Hello Martin Many thanks for all the work you do - much appreciated ! I have a query on the recent update for Taunton St Mary baptisms 1750-1759. The entry for 6 April 1752 shows the baptism of Mary STANDERWICK (twin of John). However, FreeREG gives her name as Sarah. Is it possible to check this ? Again, many thanks for the site. Michael Walsby On 25/02/2014 11:57, Martin Southwood wrote: > Morning all, > > www.wsom.org.uk has just been updated with Taunton St. Mary Mag Baptisms > brought forward to 1845 and also taken further back to 1750. I have the data > to hand to take these further back to 1720 but it all takes time! > > Cheers, > > Martin Southwood > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.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 message > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hello Martin! Each time I see your update, I shake my head in wonder. You - and your transcriber-associates - are gems in this passionate pursuit of ours. I can't count the number of people who've thanked me for passing on your website (Ian Sage's too). Of course, you are the ones to thank. cheers, pamela in Bermuda -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Martin Southwood Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:58 AM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-SOM] Update Morning all, www.wsom.org.uk has just been updated with Taunton St. Mary Mag Baptisms brought forward to 1845 and also taken further back to 1750. I have the data to hand to take these further back to 1720 but it all takes time! Cheers, Martin Southwood

Bravo, many thanks for all your hard work. Jan > On Feb 25, 2014, at 10:57 AM, "Martin Southwood" <martinsouthwood@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Morning all, > > www.wsom.org.uk has just been updated with Taunton St. Mary Mag Baptisms > brought forward to 1845 and also taken further back to 1750. I have the data > to hand to take these further back to 1720 but it all takes time! > > Cheers, > > Martin Southwood > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.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 message

Morning all, www.wsom.org.uk has just been updated with Taunton St. Mary Mag Baptisms brought forward to 1845 and also taken further back to 1750. I have the data to hand to take these further back to 1720 but it all takes time! Cheers, Martin Southwood --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Celia, To thank the owner, look for a contact link on the website. You've quoted Family Search film numbers for the records. Therefore you should be able to order the films to view at your nearest LDS centre. Peter

Peter, Thank you. I have never looked in Quarter Session records, so I have no idea how they work or if these films would possible include the Bridgwater Quarter Sessions. I guess I will have to order a film and hope for the best. Celia On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Peter R Booth <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au>wrote: > Celia, > > To thank the owner, look for a contact link on the website. > > You've quoted Family Search film numbers for the records. Therefore you > should be able to order the films to view at your nearest LDS centre. > > Peter > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dear list members,, Please, I am trying to find more information about my 3rd great grandfather James G. Willie's life in England before he emigrated. He was a was from Taunton, and family story says that he moved to Bristol and was a clerk in the mercantile business before going to New York, USA. I found this wonderful site, and wish I could thank the owner/indexer. http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/news/BRID1831.HTM It had the following: Bridgwater and Somersetshire Herald, 6 Jul 1831: At the Bridgwater Q Sessions was a case: Charles Grabham, linen draper, his cotton stolen; his wife Amy Gragham; Mary Ann Warry, shopwoman to Mr. Grabham witness; Diana Baker, wife of Wm Baker, charged with stealing cotton. There were other cases of items stolen, etc., at the Bridgwater Quarter Sessions, with several witnesses. One witness to one of the cases was James Willie, shopman. Amy Grabham, is James G. Willie's sister, and I am wondering if there is any way for me to learn if the "James Willie, shopman" was a witness of the Grabham case or another case? Could this possible be my "James G. Willie." Would these films give this information, as I don't have access to the records in England, since I live in the USA. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1175907?availability=Family%20History %20Library Somerset Quarter sessions rolls, 1561-1851 Quarter sessions rolls, 1830-1831 Family History Library British Film 2356855 Quarter sessions rolls, 1831 Family History Library British Film 2356887 Thank you, Celia

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Thank you so much for that information. The wills are of great interest. regards Marg OLeary Port Stephens NSW -----Original Message----- From: Pat Hase Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:51 AM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] convict John Horsington Hi Marg, Elizabeth has covered much of the information I was about to give but if this "Archive" you mention is a family tree published on Ancestry you are right to check every entry! You should be very wary of any family tree which includes "John (Cornelius?) Oslington"[sic] when elsewhere on the same tree there is a link to an image of a baptism at St Mary Lambeth, showing very clearly that John and Cornelius HORSINGTON were twins. Regarding the property in Worle mentioned in the Will of Cornelius HORSINGTON in 1825 - there was a hearing in the Court of the Exchequer in 1827 which you can read online at http://archive.org/stream/reportscasesarg16chamgoog/reportscasesarg16chamgoog_djvu.txt which states that his father had died in 1814. However, although there is a burial of a Cornelius HORSINGTON in St Martin's Church Worle 29th March 1816, aged 73 this would make him about 52 when he married the widow Mary NELSON. I'm not sure whether this is the same Cornelius HORSINGTON. There is a Cornelius HORSINGTON baptised in Kewstoke 13th March 1744/45 s/o William & Mary which fits this burial - but the Will states that James HORSINGTON was the father of Cornelius the father You might try the Worle History Society, especially as the property was in Worle, http://www.worlehistorysociety.net/ I have a feeling that there is a Horsington Society which appears at Family History Fairs but I can't at the moment find any information about it. There are transcriptions of some of the parishes in which HORSINGTON appears on the web site of the Weston-super-Mare & District FHS - www.wsmfhs.org.uk and I know they have at least two members who list HORSINGTON amongst their interests. With Best Wishes Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "marg o'leary" <marglap@skead.net> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] convict John Horsington > Hi all > > need some help to sort out Horsington parents. > >>From an archive, I read about a Horsington family who left Somerset and >>went > to Surrey for while but then returned. > I am trying to track that family. > > I found a baptism record in Surrey for twins John and Cornelius, 1803, > parents John and Mary. > They had other children in Surrey back as far as 1796. > > However no continuing Surrey presence that I could see. > > John the twin becomes a convict and goes to Australia abt 1822. He is > fairly > well documented. > > I would like to find out what happened to his twin brother Cornelius, as > any > records seem to merge him with brother john. > > and who were the parents Cornelius Horsington and Mary?. > > There seems to be several men named Cornelius with a wife Mary or some > given > as Mary - Hester. I am wondering if the man married twice, to Mary and > then > to Hester later. Winscombe is the town/area they are supposed to come > from and return to in > Somerset. John's family in Australia changed the name to Oslington when > his children > were born. > . > Grateful for any help. >> regards > > Marg OLeary > Port Stephens > NSW ------------------------------- 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

The consequences for researchers in Taunton will I'm sure be at the forefront of the Trustees' minds when they are appointed. However it can be said that because Bath is a separate unitary local authority, which at this time is not joining the Trust, the Trust will have no impact in that area. BobH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:07:23 -0000 From: "Peter J Richardson" <pjrich.ntl@googlemail.com> Subject: [ENG-SOM] proposed combined trust for the archives of Somerset and Devon To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <003101cf282e$0bb3c090$231b41b0$@googlemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello all, There is some discussion on the Devon list about a combined trust for the archives of Somerset and Devon - http://www.devon.gov.uk/cma_report.htm?cmadoc=report_sc1333.html refers, and I wondered if anybody could tell me please what the consequences would be for researchers with interests in Somerset if this goes through. Does the proposed trust cover both Taunton and Bath Record Offices, or is one under threat if this goes through? Thanks and Regards Peter

Hello all, There is some discussion on the Devon list about a combined trust for the archives of Somerset and Devon - http://www.devon.gov.uk/cma_report.htm?cmadoc=report_sc1333.html refers, and I wondered if anybody could tell me please what the consequences would be for researchers with interests in Somerset if this goes through. Does the proposed trust cover both Taunton and Bath Record Offices, or is one under threat if this goes through? Thanks and Regards Peter

Hi Marg, Elizabeth has covered much of the information I was about to give but if this "Archive" you mention is a family tree published on Ancestry you are right to check every entry! You should be very wary of any family tree which includes "John (Cornelius?) Oslington"[sic] when elsewhere on the same tree there is a link to an image of a baptism at St Mary Lambeth, showing very clearly that John and Cornelius HORSINGTON were twins. Regarding the property in Worle mentioned in the Will of Cornelius HORSINGTON in 1825 - there was a hearing in the Court of the Exchequer in 1827 which you can read online at http://archive.org/stream/reportscasesarg16chamgoog/reportscasesarg16chamgoog_djvu.txt which states that his father had died in 1814. However, although there is a burial of a Cornelius HORSINGTON in St Martin's Church Worle 29th March 1816, aged 73 this would make him about 52 when he married the widow Mary NELSON. I'm not sure whether this is the same Cornelius HORSINGTON. There is a Cornelius HORSINGTON baptised in Kewstoke 13th March 1744/45 s/o William & Mary which fits this burial - but the Will states that James HORSINGTON was the father of Cornelius the father You might try the Worle History Society, especially as the property was in Worle, http://www.worlehistorysociety.net/ I have a feeling that there is a Horsington Society which appears at Family History Fairs but I can't at the moment find any information about it. There are transcriptions of some of the parishes in which HORSINGTON appears on the web site of the Weston-super-Mare & District FHS - www.wsmfhs.org.uk and I know they have at least two members who list HORSINGTON amongst their interests. With Best Wishes Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "marg o'leary" <marglap@skead.net> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] convict John Horsington > Hi all > > need some help to sort out Horsington parents. > >>From an archive, I read about a Horsington family who left Somerset and >>went > to Surrey for while but then returned. > I am trying to track that family. > > I found a baptism record in Surrey for twins John and Cornelius, 1803, > parents John and Mary. > They had other children in Surrey back as far as 1796. > > However no continuing Surrey presence that I could see. > > John the twin becomes a convict and goes to Australia abt 1822. He is > fairly > well documented. > > I would like to find out what happened to his twin brother Cornelius, as > any > records seem to merge him with brother john. > > and who were the parents Cornelius Horsington and Mary?. > > There seems to be several men named Cornelius with a wife Mary or some > given > as Mary - Hester. I am wondering if the man married twice, to Mary and > then > to Hester later. Winscombe is the town/area they are supposed to come > from and return to in > Somerset. John's family in Australia changed the name to Oslington when > his children > were born. > . > Grateful for any help. >> regards > > Marg OLeary > Port Stephens > NSW

Hi all need some help to sort out Horsington parents. >From an archive, I read about a Horsington family who left Somerset and went to Surrey for while but then returned. I am trying to track that family. I found a baptism record in Surrey for twins John and Cornelius, 1803, parents John and Mary. They had other children in Surrey back as far as 1796. However no continuing Surrey presence that I could see. John the twin becomes a convict and goes to Australia abt 1822. He is fairly well documented. I would like to find out what happened to his twin brother Cornelius, as any records seem to merge him with brother john. and who were the parents Cornelius Horsington and Mary?. There seems to be several men named Cornelius with a wife Mary or some given as Mary - Hester. I am wondering if the man married twice, to Mary and then to Hester later. Winscombe is the town/area they are supposed to come from and return to in Somerset. John's family in Australia changed the name to Oslington when his children were born. . Grateful for any help. regards Marg OLeary Port Stephens NSW -----Original Message----- From: marg o'leary Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 8:19 AM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Horsngton family

Hi, " from an archive " you find the Horsingtons move from Somerset to Surrey , does this source tell you a date for this move ? is it a reliable archive ? . By chance I had some credits left on FMP and find Cornelius Horsington married Jane Godding at Banwell , Somerset May 1763., another marriage of a Cornelius Horsington , at St John`s Smith Square, Westminster , to Mary Nelson , in Sept 1795, she is a widow , and neither she nor Cornelius can sign their names, both sign with a X . they are married by banns which suggests that they lived at least for some time in the parish . I ran out of credits at that point and so can only record that there are further marriages of a Cornelius Horsington, in 1766 at Kewstoke , 1777 at Mark , and 1781 and 1812 at Winscombe . There is a will of a Cornelius Horsington late 85th Regt of Foot now an outpensioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea , of St Pancras, Mddx , dated Dec 1825. This will is now available at Ancestry and is short simple and connects him immediately to Somerset. He says he is of 33 Brewer St , Somers Town, St Pancras and " feeling myself in that state of health which threatens immediate disolution being at the time in the full possession of my mental faculties.......I intend to bequeath a lifehold property which belongs to me consisting of one house and orchard and garden adjacent sited in Worle County of Somerset and which was bequeathed by my grandfather James Horsington to my father Cornelius by the death of the latter now devolves on me ...I do hereby bequeath the said property solely and entirely to my beloved sister Ann now Ann Diansterix (?) and her heirs and assigns for ever. dated 16 Nov 1825 witnessed Joseph Edbury John Warner." Proved 15 Dec 1825 by Ann Vieusseux wife natural and lawful sister , wife if Andre Vieusseux . Cornelius was buried in St Pancras in November 1825 aged 25. Father Cornelius seems to have died at Worle in 1816 I can find a Sarah bapt in Lambeth dau of Cornelius and Mary , in 1800 but not John and Cornelius. So that seems to unravel the mystery of Cornelius ........he joined the army and died very young. And from the will it would seem that Cornelius senior is the son of James Horsington maybe of Worle . According to genuki/somerset , Worle is 2 miles from Kewstoke, 4 miles from Banwell, 4 miles from Uphill, and about the same from Winscombe. life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "marg o'leary" <marglap@skead.net> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] convict John Horsington > Hi all > > need some help to sort out Horsington parents. > >>From an archive, I read about a Horsington family who left Somerset and >>went > to Surrey for while but then returned. > I am trying to track that family. > > I found a baptism record in Surrey for twins John and Cornelius, 1803, > parents John and Mary. > They had other children in Surrey back as far as 1796. > > However no continuing Surrey presence that I could see. > > John the twin becomes a convict and goes to Australia abt 1822. He is > fairly > well documented. > > I would like to find out what happened to his twin brother Cornelius, as > any > records seem to merge him with brother john. > > and who were the parents Cornelius Horsington and Mary?. > > There seems to be several men named Cornelius with a wife Mary or some > given > as Mary - Hester. I am wondering if the man married twice, to Mary and > then > to Hester later. > > > Winscombe is the town/area they are supposed to come from and return to in > Somerset. > > John's family in Australia changed the name to Oslington when his children > were born. > . > Grateful for any help. > > > > regards > > Marg OLeary > Port Stephens > NSW > -----Original Message----- > From: marg o'leary > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 8:19 AM > To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Horsngton family > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

G'day Pat Thanks for your time and trouble. That definitely sounds like her. I wonder how long she had been at it. Her last husband (putative) Samuel Trapnell died in 1866 and it is possible that he fathered her son John Richards Click whose birth I have not found a registration for in the records, just a baptismal entry at St Mary's, Bridgwater where she is described as 'spinster' by the curate. Brian with whom you put me in touch some years ago seemed to think that John was Samuels 's child. If she was 'at it' in 1869 it is even feasible that someone other than Samuel was the child's father. As for Charles William Bush Click it is quite likely that he was fathered by Robert Burt. Louisa was into her 42nd year at the time and it is likely, given what I now suspect, that Charles didn't thrive. Do you know anything about the area around Bath Road. Her address on the baptismal entry is given as Pricketts Lane which is the same area where she appears on the 1861 Census with Samuel Trapnell. Is or was that close to Bath Road? Hope that you are not affected by the flooding which was reported in our local newspaper and by my cousin who lives in Monmouthshire just across the Bristol Channel. We could certainly do with some of the rain here as it has been the the driest January since records began about 130 years ago. Anyway, once more thanks for your time, trouble and effort. Louisa certainly got around and I am sure I haven't got to the last of what I suspect was her life as a 'charwoman'. Regards Ray Lewis On 31/01/2014 8:44 AM, Pat Hase wrote: > She was still at it in 1871 in Bridgwater! - Reported in the Western > Gazette 21 April 1871 <snipped> > >

Hello Peter, Thank you for your response. I have obtained the will of William Bannard (of Culworth, Northamptonshire) 27.6.1837. It proved to be very useful. Regards Norman -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of les wright Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 7:31 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Hello Peter, Yes you are correct in that the parish records did start in 1538, according to Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Records, but not all of the Parish records started then as many of them did not exist at that time. Clerkenwell in Middlesex had only one church that would fit the time of the marriage & that is St James that started 1551. Any research in the 1500 & 1600's needs a lot of work for accuracy. I wonder Norman if you have tried to obtain any wills for the name Barnard? Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Peter R Booth Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:09 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Norman, You're right to be cautious about submitted trees and most don't cite sources. But you have to be very lucky to find 500 year old records especially since it's right in the middle of the Reformation. Family Search suggest 1538 as the earliest date for English records. But this is obviously not across all parishes. The place to check availability for specific parishes is http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm But I stress this is only Family Search data on a parish by parish basis. Shepton Mallett marriages, for example, only cover from 1566-1679. There are also big gaps in baptism records, indicating records probably have not survived. Peter in Sydney ------------------------------- 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

