Hello, My name is Christine Best I live in Colorado, United States and have been researching the Best/ Hotham/Constable/Godfrey familes. I am trying find information on Charles Best b. 1812 who married Frances Willcox b 1822 they were married in St John's Parish Weston SuperMare in January 1837, but she was born in either Bath or Bristol and had as witness' Michael and Elizabeth Willcox who may have been her parents or siblings. They emmigrated from Bristol to America in 1840 on the "Great Western" steamship. I am stuck trying to find her parents.... Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated, they left too early for the census and I have not been able to find any emmigration records for that period... except for indentures servants. He was a merchant I belive and his family were landowners so they didn't fit into the indentured servant category... I did find him graduating from Cambridge St John's College and have as a result his pedigree... Thanks Christine _________________________________________________________________ How well do you know your celebrity gossip? http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707A

Hi Christine I live in Weston-super-Mare so was interested in your request. Many people about that time were moving into Weston so I looked elsewhere for Frances. There is a baptism of a Frances WILLCOX d/o Michael & Elizabeth 10th Nov 1819 in St Stephen's Church in Bristol. Michael WILLCOX is described as a Merchant living in Queen Square, Bristol This is a little earlier than you thought but seems worth following up. This baptism is included on the CD of Baptisms in the Bristol Diocese1813-1837 produced by the Bristol & Avon FHS - see www.bafhs.org.uk for details of how to obtain it. It does contain information about other children. Best wishes Pat Weston-super-Mare FHS christine best wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Christine Best I live in Colorado, United States and have been researching the Best/ Hotham/Constable/Godfrey familes. > > I am trying find information on Charles Best b. 1812 who married Frances Willcox b 1822 they were married in St John's Parish Weston SuperMare in January 1837, but she was born in either Bath or Bristol and had as witness' Michael and Elizabeth Willcox who may have been her parents or siblings. They emmigrated from Bristol to America in 1840 on the "Great Western" steamship. I am stuck trying to find her parents.... Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated, they left too early for the census and I have not been able to find any emmigration records for that period... except for indentures servants. > He was a merchant I belive and his family were landowners so they didn't fit into the indentured servant category... I did find him graduating from Cambridge St John's College and have as a result his pedigree... > > Thanks > Christine > > _________________________________________________________________ > How well do you know your celebrity gossip? > http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707A > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >