Peter I am not sure if you are getting this But I did not ask you to do my tree I have done it myelf since that is why I am doing my tree for the fun of it I also teach with the U3A online in Aus and I am a OPC for Dorset I was asking if anyone who LIVE in Somerset can tell me if there is a way to find a Painting by Edward HARTLEY painted c1851 - he is in the 1851 census as a Landscape painter maybe I was not clear I did do my own research and I think you email was uncalled for Jill On 19/11/2013 3:55 PM Peter R Booth wrote: Jill, I teach genealogy classes as well as do the occasional paid research. So I usually insist people learn by doing their own research. Otherwise they pay for me to do it. But I was at a loose end, and feeling a little generous today. I was also a bit put off be the poor quality of the submitted trees on this family. It couldn't be that hard. As I suggested, looking at every available census tells the tale. In 1841, Edward was a hair dresser at Hendford near Yeovil. In 1851, as you found he was a landscape artist at Hendford In 1861, Betsey looks to have died. Edward is not with the children at Yeovil. In 1871, he's a picture dealer at Camberwell in Surrey In 1881, I can't find him. He's possibly died. One key fact in 1851 census is that his birthplace has a note saying "uncertain of birthplace, possibly London". Each census has a different suggestion. It looks like he died between 1871 and 1881. There are a number of possibilities in the London area with similar ages. Each would need to be checked. If you could pin that down, you could then look at UK Probate records. There's numerous possibilities. If you happen to contact any submitters on Ancestry, encourage them to make corrections especially fix Somerset USA. Otherwise, they negate possible matches. Even Yeovil is spelt incorrectly. 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

Jill, I wasn't trying to be offensive. I spent more than an hour trying to help. Did anyone else try? But you didn't mention the doubts about his birthplace, you didn't mention his move to London, and you didn't mention where he died or Probate records. Peter