Hello Peter, Yes you are correct in that the parish records did start in 1538, according to Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Records, but not all of the Parish records started then as many of them did not exist at that time. Clerkenwell in Middlesex had only one church that would fit the time of the marriage & that is St James that started 1551. Any research in the 1500 & 1600's needs a lot of work for accuracy. I wonder Norman if you have tried to obtain any wills for the name Barnard? Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Peter R Booth Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:09 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Norman, You're right to be cautious about submitted trees and most don't cite sources. But you have to be very lucky to find 500 year old records especially since it's right in the middle of the Reformation. Family Search suggest 1538 as the earliest date for English records. But this is obviously not across all parishes. The place to check availability for specific parishes is http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm But I stress this is only Family Search data on a parish by parish basis. Shepton Mallett marriages, for example, only cover from 1566-1679. There are also big gaps in baptism records, indicating records probably have not survived. Peter in Sydney ------------------------------- 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

Norman, You're right to be cautious about submitted trees and most don't cite sources. But you have to be very lucky to find 500 year old records especially since it's right in the middle of the Reformation. Family Search suggest 1538 as the earliest date for English records. But this is obviously not across all parishes. The place to check availability for specific parishes is http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm But I stress this is only Family Search data on a parish by parish basis. Shepton Mallett marriages, for example, only cover from 1566-1679. There are also big gaps in baptism records, indicating records probably have not survived. Peter in Sydney

Good afternoon, My name is Norman Full ( descended from the Fulls of Devon). I live in Sydney, Australia & I am currently researching my wife's family, the Bannards. Most of the records I have been able to find are from Northamptonshire. I have, however, recently found a family history completed in March 1914 (Familysearch books) which shows an Edward Barnard ( there are several spellings of the name) " of Downside Co., Somerset, who married Elizabeth Pollard & had three sons". One of these sons, Francis Barnard, " . went to London & settled in Clerkenwell where he married, July 2nd 1580, Elizabeth Dawsett, at St. James. They had four children & from one of these, Thomas Barnard, I have been able to trace my wife's family. I have found sparse records of an Edward Barnard b. ca1500 of Downside, Shepton Mallet who married ca 1524, but no mention of his wife, Elizabeth Pollard, using the old Familysearch. I have been taught to be very cautious with these IGI submitted records & am not prepared to accept them without further proof. I would be very grateful, therefore, if someone could help me find Edward ( which I have been unable to do satisfactorily using Familysearch & Ancestry). We have seen frightening photos of widespread flooding in Somerset & my thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster. Regards Norman

Norman, Try this link, maybe with some spelling variations you might come across them. http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl Bev -------------------------------------------------- From: "Norman Full" <nfull@bigpond.com> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 1:34 PM To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard > Good afternoon, > > My name is Norman Full ( descended from the Fulls of Devon). I live in > Sydney, Australia & I am currently researching my wife's family, the > Bannards. Most of the records I have been able to find are from > Northamptonshire. > > I have, however, recently found a family history completed in March 1914 > (Familysearch books) which shows an Edward Barnard ( there are several > spellings of the name) " of Downside Co., Somerset, who married Elizabeth > Pollard & had three sons". One of these sons, Francis Barnard, " . went > to > London & settled in Clerkenwell where he married, July 2nd 1580, Elizabeth > Dawsett, at St. James. > > They had four children & from one of these, Thomas Barnard, I have been > able > to trace my wife's family. > > I have found sparse records of an Edward Barnard b. ca1500 of Downside, > Shepton Mallet who married ca 1524, but no mention of his wife, Elizabeth > Pollard, using the old Familysearch. I have been taught to be very > cautious > with these IGI submitted records & am not prepared to accept them without > further proof. > > I would be very grateful, therefore, if someone could help me find Edward > ( > which I have been unable to do satisfactorily using Familysearch & > Ancestry). > > We have seen frightening photos of widespread flooding in Somerset & my > thoughts are with all those affected by this disaster. > > Regards > > Norman > > > ------------------------------- > 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 message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3684/6549 - Release Date: 01/31/14 >