Depends much on what you want to do and where you want to visit. Also when you travel can have an effect on cost. Avoid school holidays and public holidays for instance. Self contained is cheapest; B&B can be very expensive; you might try for 'weekly rates' mid term or 'off' season. Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine" <larcombe1790@bigpond.com> To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:37 AM Subject: [ENG-SOM] Research trip to UK > > Hello List, > > I am planning a research trip to England, Ireland & Scotland next year; I > have never visited before. > > I am looking for suggestions of where to stay in the west country for 2 > weeks. Places to see & visit. > > Should I stay at B&Bs, or self-contained, etc...? What is the public > transport like to get to places? > > Please contact me off list - thank you. > > Regards, > > Christine > larcombe1790@bigpond.com.au > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Folks I have been following this thread in the archives, but not right at the beginning, I notice that most of the mention is regarding Musgrove Park Hospital and the old East Reach Hospital, where I was a frequent visitor to A&E, this hospital has now been turned to offices and was recently used by the Careers Service, or whatever they call themselves today, this was opened in 1812 and supported by public subscription, Taken from a Description of Taunton from Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of Somerset 1830:- the infirmary called 'the Taunton and Somerset hospital and an infirmary for diseases of the eye", this was a couple of doors away from the main hospital and latterly used as an out patients department. Mention has also been made about the old Leper House, now restored after a fire in the thatched roof, and converted to housing. I have not seen any reference to the other hospitals, there was the isolation Hospital in Cheddon Road, not sure when this was built but certainly before 1940 as my elder brother spent some time there, there was also Canon Street, a maternity hospital, or nursing home as it would have been called then, again this was built and in operation long before the advent of the NHS, brother was born there in 1930 and I don’t think he was one of the first, I could be wrong!! There was also the Workhouse which saw the birth of many children from various parts of the area, many being sent in from outside the town for concealment! Regards Patrick Williams A Tauntonian by birth and still a frequent visitor No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1385 - Release Date: 18/04/2008 09:30

I would be interested in the answers to Christine's questions also. Sarah Virginia, USA -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Christine Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:38 PM To: ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-SOM] Research trip to UK Hello List, I am planning a research trip to England, Ireland & Scotland next year; I have never visited before. I am looking for suggestions of where to stay in the west country for 2 weeks. Places to see & visit. Should I stay at B&Bs, or self-contained, etc...? What is the public transport like to get to places? Please contact me off list - thank you. Regards, Christine larcombe1790@bigpond.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

East reach hospital was the main a and e centre in Taunton before Musgrove built the duchess building where a and e is now, I believe there was also geriatric wards there before it closed. My brother did part of his nurse training there in the early 1990s Louise

Harry Perry wrote: > A distant cousin of mine found EDWARD SEAGER PERRY on the 1881 census living in Croydon, Surrey with his family. > I have been unable to find his birth registration but on the 1881 census his eldest daughter May was born on ship bound for England from Australia. > I found the entry for the birth as being 3/8/1876 on ss Nothumberland with the parents being Edward Seager Perry and Priscilla Ada Savage. > I was wondering if any kind person in Australia could help me find the marriage of the above two people so that I could possibly find the name of his father. > I do not know where in Australia they were living but maybe some census info for 1871 would help, or whatever year applies. > Priscilla was christened as Priscilla Jane Ada Savage in 1843 in Portsea, Hampshire. > Many thanks in advance for any assistance. > Regards > Harry You're in luck - they were married in NSW 1313/1874 PERRY EDWARD S SAVAGE PRISCILLA JANE A F GLEBE the search screen is here http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=marriages Groom's surname PERRY Bride's SAVAGE The results screen will tell you how to order the certificate. I wish all searches were that easy ;) Anne South Australia

Hello Listers, I am revisiting this list in desperation for information regarding ROBERT HURST, a butcher journeyman in the Yeovil area in early 1900. He fathered two children with LILIAN ANNIE PERRY born Lewisham, Kent 1873. The marriage still eludes me. KATHLEEN PERRY HURST born 24.01.1902 Wales Cottage, Queen Camel STEPHEN HAROLD HURST born 04.07.1904 Court Ash, Yeovil The 1901 census for Queen Camel shows: The Bell ANNIE PERRY age 20 Domestic Servant Where born: Unknown Does she fit into your tree? I have an extract from the 1915 National Registration Census which lists all Perry's aged between 16 & 65 residing in Yeovil. If you would like a copy please contact me off list. Ron

A distant cousin of mine found EDWARD SEAGER PERRY on the 1881 census living in Croydon, Surrey with his family. I have been unable to find his birth registration but on the 1881 census his eldest daughter May was born on ship bound for England from Australia. I found the entry for the birth as being 3/8/1876 on ss Nothumberland with the parents being Edward Seager Perry and Priscilla Ada Savage. I was wondering if any kind person in Australia could help me find the marriage of the above two people so that I could possibly find the name of his father. I do not know where in Australia they were living but maybe some census info for 1871 would help, or whatever year applies. Priscilla was christened as Priscilla Jane Ada Savage in 1843 in Portsea, Hampshire. Many thanks in advance for any assistance. Regards Harry

Morning all, I've just added Burials at Kingston St. Mary back to 1725:- http://wsomparreg.mysite.orange.co.uk Cheers, Martin Southwood

on an even smaller point 1948 was after WW2 :-) Perhaps I should have said that it did not become a public hospital until after the war and it was a military hospital during and just after the War thanks Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: "James ~Pitman" <james.pitman@talktalk.net> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Taunton Hospitals > May I correct a small point we are this year celebrating the 60th > anniversary of the National Health Service which began in 1948 so all > hospitals before then were private that is you paid for treatment. > > James Pitman. > > <snip> > Philip Maddocks wrote: > > Musgrove Park did not go over to National Health until after WW2 as it > was > a military hospital. > <snip> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

May I correct a small point we are this year celebrating the 60th anniversary of the National Health Service which began in 1948 so all hospitals before then were private that is you paid for treatment. James Pitman. <snip> Philip Maddocks wrote: Musgrove Park did not go over to National Health until after WW2 as it was a military hospital. <snip>

Hi List. Could someone please tell me if there was a Hospital or Sanatorium in the Bedminster/ Walton-in-Gordano area in 1895/6. Thank you. Brian.

Dennis White wrote: > Near to the old Military Hospital in Aldershot, was a Maternity > Hospital for Military wives. Perhaps part of East Reach had the > same use as well as the main use for military personnel. Maybe although Musgrove Park Hosp is quite a distance from Taunton Hosp. I'll try to remember to make a note of what it became and what it is now. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Philip Maddocks wrote: > Pass the old hospital on your right; continue down East Reach to the traffic > lights and turn right and immediately left. It is a few yards on on the > left. it looks really out of place. It was renovated a few years ago by > West Somerset Rural Housing Association (now known as Falcon Rural Housing > Association). I am not sure what you need to get one though Ahhhhh!! I know where you mean!! I have seen that and often wondered what it had been because, as you say, it look so out of place! Thank you for that :)) Another little gem to add to my local (ish) knowledge :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Jim North wrote: > Because of the initial rush on the original scheme they produced simpler > system and a form to fill in which I duly did. The initial free trial was specifically for one American university only. It wasn't meant for anyone outside the university. Access was closed once it was realised what had happened. However, Gale were obviously well aware of the scale of interest, hence the subsequent free time limited trial. > They have then granted me a full months free usage because I filled in the > form honestly. As did I. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

I have been able to have free access to this site since 24 March when I picked the information up on another list. (Sorry I should have passed the info on to you as I did to some other lists). Because of the initial rush on the original scheme they produced simpler system and a form to fill in which I duly did. They have then granted me a full months free usage because I filled in the form honestly. I now have at least 2 reams of obituaries, articles, new facts about horrendous family accidents and unfortunate circumstances which I would never have found. It will keep me busy for years - So much so that I keep forgetting to tell people what a wonderful source of information this is. They even shipped to me a full pack of data to me in France to read and consider. Not had time yet! Best of all I found out that the source is located at Walworth Industrial Estate Andover where a great many of my family are from and a town in which I still have business interests. Must close - back to searching for more family facts! Jim North Les Arcs France -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Ahrens Sent: 17 April 2008 19:21 To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Free trial Helen, I just used my personal name & email address and other details (Ms for title, my own phone no, where I live for city etc), then under both Institution name and Institution address I typed international and I chose international from the drop-down menu, which otherwise consisted of states in the US. Charani says in a reply to my posting that Institution should be either "none" or "other" and location is "International" unless you are based in the USA, so that's another variation that presumably works. But what I did worked for me, and its lasted two days and several log-ins so far (they email you a log-in name and password). Sue |-----Original Message----- |From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset- |bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helen |Sent: 17 April 2008 17:54 |To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com |Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Free trial | |Hi Sue, | |I clicked on the Gale link immediately but all I got was a registration form |that asked for my name, e-mail, title, institution, etc. I'm researching |for myself, no institution. How can I try this site? |----- Original Message ----- |From: "Sue Ahrens" <sue.ahrens@ntlworld.com> |To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> |Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:44 AM |Subject: [ENG-SOM] Free trial | | |> Hello list, |> |> The other day I read this on another family history list. |> ___________________________________________________________ |> You can access newspapers back to 17th century on a free trial at Gale - |> British Library - I have found hundreds of references to my families - |> great |> |> with BDM notices too: |> http://access.gale.com/gdctrial/ |> |> in "Institution" type international |> _____________________________________________________________ |> |> It worked for me with no problems, and the friendly email that I received |> from the Gale Digital Collection Trial Site included this: "The access |> period is limited, so don't delay in exploring the products and sharing it |> with your colleagues" |> |> So that's what I'm doing now, colleagues. Enjoy! (It actually includes |> much more than the British Library digitised collections.) |> |> Sue |> |> |> |> ------------------------------- |> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to |> ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the |> quotes in the subject and the body of the message |> |> |> -- |> No virus found in this incoming message. |> Checked by AVG. |> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1381 - Release Date: 4/16/2008 |> 9:34 AM |> |> | | |-- |I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. |It has removed 1740 spam emails to date. |Paying users do not have this message in their emails. |Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len | | | |------------------------------- |To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET- |request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject |and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Charani wrote: > I was under the impression that the hospital in East Reach had been a nursing home or women's hospital. Maybe that was a later use. Near to the old Military Hospital in Aldershot, was a Maternity Hospital for Military wives. Perhaps part of East Reach had the same use as well as the main use for military personnel. Dennis White

Charani wrote: > I was under the impression that the hospital in East Reach had been a nursing home or women's hospital. Maybe that was a later use. Near to the old Military Hospital in Aldershot, was a Maternity Hospital for Military wives. Perhaps part of East Reach had the same use as well as the main use for military personnel. Dennis White

Hi Sue, Thanks very much for this, through their database I found this: ---- SAD CASE OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING A sad case of accidental poisoning occured at Kings Farm, Furneaux Pelham, yesterday. The occupier, Mrs Ann Pottrell, a widow in her seventy- ninth year, who was under medical treatment, went to a cupboard where she kept the mixture prescribed for her and a lotion. She drank by mistake a wineglassful of the latter. She directly afterwards discovered her error. Medical assistance was called in, but the poor woman died in about three hours. ---- That's a really horrible way to go! :( Tony Charani wrote: > Sue Ahrens wrote: > > >> with BDM notices too: >> http://access.gale.com/gdctrial/ >> >> in "Institution" type international >> > > Institution should be either "none" or "other" and location is > "International" unless you are based in the USA >

Pass the old hospital on your right; continue down East Reach to the traffic lights and turn right and immediately left. It is a few yards on on the left. it looks really out of place. It was renovated a few years ago by West Somerset Rural Housing Association (now known as Falcon Rural Housing Association). I am not sure what you need to get one though Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Taunton Hospitals > Philip Maddocks wrote: >> Fascinating to think of someone driving through a hospital! > > Quicker than walking that's for sure!! :)) > >> Don't know much about the Taunton Hospital but the building is still >> there; >> I think it is about 200 years old but it may not be the original >> building. > > I'll have a look next time I go passed. There's a plaque on it > detailing its history. > > It's a very grand building but no longer a hospital or anything > connected with medicine now, although (IIRC) it did retain some > connections until a few years ago. It had been closed up for a while > before then. > >> The Leper Hospital is now houses but still thatched. > > Where is that? I've not seen it at all, but then I don't know Taunton > all that well. Just how to get there and cross it by public transport > to get to the record office :)) > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Helen, I just used my personal name & email address and other details (Ms for title, my own phone no, where I live for city etc), then under both Institution name and Institution address I typed international and I chose international from the drop-down menu, which otherwise consisted of states in the US. Charani says in a reply to my posting that Institution should be either "none" or "other" and location is "International" unless you are based in the USA, so that's another variation that presumably works. But what I did worked for me, and its lasted two days and several log-ins so far (they email you a log-in name and password). Sue |-----Original Message----- |From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset- |bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helen |Sent: 17 April 2008 17:54 |To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com |Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Free trial | |Hi Sue, | |I clicked on the Gale link immediately but all I got was a registration form |that asked for my name, e-mail, title, institution, etc. I'm researching |for myself, no institution. How can I try this site? |----- Original Message ----- |From: "Sue Ahrens" <sue.ahrens@ntlworld.com> |To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> |Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:44 AM |Subject: [ENG-SOM] Free trial | | |> Hello list, |> |> The other day I read this on another family history list. |> ___________________________________________________________ |> You can access newspapers back to 17th century on a free trial at Gale - |> British Library - I have found hundreds of references to my families - |> great |> |> with BDM notices too: |> http://access.gale.com/gdctrial/ |> |> in "Institution" type international |> _____________________________________________________________ |> |> It worked for me with no problems, and the friendly email that I received |> from the Gale Digital Collection Trial Site included this: "The access |> period is limited, so don't delay in exploring the products and sharing it |> with your colleagues" |> |> So that's what I'm doing now, colleagues. Enjoy! (It actually includes |> much more than the British Library digitised collections.) |> |> Sue |> |> |> |> ------------------------------- |> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to |> ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the |> quotes in the subject and the body of the message |> |> |> -- |> No virus found in this incoming message. |> Checked by AVG. |> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1381 - Release Date: 4/16/2008 |> 9:34 AM |> |> | | |-- |I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. |It has removed 1740 spam emails to date. |Paying users do not have this message in their emails. |Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len | | | |------------------------------- |To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET- |request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject |and the body of the message