Jan Have you thought that he may have been running a school in his own home.One of my ancestors did that and there would only be about six pupils as children went to work earlier then. Connie ======================================== Message Received: Jun 21 2011, 01:07 AM From: "Jan Gregory" To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Summerhill Road, St. George,Bristol (was Introduction) I certainly have checked out Summerhill Rd Bristol. Having found Somers Hill neigh Leigh Upon Mendip, what I seek is the location of records of this area. Council plans? Landowners lists? Anything relevant to say 1800 - 1812 Thanks! Jan On 19/06/2011, at 4:21 PM, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:27:27 +0100, Jan Gregory > > wrote: > >> KEITH - in area from about 1797 - 1808. >> >> Will has ... "my copyhold or lifehold estate and houses situate at >> Somers Hill Saint Georges near the city of Bristol".... >> >> I have been unable to establish the location of Somers Hill. Using >> Googlemaps, I have found that name near Leigh Upon Mendip and >> Chantry. > > Hi Jan, > > Somers Hill, St. George could have been in the vicinity of the > present-day > Summerhill Road in St. George, Bristol. (In those days Saint George > was in > Gloucestershire.) > > Josephine > > -- > Josephine Jeremiah > www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thanks, Constance! At one stage, he was running the school which became the Pocock School. The associated names I have are Prospect Place and St Michaels Hill. The mystery is still the wording used in the Will - obviously written by an educated scribe - "at Somers Hill ....." Jan On 21/06/2011, at 6:16 PM, constance goldring wrote: > Jan Have you thought that he may have been running a school in his > own home.One of my ancestors did that and there would only be about > six pupils as children went to work earlier then. Connie > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Jun 21 2011, 01:07 AM > From: "Jan Gregory" > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Summerhill Road, St. George,Bristol (was > Introduction) > > > I certainly have checked out Summerhill Rd Bristol. > Having found Somers Hill neigh Leigh Upon Mendip, what I seek is the > location of records of this area. Council plans? Landowners lists? > Anything relevant to say 1800 - 1812 > Thanks! > Jan > On 19/06/2011, at 4:21 PM, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > >> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:27:27 +0100, Jan Gregory >> >> wrote: >> >>> KEITH - in area from about 1797 - 1808. >>> >>> Will has ... "my copyhold or lifehold estate and houses situate at >>> Somers Hill Saint Georges near the city of Bristol".... >>> >>> I have been unable to establish the location of Somers Hill. Using >>> Googlemaps, I have found that name near Leigh Upon Mendip and >>> Chantry. >> >> Hi Jan, >> >> Somers Hill, St. George could have been in the vicinity of the >> present-day >> Summerhill Road in St. George, Bristol. (In those days Saint George >> was in >> Gloucestershire.) >> Josephine >>