Hi Maureen There was a family of WITCHELLS at Westerliegh for quite some time Jonas was the son of Robert WITCHELL and Elinor nee COLE they lived at Westerliegh, Elinor was born there in 1758 she died 1838, Jonas married Mary CHAMBERS 20th of Feb 1744 at Pucklechurch Jonas was buried the 31st May 1781 at Westerliegh he had a grand daughter? Hannah born 1785 but not registered (who its thought first married her cousin Wiliam WITCHELL) she married William STINCHCOMBE of Iron acton and moved to Bleanavon to work the mine and who's decendents were the STINCHCOMBE couple that appeared on Time Team when they did the dig there. Its likely that Robert WITCHELL may be the grandson of Jonas WHITCHELL and Mary STEPHENS who married at Tetbury 5th Sep 1677. There was also 3 children at Didmarton born to a Jonas and Mary WITCHELL Thomas b,1742 , William b,1744, John b,1747. these can't be children of the Westerliegh couple as they married 2 years after the first baptism. regards Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Waters" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:06 PM Subject: RE: [HWK] New Lister researching WITCHELL > Hi everyone, > I may be on the WITCHELL trail too! > John SHORTMAN m. Lucy MICHEL, Pip and Jay, Bristol 24 Mar 1793. > Lucy, 85 on the 1851, lists her birthplace as Westerleigh. No trace of her > baptism even in surrounding parishes. > While looking for something else in the Pip and Jay registers I came across > a baptism of > John Whitchell s. of John and Lucy SHORTMAN 29 July 1794. It is not easy to > read but it > is there. Back this week to Westerleigh registers, Lucia d. of Jonas WITCHOL > baptised 31 March 1766. As John and Lucy both made their marks when they > married perhaps neither could tell if Lucy's name was correct. > Has anyone heard of a Jonas WITCHOL? > > Regards, > Maureen. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helen Carlisle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 8:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HWK] New Lister researching WITCHELL > > > I have just joined the list and would like to say hello to everybody. I > have recently put a similar enquiry to the Gloucester list, but a very kind > lister there suggested that, since the couple I am seeking were both from > Hawkesbury, I should join this list and ask the very knowledgeable people > here. > > I have a marriage in 1777 of JOHN WITCHELL and LUCY RUMMIN on 9th February, > 1777. They were both from Hawkesbury, but the marriage took place at > Oldbury on the Hill. > > They had the following children: > > WILLIAM, baptised 28th September, 1777 in Didmartin, Gloucestershire. > JOHN, baptised 7th February, 1779 in Didmartin, Gloucestershire. > ISAAC, baptised 6th June, 1780 in Didmartin, Gloucestershire. > > There is then a gap of 10 years before I can find the birth of the next > child: > > JESSE, baptised 19th September, 1791, and this one is in Sopworth, > Wiltshire. This is not simply a late baptism, since the 1851 census gives > JESSE's age as consistent with a birth in 1791. > > I have checked the on-line IGI for Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and > Oxfordshire but have not been able to find any record of any other children. > I realise that the IGI is only a *finding tool* and I appreciate that the > absence of information does not mean there were not children (possibly > stillborn or not registered), but can anybody suggest where would be the > next place to look, or could there have been any other reason for a gap of > 10 years between the children (His/Her Majesty's Pleasure, perhaps <bg>). I > do not know what the father's occupation was. > > I also understand that Hawkesbury, Oldbury on the Hill and Sopworth are not > that far apart, so it seems to suggest that the couple did not move very > far. > > I would be delighted to hear from anybody who might have come across these > in their research. > > Best wishes and kind regards to all, > Helen, West Sussex, 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. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >