pages at http://www.hawkesburyhistory.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANTHONY SHARP" <sharpafc@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:43 PM Subject: [HWK] Badminton & Wills > Hi Robert and All, > By coincidence I have just returned from Gloucester RO where I have been > poking around in the Wills section and having a very quick squint at the > Gt Badminton PRs. > > I have copied several Wills and other docs which relate to a family who > call themselves WATTS alias MARTEN or MARTEN alias WATTS; they seem to > be from Badminton. When I have had another look at my apaers I will let > you know more. > > If anyone has any ideas about why they would use these names (and it > continues for several generations)could they let me know please. > > Thanks > Carole > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Millard [mailto:robert@hawkesburyhistory.co.uk] > Sent: 14 April 2005 21:05 > To: ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HWK] Wills > > Hi All > Firstly I have uploaded the beginnings of a Badminton web covering > Little Badminton as well (see link below) > I also have the following Wills in pdf format from the PRO if anyone > would like a copy let me know if anyone fancies transcribing please let > me know (there's no pay involved but Marilyn is just itching to use her > bat now the cricket season has started) > Edward Tandy of Hawkesbury 1827 > John Goulter of Hawkesbury 1830 > Richard Hancock of Hawkesbuery 1649 > William Martin of Hawkesbury 1703 > I will make available for reading and searching online the > 1779 A New History of Gloucestershire by Samuel Rudder available for a > couple of months its a massive work abt 100 megs > I will also make it into a CD at a small cost, (proceeds to friends of > St Mary's Hawkesbury) for the upkeep of the church, its rather like > Biglands but not so much of the headstones but it covers a vast amount > of things of interest town by town village by village and encompasses > and corrects the earlier work of Sir Robert Atkins it also has a good > index. > regards > Robert > Visit my WebPages at http://www.hawkesburyhistory.co.uk > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Look out for Get Togethers at The Beaufort: Next one is Sat 7th May and > then Sun 16th July. Contact Robert via his web site to book lunch. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 13/04/2005 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.9 - Release Date: 13/04/2005 > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Visit Robert Millard's local and family history web pages at > http://www.hawkesburyhistory.co.uk. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >