I am researching Owen Sweet born about 1907 somewhere in the south of England. he was a member of the Royal Navy and was believed to have held the rank of Comander. I do not know whether he was involved in WW1 or WW2 or both. He immigrated to Sydney Australia in the early 1940s and married Mary Woods in 1945 in Newcastle New South Wales. -------Original Message------- From: eng-somerset-request@rootsweb.com Date: 30/03/2008 8:39:26 AM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: ENG-SOMERSET Digest, Vol 3, Issue 253 Today's Topics: 1. Re: William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som (Debbie McKay) 2. Re: William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som (Geoff Morse) 3. Independant occupation (Debbie McKay) 4. Re: Independant occupation (Charani) 5. Re: Independant occupation (Debbie McKay) 6. Re: Independant occupation (Charani) 7. Re: Moger - Shepton Montague / Charlton Musgrove (Gloria Davies) 8. Re: Champion, Bridgewater,Somerset England c1750 (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) 9. Ward and Bonyun research (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:38:54 +1030 From: "Debbie McKay" <debmckay@optusnet.com.au> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BE1BF0AE6C034FD69406BCDB8474BD54@A> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi Geoff, I'm currently transcribing the Hundred of Whitley 1841 Census and have a number of the SWEET family in Butleigh at that time. Elizabeth SWEET age 50 Independant Mary SWEET (45) Independant Ann SWEET (50) Baker Mary SWEET (25) James SWEET (15) Joseph SWEET (12) Elizabeth SWEET (15) Female Servant living in the household of Joseph RICHARDS and family Joseph SWEET (45) Shoe Maker living at Barton Stone, Butleigh with Ann SWEET (40) George SWEET (14) Mary SWEET (6) Louisa SWEET (4) Eliza SWEET (2) Mary SWEET (20) Female Servant living in the household of Joseph WHITE and family in Woolton Street in Butleigh-Woolton There are other SWEET's living in Compton-Dundon and High Ham. Hope this helps Debbie McKay > Subject: [ENG-SOM] William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som > > > Does anyone have access to the Butleigh baptism registers and can confirm > or > contradict the following patron entry in the IGI > > 'William SWEET, bapt 7 July 1767 parents Samuel Sweet and Hester Carter' > > Hopefully I have found one of my g4 grandfathers baptism > > Geoff Morse > Hitchin, Herts > _________________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:00:01 +0000 From: Geoff Morse <geoff_morse@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BLU105-W28644D4EADADDFBDBD86499BF80@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Thanks for the information about SWEETs on the 1841 census in Butleigh, Debbie. Unfortunately, William had left Butleigh by the turn of the century having married Sarah Hilborne in Aller in 1798. I'm still building a picture of his siblings to see if any remained in Butleigh. Bearing in mind the ages of the adults in 1841, they could possibly be the children of Williams brothers, if he had any!! Thanks again, Geoff Morse _________________________________________________________________ Win 100?s of Virgin Experience days with BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:48:30 +1030 From: "Debbie McKay" <debmckay@optusnet.com.au> Subject: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <D3E116CE84EB4EFF86A6ACC48A070E06@A> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original > Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of Whitley > and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as > independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as > Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, > and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. > There is no one else living in that household. > Just wondering if anyone else has come across this. > Debbie McKay > Sth Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > UK-CENSUS-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:55:20 +0000 From: Charani <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <47EE3C38.6060303@family-hunter.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Debbie McKay wrote: >>Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of Whitley >>and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as >>independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as >>Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, >>and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. >>There is no one else living in that household. She could be a relation. It could be that the enumerator decided to put something down for everyone and if the child wasn't a scholar deemed them to be Independent. Or it could be that was how the household schedules were completed. Perhaps one person was helping a number of others to complete the schedules, hence the consistency. In Walton (which is in the Whitley Hundred) there are only 17 given as Ind. The vast majority of those are upwards of 70 with a handful younger (between 40 and 60). There are a couple of 25 year olds but only one girl (between 15 and 19) and she was living alone. There are no occupations against a great many of the villagers though. It isn't something that's uniform across the whole of the hundred, just the parish within it that you're currently doing. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:29:57 +1030 From: "Debbie McKay" <debmckay@optusnet.com.au> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <608048B2869440E49AE78BF84AC63E18@A> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Thanks Charani, I was wondering. A great many in the census have no occupation so it seemed odd that a child would be listed as Independant Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation > Debbie McKay wrote: > >>>Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of >>>Whitley >>>and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as >>>independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as >>>Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, >>>and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. >>>There is no one else living in that household. > > She could be a relation. > > It could be that the enumerator decided to put something down for > everyone and if the child wasn't a scholar deemed them to be > Independent. Or it could be that was how the household schedules were > completed. Perhaps one person was helping a number of others to > complete the schedules, hence the consistency. > > In Walton (which is in the Whitley Hundred) there are only 17 given as > Ind. The vast majority of those are upwards of 70 with a handful > younger (between 40 and 60). There are a couple of 25 year olds but > only one girl (between 15 and 19) and she was living alone. There are > no occupations against a great many of the villagers though. > > It isn't something that's uniform across the whole of the hundred, > just the parish within it that you're currently doing. > > -- > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:26:15 +0000 From: Charani <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <47EE4377.70204@family-hunter.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Debbie McKay wrote: > Thanks Charani, I was wondering. A great many in the census have no > occupation so it seemed odd that a child would be listed as Independant It does seem odd, I agree. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:25:48 -0000 From: "Gloria Davies" <g.davies29@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Moger - Shepton Montague / Charlton Musgrove To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>, <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <001101c891a0$6860d330$04000100@bransby> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hi, I am searching the Moger's of Woolverton and Wrington, I am willing to share info if you will send me your email address as I am on a borrowed PC just now and all info is on my PC. which I hope to get back within the next 2 weeks. Regards Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Moger - Shepton Montague / Charlton Musgrove > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: valeriecooper82 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/4449 1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hello > > I am looking at the family of George Hakell Moger. His eldest daughter > was my Grandmother. I have got back to Grace Moger who I think is his > Grandmother and who died in 1851. Would you be willing to share your > findings with me? I know this is a long time after your request, but I > have only just started to look. > > Look forward to hearig from you. > Val > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:18:41 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Champion, Bridgewater,Somerset England c1750 To: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1206825522.150132@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnneBarratt93 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12821.2 1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Brian I am looking for a James Champion b abt 1850, in Somerset [sorry I know its a largish place]!! I have him married to Christianna ? Their first 6 children were born at Compton Bishop Somerset, next child was born in S Marston Wilts as were the last 2 . However Lucy, 3rd from the end was born in Chipping Sodbury in 1890. She went on to marry my Gt Grandfather, a retired School headmaster then living in Worcestershire. Have you come across this family of Champions? Many thanks Anne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:38:48 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ENG-SOM] Ward and Bonyun research To: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1206826729.152859@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: k6666 Surnames: WARDfamily and BONYUN family in Barbados Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12873/mb ashx Message Board Post: Hello I am researching the ancestors of the Wards, Barbados, who I was told may have originated from Somerset,and, moved to Barbados. A.F Ward, one of the descendant,founded Mount Gay Rum. His grandfather William, b. 1791 in Barbados, married Elizabeth Payne. His Great grandfather was John. I have no further information. I am also looking for a connection to the family of John Bonyun, b 1640. May have been married to Mary Cutting in Barbados, 03 Feb 1668. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ To contact the ENG-SOMERSET list administrator, send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ENG-SOMERSET mailing list, send an email to ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ 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 email with no additional text. End of ENG-SOMERSET Digest, Vol 3, Issue 253 ******************************************** .

Laurie I just came across your response below; I missed your original post. We are all volunteers on this list and only a proportion of us actually live in or near to Somerset. Somerset has a low population density but is one of the largest counties in the country. Churchstanton sits at the far south west of the county on the border with Devon, 53 miles from Bristol and 40 miles from the eastern border with Wiltshire; it would be a 50 mile round trip for me. There is only one motorway that runs the length of the county; all other roads are single carriageway or single track in places. The weather has been appalling lately with high winds and driving rain at times. Most of this part of the country sits on sedimentary rock which means that most of the local headstones are sandstone or similar; you rarely get readable headstones before 1850 so most of us that do check churchyards could be said to be wasting our time - it doesn't stop us looking though. You can ask nicely You can hope but if no one on the list lives near to your families' churchyard you have no 'right' to expect someone to get out there and look for you. Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurie Thompson" <lt030329@bigpond.net.au> To: "Sue Ahrens" <sue.ahrens@ntlworld.com>; "Paul Kirby" <prkirby@bigpond.net.au> Cc: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:26 AM Subject: [ENG-SOM] Fw: Churchstanton Grave yard > Sue and Paul . Apparently there are no kind souls in Somerset . Laurie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Laurie Thompson > To: ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: Sue Ahrens ; Paul Kirby > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 8:59 PM > Subject: Churchstanton Grave yard > > > Hi Is there a kind soul who can tell me whether there are head stones for > William Osborn who died 19th April 1803 and John Osborn died 23rd March > 1857 who are buried in the Churchstanton cemetery . Also any other Osborns > . Thanks for reading my plea . > Laurie Thompson Australia > > ------------------------------- > 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

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berylrenton_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/160.444.968.977.1122.1124.1117.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have all of these and would be pleased to hear from you. I am berylrenton@ozemail.com.au and also beryl_renton@bigpond.com (when it works?) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thank you Pat for the information. The year of this marriage doesn't appear to have been microfilmed. I'll check further on the register reference number you gave...D/P. I'd love to know the witness mentioned. Again Thanks Avril ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Hase" <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Cc: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] KNIGHT/GOUGH surnames and Congresbury Church Records > Avril, > From the transcription of the marriages in St Andrew's Church > Congresbury Vol 1 1754-1799 available in booklet or CD from the > Weston-super-Mare FHS see www.wsmfhs.org.uk for more details > > These were taken from the registers in the Somerset Record Office Ref > D/P/ Con 2/1/3 & 2/1/5 > > Entry No 221 26 Aug 1784 > John KNIGHT of Congresbury married Ann KNIGHT of Banwell by licence > Witness > Fns[?] Syms > > Pat > > > > Avril wrote: >> First I'd like to thank all those transcribers of Parish Records and >> Bishop Transcripsts. Everyone should give it a try, it's a daunting >> task. I thought I'd like to help out, and tested my abilities copying all >> entries from microfilm of Congresbury BT while looking for my KNIGHT and >> GOUGH ancestors. I soon saw that I need to acquaint myself with the >> 'native' family names. It's too easy to make errors. So, I'll carry on, >> get better, and when I feel I can share, with the least amount of errors, >> I will. >> Meanwhile, to my dismay it appears that Congresbury BT do NOT cover years >> 1779 to 1801 (microfilm). It doesn't appear there are any PR (microfilm) >> at all. I see online there are references tho to some bmd in those >> years. Apparently my John Knight married Ann Knight Aug. 26,1784. Where >> did someone get this info? >> Are there some other sources to bmd other than microfilm? >> I am looking for John Knight of Kenn Court b. ca 1760 died 1819 (I have >> his will), his wife Ann Knight died ca Nov. 25,1808 of Honey Hall. Two >> children - Ann Knight - nothing known about her. Elizabeth Knight born >> ca 1797 Congresbury married Robert Gough in Publow Apr. 15, 1819. >> >> Robert GOUGH and Elizabeth Knight's (1797)children >> John Knight GOUGH b 1821 Publow >> Charles Henry GOUGH ca 1824 >> Alfred GOUGH ca 1826 Brislington >> Emily GOUGH ca 1828 Brislington >> Elizabeth GOUGH ca 1830 Brislington >> Ann Lovell GOUGH 1831 Congresbury >> Frederick GOUGH 1838 Congresbury >> >> Looking for any help for sources in my research. Also looking for anyone >> connected to these families. >> Thank you >> Avril, Victoria, BC, Canada >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Thanks Yvonne, unfortunately 2 sites don't work, and the transcriptions from the third site don't cover the years I'm looking for. Thank you for your time Avril ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Scrivener" <scrivener@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] KNIGHT/GOUGH surnames and Congresbury Church Records > Hi Avril, > > There are some transcripts for Congresbury on these two links: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PRS/m4253.htm > > http://web.archive.org/web/20041011171636/http://users.bigpond.net.au/stelle > rs/SomersetPRs/index.htm/ > The second URL is rather long, so here is the TinyURL for it: > http://tinyurl.com/2tywrl > > Yvonne Scrivener > Wagga Wagga NSW > Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Avril > Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 1:28 AM > To: ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-SOM] KNIGHT/GOUGH surnames and Congresbury Church Records > > Meanwhile, to my dismay it appears that Congresbury BT do NOT cover years > 1779 to 1801 (microfilm). It doesn't appear there are any PR (microfilm) > at > all. I see online there are references tho to some bmd in those years. > Apparently my John Knight married Ann Knight Aug. 26,1784. Where did > someone get this info? > Are there some other sources to bmd other than microfilm? > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hello Everyone, A marriage took place in Ashill on Sept 12 1809 between John COLES and Hannah RAWLINS. Does anyone know anything about this couple or their offspring? Many thanks! Liz in bright, sunny Munich

Thanks Charani, I was wondering. A great many in the census have no occupation so it seemed odd that a child would be listed as Independant Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Independant occupation > Debbie McKay wrote: > >>>Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of >>>Whitley >>>and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as >>>independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as >>>Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, >>>and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. >>>There is no one else living in that household. > > She could be a relation. > > It could be that the enumerator decided to put something down for > everyone and if the child wasn't a scholar deemed them to be > Independent. Or it could be that was how the household schedules were > completed. Perhaps one person was helping a number of others to > complete the schedules, hence the consistency. > > In Walton (which is in the Whitley Hundred) there are only 17 given as > Ind. The vast majority of those are upwards of 70 with a handful > younger (between 40 and 60). There are a couple of 25 year olds but > only one girl (between 15 and 19) and she was living alone. There are > no occupations against a great many of the villagers though. > > It isn't something that's uniform across the whole of the hundred, > just the parish within it that you're currently doing. > > -- > 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

Max Bancroft wrote: > I am researching Owen Sweet born about 1907 somewhere in the south of > England. he was a member of the Royal Navy and was believed to have held the > rank of Comander. I do not know whether he was involved in WW1 or WW2 or > both. It would have been WW2 as he would only have been around 7 at the time the Great War broke out :)) He'd have needed to have been a little older than that if he reached the rank of Commander :)) If you have a look on www.freebmd.org.uk you'll be able to search for Owen's birth. You'll be able to buy his birth certificate from the GRO using the reference given. There are full instructions on the site. It will cost 7GBP and take 10-14 days to reach you. There won't be any details of his birth online. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BrianQDG6476 Surnames: Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12821.2.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://familytrees.genopro.com/47767/Calver/default.htm?page=CHAMPION-JamesDaunton-ind00265.htm Brian Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: philip_maddocks Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12821.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Daunton Champion on FreeBMD one birth registered in 1850 at Axbridge which covers Compton Bishop. he married at the same time as Christianna Dibble registered in Axbridge in 1876 also on FreeBMD Bridgwater usually spelt with one 'e' Philip Maddocks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

> Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of Whitley > and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as > independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as > Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, > and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. > There is no one else living in that household. > Just wondering if anyone else has come across this. > Debbie McKay > Sth Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > UK-CENSUS-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: k6666 Surnames: WARDfamily and BONYUN family in Barbados Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12873/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello I am researching the ancestors of the Wards, Barbados, who I was told may have originated from Somerset,and, moved to Barbados. A.F Ward, one of the descendant,founded Mount Gay Rum. His grandfather William, b. 1791 in Barbados, married Elizabeth Payne. His Great grandfather was John. I have no further information. I am also looking for a connection to the family of John Bonyun, b 1640. May have been married to Mary Cutting in Barbados, 03 Feb 1668. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnneBarratt93 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/12821.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Brian I am looking for a James Champion b abt 1850, in Somerset [sorry I know its a largish place]!! I have him married to Christianna ? Their first 6 children were born at Compton Bishop Somerset, next child was born in S Marston Wilts as were the last 2 . However Lucy, 3rd from the end was born in Chipping Sodbury in 1890. She went on to marry my Gt Grandfather, a retired School headmaster then living in Worcestershire. Have you come across this family of Champions? Many thanks Anne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Geoff, I'm currently transcribing the Hundred of Whitley 1841 Census and have a number of the SWEET family in Butleigh at that time. Elizabeth SWEET age 50 Independant Mary SWEET (45) Independant Ann SWEET (50) Baker Mary SWEET (25) James SWEET (15) Joseph SWEET (12) Elizabeth SWEET (15) Female Servant living in the household of Joseph RICHARDS and family Joseph SWEET (45) Shoe Maker living at Barton Stone, Butleigh with Ann SWEET (40) George SWEET (14) Mary SWEET (6) Louisa SWEET (4) Eliza SWEET (2) Mary SWEET (20) Female Servant living in the household of Joseph WHITE and family in Woolton Street in Butleigh-Woolton There are other SWEET's living in Compton-Dundon and High Ham. Hope this helps Debbie McKay > Subject: [ENG-SOM] William SWEET, bapt. 1767, Butleigh, Som > > > Does anyone have access to the Butleigh baptism registers and can confirm > or > contradict the following patron entry in the IGI > > 'William SWEET, bapt 7 July 1767 parents Samuel Sweet and Hester Carter' > > Hopefully I have found one of my g4 grandfathers baptism > > Geoff Morse > Hitchin, Herts > _________________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Susan Passmore was the mother of John Passmore Edwards, the Victorian philanthropist and died at Bathwick in May 1870 at the home of her son, Richard Passmore Edawrds. Could someone help in suggesting where I may find her grave. She was a non conformist. Also Richard PE lived in Bathwick from about 1862 to 1882, was a member of the Council and an active member of the Temperance movement. I believe he for some time managed his father in laws factory making preserves. If anyone could give me any information about Richard's life in Bath then, again, I would be most grateful. Dean

Debbie McKay wrote: > Thanks Charani, I was wondering. A great many in the census have no > occupation so it seemed odd that a child would be listed as Independant It does seem odd, I agree. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Hi, I am searching the Moger's of Woolverton and Wrington, I am willing to share info if you will send me your email address as I am on a borrowed PC just now and all info is on my PC. which I hope to get back within the next 2 weeks. Regards Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-SOMERSET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Moger - Shepton Montague / Charlton Musgrove > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: valeriecooper82 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.som.general/4449.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hello > > I am looking at the family of George Hakell Moger. His eldest daughter > was my Grandmother. I have got back to Grace Moger who I think is his > Grandmother and who died in 1851. Would you be willing to share your > findings with me? I know this is a long time after your request, but I > have only just started to look. > > Look forward to hearig from you. > Val > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Debbie McKay wrote: >>Hi list, I'm currently transcribing the 1841 Census for Hundred of Whitley >>and have come across a number of children (under 15) who are listed as >>independant. Was this common? Why would they have been listed as >>Indepednant? One of them is with a farmer, Vincent Hamblin 25 in Othery, >>and her name is Charlotte Lovibond (what a great name) and she is only 7. >>There is no one else living in that household. She could be a relation. It could be that the enumerator decided to put something down for everyone and if the child wasn't a scholar deemed them to be Independent. Or it could be that was how the household schedules were completed. Perhaps one person was helping a number of others to complete the schedules, hence the consistency. In Walton (which is in the Whitley Hundred) there are only 17 given as Ind. The vast majority of those are upwards of 70 with a handful younger (between 40 and 60). There are a couple of 25 year olds but only one girl (between 15 and 19) and she was living alone. There are no occupations against a great many of the villagers though. It isn't something that's uniform across the whole of the hundred, just the parish within it that you're currently doing. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

hi helen, I know this is out of your time frame but I'm transcibing the 1841 Census for Hundred of Whitley and have come across some Hamlin's in Chilton Polden, Moorlinch, Somerset. I can send you more info if you're interested. There is a Mary Hamlin aged 60 Debbie McKay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen" <peony23@comcast.net> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:17 AM Subject: [ENG-SOM] HAMLIN > Seeking info on the HAMLIN family of Middlezoy, Somerset. > > *Thomas, chr 1723 > bur 1746 > > William, chr 1726 > > James, chr 1729 > > parents: Thomas HAMLIN + Elizabeth --- > > *Thomas had a son William who was born in 1743-44, bur 1744, > wife Mary -----, > reportedly the father of Betty Hamlin, 1747--1824, though I have my doubts > about that. > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Helen, USA > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 1713 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

Thanks for the information about SWEETs on the 1841 census in Butleigh, Debbie. Unfortunately, William had left Butleigh by the turn of the century having married Sarah Hilborne in Aller in 1798. I'm still building a picture of his siblings to see if any remained in Butleigh. Bearing in mind the ages of the adults in 1841, they could possibly be the children of Williams brothers, if he had any!! Thanks again, Geoff Morse _________________________________________________________________ Win 100’s of Virgin Experience days with BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.com