Hello Carole and welcome to the list. If you want to find out what you have missed in the past, you can check the list archives. These can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/ and follow the links. However, some surnames occur on almost a daily basis, so you may get rather a lot of responses for any enquiry. Bob Lawrence ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Sharp" <Sharpafc@tesco.net> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 10:55 PM Subject: [[Hawks]] Introducing Carole Sharp in Cardiff > Hello Listers > I'm taking up Geoffro's invitation to introduce myself but, unfortunately > not to Christmas dinner. We're having a day in London on the 9th Dec. > > My maiden name is WATTS and my Gt Gt grandfather, Thomas WATTS comes from > Hawkesbury. Until I can get his marriage certificate (June qtr 1842 Bristol > to Emily WHITFIELD) I can't tell you for certain who his parents were - but > its likely to be Daniel & Sarah. I sent to Bristol RO for the certificate > but they tell me that unless I know the church where they married they > cannot help me. I've checked the fiche for St. James Barton & St. Paul's, > Portland Square but they are not there. If anybody has come across this > marriage I would be extremely grateful for the details. Failing that, I am > makiing my first visit to the Family Records Centre on 21 Nov and will try > for it there. > > Although I was born in Cardiff, as were my parents and most of my > grandparents, all the preceding generations come from the West country, > mostly Devon or Gloucester, with an odd Somerset or Wilts thrown in for good > measure. > > Other Glous names that I am researching are: > PHILLIPS (Eldersfield), WHITFIELD & GWINNELL (Stone), MAYNE (Wotton - under > Edge and Ottery St. Mary, Dev), > Also GREEDY (Wiveliscombe), ATKINS (Exeter), and WAKEHAM (Devon) > Any links with these names? > > I have quite a lot of local history info. on South Wales The 1881 census > has these Hawkesbury strays in Wales: > > TANNER, HIGGINS, ISAAC, RANDOLPH, DIX, CREW, STINCHCOMB, STAFFORD, WATTS, > HEAVEN, MOORE, FURLONG, CHAPPELL, GULWELL, WOOD, HAYNES, PULLEN, TANDY, > STINCHCOMBE, ILIS. > I may have some background information on the places where they lived if it > helps. > > Since I joined the list a week or two ago, some very useful information has > been put out eg Sherston BTs, MIs and 1851 census extracts. What have I > missed in the past? and is it possible for such helpful info. to be > regurgitated for new listers like me please? > > Thanks for all your help > > Carole > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > Please remember when you post messages that SURNAMES should be in CAPITALS. Penalty for non-compliance is a Pond Dipping. > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >