Thanls Marilyn I'll put them in the site as soon as I can. I have just moved house and still living like a gypsy, out of boxes. Thanks again. Regards Ann ****************************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <MarilynLeggett61@aol.com> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Re: ENG-HAMPSHIRE-D Digest V05 #137 >I have some blacksmiths from my family tree to add to the list. Hope >thethe > anecdotes are of interest. > > THOMAS DOWLING b. abt. 1759 @St. Pancras Chichester m. ELIZABETH RIVERS > on > 22/1/1780 in Petersfield where he was recorded as a Blacksmith > > WILLIAM COLEY b. 1798 @ Badg(e)worth, Gloucestershire, 1851 and 2/1/1859 > recorded as a Blacksmith. He m. Rebecca b. 1799 in Westerfield and died > 1877 in > Cheltenham. > > His two sons:- > JOSEPH COLEY b.abt.1835 in Cheltenham m. MARY ELIZABETH STROUD 2/1/1859 in > Cheltenham. 1861 he was a Wheelwright Journeyman and in 1881 Carriage > Maker > WILLIAM HENRY COLLEY b. 1827 in Cheltenham m. Elizabeth b. abt. 1828 in > Aldersfield. > In 1851 he was a Wheelwright Journeyman with MICHAEL COX, Master > Wheelwright > at Bishop's Walk and in 1881 Blacksmith and Wheelwright. He died 1901 in > Cheltenham. > > His grandson, son of Joseph Coley > WILLIAM HENRY COLLEY b. 19/1/1861 at 17 Hermitage Place, Cheltenham and > died > 6/10/1922 in Gloucester m. 1/3/1885 PHOEBE SELINA BULLOCK BALLINGER b. > 17/4/1863 in Huntley, at Longhope Parish Church. 1881 Wheelwright and in > 1885 > Coachbuilder. > My grandmother, Edith Avis(nee Colley), told my mother that her father, > William Henry Colley used to carve the horses for Simmonds Carousal. Two > of them > just fitted into the front room of their home. He also made the first > travelling live-in van for Barnham & Bailey. The Simmonds Company was in > Scotland > when something went wrong with a piece of equipment so they wrote to the > firm William Henry Colley worked for requesting that he travelled to > Scotland to > carry out the repair. However the firm for which Willam Colley worked > sent > another employee. On arrival in Scotland this employee was asked who he > was > and promptly sent back with the message that they wanted the services of > William Colley. > > Best wishes, > Marilyn > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >