Dear Listers In a recent English e-newsletter was a list of "old English" surnames with corresponding pronunciations. One example caught my eye: It was stated - BEAWORTHY should be pronounced BOWRY with emphasis on the BOW. Can someone familiar with pronunciation confirm this? And in what period could this name have appeared in England? Many thanks Ian patch@nobbys.net.au

Hi List Does anyone have access to the 1901 census for Mansel Lacy? I am trying to find details of the Browne family - I think that their details may be - head William Smith Browne(if he is still alive), wife Mary Browne (teacher at Mansel Lacy school) and children Lionel, Leonard and Leonora - hopefully. I am particularly interested in Mary's parish of birth if it is given. I would be so grateful if anyone has this info. Many thanks Angie _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

If anyone is doing or has done research on the Merrick/Meyrick families of Herefordshire, I'd be delighted to share information. My great-grandfather Arnold Garbett Merrick (baptised Kingstone, 1804) changed the spelling of his name to Meyrick. I believe he had a brother called Thomas and a sister called Charlotte. They were the children of Arnold Merrick and Margaret Baugh; Arnold's parents were John and Susannah, and John's parents were Aristarchus (baptised 1710, Thruxton) and Mary. The family seems to have had connections with Madley, Kings Caple, Much Dewchurch and Allesmore. Aristarchus was the son of Walter Merrick of Aymestrey (baptised 1668) and Mary Pye, daughter of John Pye. I know more, so do get in touch! Nicola Meyrick This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.

Thanks for the info Guy.I don't know why my granma used to shake her head about them. Sounds like hard work to meDorothy in Dunedin NZ

Hello listers, could sks who has the 1830 Pigot Hereford Directory on CD please do a look up for me? I have learned that George and Margaret WADE are listed on page 488, but I don't know what the entry says. I'm dead curious to find out what they were up to at that time, especially why the wife got a mention. They were my gr.gr.x3 and to put it politely lead a 'full &interesting life TIADorothy in Dunedin NZ

Does anyone have any connection with the following Surnames? GOODE HUSBANDS Look forward to hearing from you Deborah

> > You don't need to rely on a CD version, or the real > thing, to view > the contents of the 1830 & 1840 Pigot's directory. > These are > available online. Nicholas Adams has uploaded them > to his > website at: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/genealogy.html > Links to the directories as well as an index of the directories are available on the Books page of the HerefordshireGenWeb site (see link below). ===== Dan Clark County Coordinator Crisp and Dooly Counties in Georgia and Herefordshire in England http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacrisp http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadooly http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghwr __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com

Hello Dorothy, I am in the throes of playing email catch-up. However, your email & Guy's follow-up on the Hereford list caught my eye. You don't need to rely on a CD version, or the real thing, to view the contents of the 1830 & 1840 Pigot's directory. These are available online. Nicholas Adams has uploaded them to his website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nmfa/genealogy.html You can also get there from GENUKI's website: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/ I hope this helps. Best regards to all, Steve Karner (sugarglider@cox-internet.com Texas, USA) ----- »» HFHS member #1610 »» HEF co-ordinator for FreeCen (http://freecen.rootsweb.com) Have you thought about being a volunteer? It's easier than you'd think. See the FreeCEN webpages for details (or email me). »» HEF FreeCen pages at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~slkarner/FreeCen/ »» HEF parish register pages at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~slkarner/HEF_Parish/ On 15 Jul 2002 "workshy" <workshy@actrix.co.nz> wrote: > Hello listers, could sks who has the 1830 Pigot Hereford Directory > on CD please do a look up for me? I have learned that George and > Margaret WADE are listed on page 488, but I don't know what the > entry says. I'm dead curious to find out what they were up to at that > time, especially why the wife got a mention. They were my gr.gr.x3 > and to put it politely lead a 'full &interesting life TIADorothy in Dunedin NZ

Pigot's Directory Herefordshire 1830 (Archive CD Books reference 0268) page 488, Hereford - Milliners & Dress makrs WADE Margt. Widemarsh st without Professors & Teachers WADE George (drawing) Widemarsh street without Cheers Guy workshy wrote: > Hello listers, could sks who has the 1830 Pigot Hereford Directory on CD please do a look up for me? I have learned that George and Margaret WADE are listed on page 488, but I don't know what the entry says. I'm dead curious to find out what they were up to at that time, especially why the wife got a mention. They were my gr.gr.x3 and to put it politely lead a 'full &interesting life TIADorothy in Dunedin NZ -- Wakefield England Extracted from a CD produced by Archive CD Books http://www.archivecdbooks.org http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish Records, Calendar, Scaleable Map of Uk. Link to LDS website, Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental Inscriptions, War Graves, etc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm Yorkshire Pages, Photos, and transcripts with a Yorkshire flavour --

Hello. I was just checking to see if my e-mail about Albert William Vivian (Murrell) arrived. When I checked my in-box, I had not received my own [HEF] message yet. I sent it last night around 8 p.m. EST. Thanks. Mischa __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Hello, everyone. I posted a few months ago trying to find out my grandfather's 'real' name because we thought he took the name of an American family he stayed with when he came to the U.S. We just found out by accident that his name was Albert William Vivian. We always knew him as Albert William Murrell. Mr. Vivian was probably born in 1895, definitely in Herefordshire, probably either in Clehonger or Weobley. He had a brother named Charlie or Charles Vivian, and a son named Leonard Vivian. Leonard might still be alive, possibly living in Woonton. Would someone be able to look up Albert W. Vivian on the census or birth index? Possibly even in old police or prison records? We're trying to find out who his parents were, and to figure out why he changed his name when he emigrated to America. He came to the U.S. as an adult, and stayed with a family named Murrell. It's possible that the Murrells may have come to the U.S. from England at an earlier date. Albert Vivian took the Murrell name for himself, and we don't know why. He served in the United States Army in World War I. I also couldn't figure out why he didn't stay in England and fight in the British Army. He married Florence Lena Sayce, also from Clehonger, Herefordshire, in the U.S. in the 1920's. Albert died in, I think, 1956. We want to find out if there was some kind of scandal we never knew about, like maybe had he been a 'wanted man' in England, and came to America to escape. My father is David Murrell. David is Albert's son. My grandmother Florence obviously knew the story behind why he changed his name, and so, we think, does my aunt, but she won't tell anyone, and Florence died in 1994. I'd greatly appreciate any help or suggestions anyone has for where I could start looking or if anyone could search for me if it isn't too complicated. I'm in the U.S.A. and can't come to England myself. Thank you. Mischa __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Hi , Continuing the LEWIS Family Saga the other Gt Gt Grandmother is Mary Anne Lewis christened 27 Oct 1817 at Lugwardine. LEWIS Family EMANUEL LEWIS d .o. b. and marriage not known Wife ELIZABETH " " Daughter MARY ANNE b. 27 Oct 1817 Lugwardine ETHERIDGE Family JOSEPH ETHERIDGE d.o.b. and marriage not known Wife MGT " " Son JOSEPH b.14 Nov 1819 Withington Hereford JOSEPH ETHERIDGE married MARY ANNE LEWIS on 28 Aug 1841 at Lugwardine Only know child from this Marriage is HENRY ETHERIDGE b. 1852 HENRY ETHERIDGE married EMMA HILL ( Eldest daughter of Edward and Mary Anne Hill ref prev mail ) my Wife`s Grandparents . m. 22 April 1882 Withington Hereford Could SKS please check 1841 - 1851 - 18 61 Census and confirm above and any other information . My grateful thanks. Sorry if it`s long winded ! Harry Sawkill

Hello Listers , I am a new boy in this request for information on Ancestors . At the age of 78 I emigrated to Sarnia , in the middle of the Great Lakes ,Canada and now 3years later am trying to tie up some loose ends in my wifes family history in Hereford . Not been easy by the fact that both her Gt Gt Grandmothers are called MARY ANNE LEWIS but I have copies of both their marriage certificates HILL Family JOHN HILL Believed b. 31 July 1808 Wife OLIVE Date of b. and marriage not known Son EDWARD b..2 Nov 1834 ( no knowledge of any other children ) LEWIS Family THOMAS b. not known Wife MARY ( LILLEY ) b. not known M.1 Feb 1836 Daughter MARY ANNE b.13 Dec. 1840 ( no knowlege of any other children ) EDWARD HILL married MARY ANNE LEWIS on 14 June 1860 Holmer Parish Church Herefordshire Children from this Marriage are EMMA b, 1864 Eaton Bishop LEONARD H. b. 1867 Withington ARTHUR b. " ANNIE O. b. " CHARLES E. b. " GERTRUDE M. b. " Could SKS with access to Census 1851 1861 1871 please check and verify these families entris are correct and ay other information available . I will send a separate mail re ETHERIDGE AND another LEWIS family My grateful thanks to anyone who may be able to help Harry Sawkill

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Hi Deb, Have you tried the Gamekeepers Index for info on William GOODE? The email address is dolina@djclarke.fsnet.co.uk Best regards, Linda Hansen Always interested in ANY occurrences of GOMERY/GOMMERY/GOMRY and GUMERY/GUMMERY/GUMRY GOM(M)ERY/GUM(M)ERY One Name Study (GOONS #3034) Email: gomery@one-name.org http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gomery "Deb Preen" <debpreen@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>Could someone please help me? Is it possible for someone to check the 1891/1901 census for the name William GOODE, (he was a gamekeeper) possibly in the area of Bullingham Louis. I am trying to check if he was in that area or Herefordshire around the 1890s.<<

Hello listner, l'm new to this list, but l'll try everything l can to get info on my g/mother.l know that there are some clever people out there? The only info l have is the following SELINA LUCY COLDRICK born 1890 in LEDBURY father's name HENRY .She was orphaned at an early age and lived with an aunt pss in wales TIA jeff bounds.

Hi Listers, I am new to the list and wonder if anyone may have some information on my GGGrandfather, John Davies, born circa 1836 in Herefordshire area (can't make out, looks like Pipes Lasend?), according to the 1891 census or Towyn, N.Wales according to the 1881 census. His father was also John Davies, birthplace unknown. Any suggestions will be greatly received. Jane Luckcuck

Hi Listers, I am new to the list and wonder if anyone may have some information on my GGGrandfather, John Davies, born circa 1836 in Herefordshire area (can't make out, looks like Pipes Lasend?), according to the 1891 census or Towyn, N.Wales according to the 1881 census. His father was also John Davies, birthplace unknown. Any suggestions will be greatly received. Jane Luckcuck

Could someone please help me? Is it possible for someone to check the 1891/1901 census for the name William GOODE, (he was a gamekeeper) possibly in the area of Bullingham Louis. I am trying to check if he was in that area or Herefordshire around the 1890s. Deborah

Hi all, I am researching a relative Jonathon BENBOW who married in Leominster in 1862. I do not have the wifes name. In the 1881 census Jonathon was lodging at Kings Head Inn, Docklow , Hereford. I am hoping his family are in Leominster in the 1881 census as his son Jonathon married a Sarah in 1884. So could SKS please look in the 1881 census for the surname BENBOW in Leominster or are there to many of them. Mainly there would be a wife at home with some children maybe. Any help please, regards Lauren in Aust