Hi   I am researching the above names for a cousin and these people seem to have popped either side of the Somerset/Dorset border.   I am hoping that one of these names will leap out at someone and they will be able to help me.   Caleb Bennett born West Camel in 1802 son of Thomas Bennett 1780 and Elsie Tally 1702.    Caleb married Elizabeth Burrows at Sherborne in 1821.   I quite a bit about Caleb and Elizabeth and their children who were born/baptised in Sherborne, Shepton Mallett and Wincanton, not everything, but enough to know where they lived and what they did for a living.       It is Caleb and Elizabeth's ancestors who I am trying to find.   Thomas Bennett and Elsie Tally were married in West Camel in 1801.    Thomas's father was another Thomas Bennett married Ann Tapp in Mells in 1773.   Thomas would have been born any time from about 1740 to 1755.     Someone on the net has him being born 1749 at Blagdon, son of John Bennett.   However, there was a Thomas born at Street in 1754 which is much closer to Mells where Ann Tapp was born.   Ann Tapp's parents were Thomas Tapp and Hannah and I have found a brother Edward born 1757.   Elsie Tally was the daughter of Wilson Tally and Ann Hanham.   Wilson appears to be a Methodist preacher.   One of the Thomas Bennetts appears to have been a carpenter in West Camel.   An entry in Victoria House in Somerset states:  The (nonconformist) group meeting in Wilton Tally's house in 1800, however, seems in origin to have been Methodist.... The Methodist cause may then be traced to the house of Thomas Bennett, licensed in 1809 and again in 1814, perhaps on rebuilding   Certainly, later worshippers dated the origin of their chapel from the year 1814.  The chapel was the upper story of a carpenter's shop opposite the pound at the western end of Keep Street. It was still owned by the Bennett family in 1840, but later passed to the Digby Estate JK Wingfield-Digby sold it to Thomas Martin in 1892 (50.Glastonbury, Lambrook Street Medhodist Church, trust deeds, etc.). This 'upper room' had sittings for 84 people, of which 60 were free. in 1851 there were three services each Sunday and on Census Sunday the congretaions were 7 in the morning, 23 in the afternoon and 45 in the evening.   My real conundrum (although any info at all would be appreciated) is that I know that by 1840 Caleb who was a glover living in Milborne Port was planning to emigrate to Canada, he had already been to the West Indies but the climate didn't suit him.    So if the house was still in the Bennett family, I am wondering whether Thomas born 1750 had older siblings who inherited the property.   I won't go into Elizabeth Burrows ancestry as her parents were born in Dorset.   The Dyke part comes in as Elizabeth daughter of Caleb married Sylvanus Dyke son of Sylvanus Dyke and Maria Parsons.   Who in turn was the son of George Dyke and Tabitha Hyde.    The Dykes at sometime had a gloving business employing quite a number of people.    Any information from Sylvanus back to George and beyond would also be appreciated.   I know I am asking a lot, but this cousin (living in Canada) is really keen to find out more about her history and as I live on Anglesey it is difficult for me to get down to the records office in Somerset.   Regards   Eveline

Hi, this caught my eye as I too suffer from a myriad of Bennetts all with the same boring Christian names !!! on the Somerset archive online catalogue there is a James Tally of Marston Magna , miller and baker, who is convicted in 1772 of "swearing and cursing 10 profane oaths and curses " . Tally is quite difficult to research because most catalogues don`t distinguish between the surname and the noun /verb . Bennett are too many to research , and the Dyke name again is sometimes a place and sometimes attached to the land owning Dyke Acland family ,. You could try joining the Somerset Family History Society , in fact I see its the Somerset and Dorset FHS , life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "A CLARKE" <evelineclarke183@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: [ENG-SOM] Bennett, Dyke and Tally Hi I am researching the above names for a cousin and these people seem to have popped either side of the Somerset/Dorset border. I am hoping that one of these names will leap out at someone and they will be able to help me. Caleb Bennett born West Camel in 1802 son of Thomas Bennett 1780 and Elsie Tally 1702. Caleb married Elizabeth Burrows at Sherborne in 1821. I quite a bit about Caleb and Elizabeth and their children who were born/baptised in Sherborne, Shepton Mallett and Wincanton, not everything, but enough to know where they lived and what they did for a living. It is Caleb and Elizabeth's ancestors who I am trying to find. Thomas Bennett and Elsie Tally were married in West Camel in 1801. Thomas's father was another Thomas Bennett married Ann Tapp in Mells in 1773. Thomas would have been born any time from about 1740 to 1755. Someone on the net has him being born 1749 at Blagdon, son of John Bennett. However, there was a Thomas born at Street in 1754 which is much closer to Mells where Ann Tapp was born. Ann Tapp's parents were Thomas Tapp and Hannah and I have found a brother Edward born 1757. Elsie Tally was the daughter of Wilson Tally and Ann Hanham. Wilson appears to be a Methodist preacher. One of the Thomas Bennetts appears to have been a carpenter in West Camel. An entry in Victoria House in Somerset states: The (nonconformist) group meeting in Wilton Tally's house in 1800, however, seems in origin to have been Methodist.... The Methodist cause may then be traced to the house of Thomas Bennett, licensed in 1809 and again in 1814, perhaps on rebuilding Certainly, later worshippers dated the origin of their chapel from the year 1814. The chapel was the upper story of a carpenter's shop opposite the pound at the western end of Keep Street. It was still owned by the Bennett family in 1840, but later passed to the Digby Estate JK Wingfield-Digby sold it to Thomas Martin in 1892 (50.Glastonbury, Lambrook Street Medhodist Church, trust deeds, etc.). This 'upper room' had sittings for 84 people, of which 60 were free. in 1851 there were three services each Sunday and on Census Sunday the congretaions were 7 in the morning, 23 in the afternoon and 45 in the evening. My real conundrum (although any info at all would be appreciated) is that I know that by 1840 Caleb who was a glover living in Milborne Port was planning to emigrate to Canada, he had already been to the West Indies but the climate didn't suit him. So if the house was still in the Bennett family, I am wondering whether Thomas born 1750 had older siblings who inherited the property. I won't go into Elizabeth Burrows ancestry as her parents were born in Dorset. The Dyke part comes in as Elizabeth daughter of Caleb married Sylvanus Dyke son of Sylvanus Dyke and Maria Parsons. Who in turn was the son of George Dyke and Tabitha Hyde. The Dykes at sometime had a gloving business employing quite a number of people. Any information from Sylvanus back to George and beyond would also be appreciated. I know I am asking a lot, but this cousin (living in Canada) is really keen to find out more about her history and as I live on Anglesey it is difficult for me to get down to the records office in Somerset. Regards Eveline ------------------------------- 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