Carole Wortley itself is a small hamlet astride one of many small streams that flow from the spring line half way up the Cotswold scarp in this area. They are very active little streams, responsible for carving some very deep, pretty Coombs in the scarp slope, and many of them have had water power uses over time. I looked at multimaps site to remind me, and Wortley is in the right place re: Wotton-u-Edge to be the site of a mill/ mill pond which is pictured in one of my books of the area. There are a lot of ifs and buts in that, and I'm away for a week - but if you don't get anything more constructive on/from the list by 30/10 mail me again and remind me I said this - I will check my books for relevant pictures / info! Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Sharp" <Sharpafc@tesco.net> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 1:54 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] WATTS and Wortley To all Watts researchers and anyone who knows anything about Wortley (?House) between Wotton under Edge and Alderley. George WATTS, my gt grandfather was born at Wortley on 19 November 1847. His parents (now confirmed by birth certificate) were Thomas Watts (of Hawkesbury) and Emily (nee Whitfield). Thomas's occupation was Miller. In 1851, the family are at Falfield. My Pevsner (first edition) has an entry for Wortley House and I wondered whether Thomas was a miller there or was there another mill in the area? Is Wortley House still standing and does anybody know who the owners might have been in 1847 or whether there are any documents relating to employees? Thanks for your help Carole ==== 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. ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog