thornskv@bigpond.net.au wrote: > Thanks Charani & Jeff for your replies about the Bishops > Transcripts & Parish Registers. The birth I refer to was not in > the PRs but does appear in the BTs. I have seen the entry on > microfilm at the LDS Family Centre but was hoping I'd be lucky > enought to see the original document from 1787 when we visit > Wiltshire in a couple of weeks. I will try the Country Archives > and might be lucky. What you saw on microfilm *is* the original. There's no more to be seen in the actual document even if you could see it which is unlikely since it's been filmed. Seeing and handling original documents does have a certain thrill about it. I well remember being able to look at original 200 year old PRs when I first started researching over 40 years ago and no gloves were required then either! Record offices and archives are very much more aware of the damage that was and still can be done to documents 100 or more years old. Hence original documents aren't produced once they've been filmed except under very special circumstances, eg the film is illegible, which sadly doesn't apply here. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

Extremely grateful thank you very much, I have been trying on the Internet to track any PR's or BT's for Corston but have not had much luck.   Regards Toni in NZ --- On Sun, 17/10/10, J GOULD <gould93@btinternet.com> wrote: From: J GOULD <gould93@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, 17, October, 2010, 11:11 AM Toni, Here are a couple of Corston Bapts of Collingbourne 1796 Nov-12 COLLINGBORNE Elizabeth dau of Francis & Elizabeth 1799 Feb-05 COLLINGBORNE Mary dau of Francis & Elizabeth Jeff ----- Original Message ---- From: Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 16 October, 2010 19:33:23 Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name Would anyone have a bap for Elizabeth COLLINGBOURNE born abt 1797 in Corston, I have tried Family Search  etc   Many Thanks Toni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Toni, I have transcribed the parish records of Malmesbury and its ancilliary churches of which Corston is one.  These were the only two Collingborne entries in the Corston registers. However I found in the Malmesbury Abbey registers the following: Malmesbury Marriages 1789 Jun-29 COLINBORNE Francis 1789 Jun-29 IDDOLS Elizabeth 1803 Nov-24 FRY Edward 1803 Nov-24 COLLINGBORNE Sarah 1815 Jun-28 COLLINGBOURN Thomas of Garsdon 1815 Jun-28 SLADE Mary  There was a gap in the register from 1803 to 1813 Malmesbury Bapts 1818 Aug-31 COLLINGBORN Thomas son of Francis & Elizabeth carpenter & wheeler of Corston 1820 Oct-19 COLLINGBORN Eliza dau of Thomas & Mary farmer of Corston 1822 Jun-06 COLLINGBORN Ann dau of Thomas & Mary farmer of Corston 1822 Jun-06 COLLINGBORN John Sparrow son of Thomas & Mary farmer of Corston 1822 Jun-06 COLLINGBORN Sophia dau of Thomas & Mary farmer of Corston 1824 Feb-10 COLLINGBORN William son of Thomas & Mary farmer of Crudwell 1827 Feb-04 COLLINGBORN Mary dau of Thomas & Mary farmer of Crudwell 1827 Dec-09 COLLINGBORN John son of Thomas & Mary farmer of Little Somerford Malmesbury Burials 1806 Oct-02 COLLINGBORNE Thomas son of Thomas & Ann of Milborne  1825 Jun-23 COLLINGBORNE John Sparrow  of Crudwell 7 Jeff . ----- Original Message ---- From: Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 16 October, 2010 23:53:47 Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name Extremely grateful thank you very much, I have been trying on the Internet to track any PR's or BT's for Corston but have not had much luck.   Regards Toni in NZ --- On Sun, 17/10/10, J GOULD <gould93@btinternet.com> wrote: From: J GOULD <gould93@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, 17, October, 2010, 11:11 AM Toni, Here are a couple of Corston Bapts of Collingbourne 1796 Nov-12 COLLINGBORNE Elizabeth dau of Francis & Elizabeth 1799 Feb-05 COLLINGBORNE Mary dau of Francis & Elizabeth Jeff ----- Original Message ---- From: Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 16 October, 2010 19:33:23 Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name Would anyone have a bap for Elizabeth COLLINGBOURNE born abt 1797 in Corston, I have tried Family Search  etc   Many Thanks Toni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Toni, Thanks for the response. Yes, I did notice the will. You are right, this stuff never loses its appeal. I tell myself to stop looking and just get it all written up while some semblance of brain function remains, but the looking is so very addictive! Best wishes Megan On 16/10/2010, at 7:38 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > Hello megan, > > Nice to hear from you again, I shall keep my eye open for your Lucy, you will have noticed that she was not mentioned in the will. > > This genealogy business never lets go does it !!! > > Regards Toni > > --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > > > From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 14, October, 2010, 8:47 PM > > > Hi Toni, > > Sorry, I can't help with your specific questions. > > However I have a Lucy SAMPSON born about 1792 who is likely a sister of the Thomas you are enquiring about. Lucy married John REEVE at Garsdon in 1819. If there is any mention of the REEVE family of Lea in the Jacob SAMPSON will you're trying to get, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Sorry, I forget if you're also in the REEVE family - we did correspond several years ago but what exactly about I do not remember. > > Best wishes > Megan Thompson > (now in Whangaparaoa - formerly Wisconsin) > > On 14/10/2010, at 12:42 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > >> Is there anyone who would be going to the Wiltshire Archives who could look at a will for me >> >> Jacob SAMPSON 1820 P1/1820/77 >> >> Regards Toni >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Would anyone have a bap for Elizabeth COLLINGBOURNE born abt 1797 in Corston, I have tried Family Search  etc   Many Thanks Toni

John Herbert, christened in 1792/3 is my gggrandfather and I have managed to get marriage details for some of the family from Phillimore. It would appear as if baptisms are not on the IGI as all of the Castle Eaton entries appear to be Mormon submissions rather than transcripts of the actual records. His parents were Richard Herbert and Betty Cook. Is there some kind person with access to the original parish records who could possibly to check for siblings of John please? If the submitted guesses are based on fact, it would appear as if there around a dozen children all together. My own John has been submitted by different guessers as being baptised in January 1792 and January 1793. Unless there was a death in between, I need help in sorting out his d.o.b. please. Thanks if you can possibly help me. I live on a rock in the middle of the Atlantic and access to UK records is now a little difficult! Regards Dennis

These r my names from wiltshire..have dna results..matches worldwide. Mine are in usa by mid 1700s. Tina keene peddie Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> Sender: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:23:36 To: <eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives Hi Toni, Thanks for the response. Yes, I did notice the will. You are right, this stuff never loses its appeal. I tell myself to stop looking and just get it all written up while some semblance of brain function remains, but the looking is so very addictive! Best wishes Megan On 16/10/2010, at 7:38 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > Hello megan, > > Nice to hear from you again, I shall keep my eye open for your Lucy, you will have noticed that she was not mentioned in the will. > > This genealogy business never lets go does it !!! > > Regards Toni > > --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > > > From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 14, October, 2010, 8:47 PM > > > Hi Toni, > > Sorry, I can't help with your specific questions. > > However I have a Lucy SAMPSON born about 1792 who is likely a sister of the Thomas you are enquiring about. Lucy married John REEVE at Garsdon in 1819. If there is any mention of the REEVE family of Lea in the Jacob SAMPSON will you're trying to get, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Sorry, I forget if you're also in the REEVE family - we did correspond several years ago but what exactly about I do not remember. > > Best wishes > Megan Thompson > (now in Whangaparaoa - formerly Wisconsin) > > On 14/10/2010, at 12:42 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > >> Is there anyone who would be going to the Wiltshire Archives who could look at a will for me >> >> Jacob SAMPSON 1820 P1/1820/77 >> >> Regards Toni >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've been doing ny fam hist for abt 35 yrs and I'd love to stop and put it all together for future generatns...but can't stop the research long enuf! Won't do anyine any good once I'm gone if I don't leave it in an understandable format..right?? I keep saying I will work on it a bit..generation or family..at a time...know what I mean? Anyone have any good ideas?? Tina Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> Sender: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:23:36 To: <eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives Hi Toni, Thanks for the response. Yes, I did notice the will. You are right, this stuff never loses its appeal. I tell myself to stop looking and just get it all written up while some semblance of brain function remains, but the looking is so very addictive! Best wishes Megan On 16/10/2010, at 7:38 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > Hello megan, > > Nice to hear from you again, I shall keep my eye open for your Lucy, you will have noticed that she was not mentioned in the will. > > This genealogy business never lets go does it !!! > > Regards Toni > > --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> wrote: > > > From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 14, October, 2010, 8:47 PM > > > Hi Toni, > > Sorry, I can't help with your specific questions. > > However I have a Lucy SAMPSON born about 1792 who is likely a sister of the Thomas you are enquiring about. Lucy married John REEVE at Garsdon in 1819. If there is any mention of the REEVE family of Lea in the Jacob SAMPSON will you're trying to get, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Sorry, I forget if you're also in the REEVE family - we did correspond several years ago but what exactly about I do not remember. > > Best wishes > Megan Thompson > (now in Whangaparaoa - formerly Wisconsin) > > On 14/10/2010, at 12:42 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > >> Is there anyone who would be going to the Wiltshire Archives who could look at a will for me >> >> Jacob SAMPSON 1820 P1/1820/77 >> >> Regards Toni >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Toni, Here are a couple of Corston Bapts of Collingbourne 1796 Nov-12 COLLINGBORNE Elizabeth dau of Francis & Elizabeth 1799 Feb-05 COLLINGBORNE Mary dau of Francis & Elizabeth Jeff ----- Original Message ---- From: Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 16 October, 2010 19:33:23 Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Collingbourne persons name Would anyone have a bap for Elizabeth COLLINGBOURNE born abt 1797 in Corston, I have tried Family Search  etc   Many Thanks Toni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello megan,   Nice to hear from you again, I shall keep my eye open for your Lucy, you will have noticed that she was not mentioned in the will.   This genealogy business never lets go does it !!!   Regards Toni --- On Thu, 14/10/10, Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> wrote: From: Megan Thompson <meganth@ihug.co.nz> Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilts Archives To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, 14, October, 2010, 8:47 PM Hi Toni, Sorry, I can't help with your specific questions.  However I have a Lucy SAMPSON  born about 1792 who is likely a sister of the Thomas you are enquiring about.  Lucy married John REEVE at Garsdon in 1819.  If there is any mention of the REEVE family of Lea in the Jacob SAMPSON will you're trying to get, I would appreciate it if you would let me know.  Sorry, I forget if you're also in the REEVE family - we did correspond several years ago but what exactly about I do not remember. Best wishes Megan Thompson (now in Whangaparaoa - formerly Wisconsin) On 14/10/2010, at 12:42 PM, Toni Evans wrote: > Is there anyone who would be going to the Wiltshire Archives who could look at a will for me > > Jacob SAMPSON 1820  P1/1820/77 > > Regards Toni > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-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-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Valerie, I have a copy of the Parsh Registers for All Cannings. Can I help? Regards, Brian Taylor See the Swanborough Family Website at http://www.bonniesworld.com/ See the Family Tree on my Website at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/brianh.taylor/ ******************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <thornskv@bigpond.net.au> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 3:04 PM Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] BISHOPS TRANSCRIPTS > Is there anywhere one can view the original Bishops Transcripts in > Wiltshire? One I am interested in is 1787 All Cannings. Thank you - > Valerie > >

Further to my previous email, the school near Frome was Beckington, and Beckenham. Apologies. David Roberts

Hi Valerie, Go to the familysearch site at www.familysearch.org click on the tab in the tool bar, Search Records and select Library Catalog. Now select Place Search and type in the top box Allcannings and Wiltshire in the lower box. The LDS have the parish name written as one word as I have put it here so type it as a whole word or you will get a nil result. Once you get a result from that search select from the list of items Church Records. You should then see a list of various BTs & PRs, select the one that interests you most and it will take you forward to further information. Once you see in the top right corner a link View Film Notes then click on that link to find the relevant Film Number/s you will need to order a copy of your chosen film by. You can order a copy of the film/s at your nearest LDS centre for a small hire fee where the film will arrive later and will be available for you to view for a month. If you pay the same fee again the film will be kept for longer. You can find the address of your nearest LDS centre via the home page of the familysearch site. It is well worth the effort to get to a centre, if you can, as you will be looking at the original source, if you choose the PRs, and not a copy or transcript. One thing about searching the library catalogue is that the LDS does not always recognise the proper name for various English Counties. For example they always call County Durham just Durham or Durham County, Yorkshire they only ever seem to call York, and no doubt other Shire counties have the Shire part left off their name, though Wiltshire seems to be used in full by the LDS. So when searching the catalogue remember to try searching by leaving the Shire off the end of some Counties, and with Durham instead of County Durham. If you find an item of interest from a search of the IGI then go to the bottom of the page to where you see Source Information you will find a link to the Source Call No. Click on that number and you will be taken to the details about the film/s that the LDS have made for that parish. Follow the links from there to get further details and the all important film number/s by which to order a copy of the film at your nearest LDS centre. Regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. <<> Is there anywhere one can view the original Bishops Transcripts in Wiltshire? One I am interested in is 1787 All Cannings. Thank you - Valerie>>

Thanks to your membership, I have been able to make more progress on John Palmer, in the last few days than in many years past. I now see several possibilities, looking at the map, and seeing how near these 'possibilities' are to each other. I was told as a child that John Palmer 'came from Hungerford'. This may or may not be the case - I have found many of that name in the Berkshire records. Without an approximate date, it is just a lottery. He married Ann Bodman of Calne in 1813 at Langley Burrel. Eliz and Thirza were christened there in 1814 and 1816. Thomas was christened at Hilmarton in 1818 (born Oct 1817) Harriet was born in Lacock in 1821. The next landmark is John appearing on the Lacock Tithe Map for 1839 as a yeoman. John died and Ann remarried - probably before 1845. I have now found 2 possibilities: I see a John Palmer buried 11 Mar 1841 at Chapmanslade. There is also a death at Melksham in Mar 1841. I see an Ann Palmer married at Frome in June Qtr 1844. Interestingly, Thomas sent all his children to a school at Beckenham, near Frome, run by a Mr Cuzner. (I have often wondered why, since Thomas lived in Covent Garden!) If Ann Palmer turns out to be a widow on the MC, there is a good chance I have the right one. Does anyone know if the Memorial Inscriptions for Chapmanslade have been transcribed? That might just give me his age or dob. I shall of course apply for the DC but a little prior knowledge would be reassuring! Many thanks. David Roberts

Is there anywhere one can view the original Bishops Transcripts in Wiltshire? One I am interested in is 1787 All Cannings. Thank you - Valerie

J GOULD wrote: > Valerie, The BTs are in the County Records Office. However, in my > experience they are usually more incomplete than the parish records > they were intended to copy. When a change of priest occurred, the > parish records were often unrecorded for a while. But the Bishops > Transcripts might be omitted altogether until the next visitation. I agree the extant BTs are patchy but often because they weren't well cared for or possibly because they weren't actually kept by the Bishop (or his clerk) at all once they'd been delivered. They may not have even been looked at. The BTs and PRs do differ in conent too. Beyond that, my experience is very different from yours. I've not noticed any obvious lack of recording of CMBs when there's been a change of incumbent. For Walton at least, the compilation of the BTs is recorded, sometimes obliquely but recorded. It's clear the copy was made before the visitation but not simultaneously with the making up of the registers - which, as we both know, wasn't done at the time of the events. Of course, the marriage entries had to be done at the time after the bride and groom and witnesses had to sign the regiser. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

thornskv@bigpond.net.au wrote: > Is there anywhere one can view the original Bishops Transcripts in > Wiltshire? One I am interested in is 1787 All Cannings. Bishop's Transcripts are, as the name suggests, a transcript of the parish registers for the Bishop of the relevant diocese. They are supposed to be an exact copy of the registers but they can, and frequently do, differ as would be expected for what is both a secondary and tertiary source. Sometimes there are entries in the parish registers (PRs) which are not in the Bishop's Transcripts (BTs) and vice versa as happens with any transcript or copy. It's always a good idea to check the BTs as well as the PRs though but they weren't always as well cared for as the PRs. There were rules for the maintenance of the PRs. There wasn't for the BTs so many of them are in poor condition, if they actually still exist. Some may be too fragile to be produced if not already filmed. If the film is poor, it may not be possible to see the physical original. The LDS Family History Centres (LDS FHCs) can hire films of the PRs but often have the BTs instead of or as well as the PRs. Have you checked the site to see where your nearest centre is and what the online library reference for the BTs of interest? Have you checked the record office online catalogue to see if either the PRs and/or BTs are available? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

Hello Everyone, I am trying to contact Joan and David HATT who were on this list, I have an old email address and my message was returned, is anyone in contact with them. Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk

Valerie, The BTs are in the County Records Office.  However, in my experience they are usually more incomplete than the parish records they were intended to copy.  When a change of priest occurred, the parish records were often unrecorded for a while. But the Bishops Transcripts might be omitted altogether until the next visitation.  Jeff ----- Original Message ---- From: "thornskv@bigpond.net.au" thornskv@bigpond.net.au than To: ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 15 October, 2010 15:04:13 Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] BISHOPS TRANSCRIPTS Is there anywhere one can view the original Bishops Transcripts in Wiltshire? One I am interested in is 1787 All Cannings.  Thank you - Valerie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Charani Thank you very much for the comments. I have yet to try neighbouring registry ofices. I agree that family legends can be unreliable, but I have to say that all mine so far have been borne out! I hope this one is as well. Thanks again. David Roberts On 15 October 2010 16:46, Charani <charani.b@gmail.com> wrote: > David Roberts wrote: > > > Can anyone help in tracing the death of John Palmer? > > > > He married Ann Bodman of Calne in 1813 at Langley Burrel. > > > > Family legend has it that John died and Ann married again. Thomas was > very > > unhappy with his step father, left home and walked to London. I found > him > > in 1845 in Kingsgate Street. > > > > I know that John Palmer was alive in 1839 because he is recorded as being > a > > yeoman on the Tithe Map for Lacock. > > So his death must be in the short period 1839 - 1845. I have been unable > to > > find a matching death on the general registry after 1837. > > Two things to bear in mind: > > (1) Family legends are often just that with no substance in truth, so > John may not have died between 1839 and 1845. He could have died away > from home. If he did, then the registration of death would have taken > place where he died, not where he normally lived. Burial could well > have taken place there as well as it could have been quite expensive > to have taken his body home. Either or both may have taken a poor > (wo)man's divorce. Have you searched FreeREG for any possibles or > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home ? > > (2) Not all the deaths are in the GRO Indices. Have you tried the > relevant or neighbouring Register Offices? > > I have PALMERs in Sussex and London so I appreciate it isn't the > easiest of names, especially given the popularity of John as a given name. > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >