Hi Vicki, Many thanks for that helpful lead to the transcripts of the PR for Maiden Bradley. I did, once, get that film through the Mormons. That was for only one month and the film is now back in Salt Lake City. However, there are always new needs and re-checking. Much grateful to you! Best wishes. Peter Ferreira. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki Danielson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] William RUMSEY (1756 - 1797) of Maiden Bradley,Wilts, England >I just helped transcribe Maiden Bradley marriages. These and many other > West Wiltshire parish register transcripts can be found on > > http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/westwilts/ > You must register, which is simple and free, in order to view the Free > transcripts. > > Regards, > Vicki Ashley Danielson > > > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Peter Ferreira > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am researching the descendants of my cousin, William RUMSEY (1756 - >> 1797) >> of Maiden Bradley, Wilts, England. I would love to make contact with any >> descendant or researcher of his family, detailed below, all cousins of >> mine. >> >> William RUMSEY was baptized on November 29th., 1756 in West Knoyle, >> Wilts. >> William married Betty TRIMBY of Horningsham, Wilts, on November 5th., >> 1782 >> in Horningsham. They moved to Maiden Bradley. William died in Maiden >> Bradley on June 2nd., 1797 and was buried in West Knoyle on June 5th., >> 1797. >> Betty RUMSEY re-married on Jan. 8th., 1820, at Horningsham, to William >> BURFITT of Worlington. William RUMSEY and Betty had issue, including: >> >> 1. Stephen Trimby RUMSEY, bapt. October 25th., 1783 in Maiden >> Bradley; Stephen, of Warminster, was buried in West Knoyle on January >> 1st., >> 1829, aged 45; married ?; issue?; >> >> 2. Mary RUMSEY, bapt. June 10th., 1787 in Maiden Bradley. On May >> 17th., 1809, in Maiden Bradley, she married John MARCHANT of Radstock; >> issue?; >> >> 3. William RUMSEY, bapt. June 12th., 1789 in Maiden Bradley. >> William >> married (1) Harriet PONTIN, at Warminster, Wilts, on August 9th., 1814; >> William, a widower, of St. James, Bristol, married (2), on April 12th., >> 1819, at Holt, Harriet FERRIS, who had been born about 1799 in Bradford, >> Wilts. In the 1851 census for Somerset Street in St. James and St. Paul, >> Bristol, Glos., William 60 was a saddler, living with Harriett 52, >> Richard >> 28, a saddler, Emma 26, Maria 24, John 19, a wholesale drapers assistant >> and >> Harriett 12. Harriett, a widow, died on Dec. 11th., 1864 at 20 Somerset >> Street, in Bristol; William died on July 21st., 1863 at 20 Somerset >> Street, >> Bristol. >> >> Best wishes. >> >> >> Peter Ferreira >> Toronto, Canada. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

I just helped transcribe Maiden Bradley marriages. These and many other West Wiltshire parish register transcripts can be found on http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/westwilts/ You must register, which is simple and free, in order to view the Free transcripts. Regards, Vicki Ashley Danielson On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Peter Ferreira <[email protected]>wrote: > I am researching the descendants of my cousin, William RUMSEY (1756 - 1797) > of Maiden Bradley, Wilts, England. I would love to make contact with any > descendant or researcher of his family, detailed below, all cousins of > mine. > > William RUMSEY was baptized on November 29th., 1756 in West Knoyle, Wilts. > William married Betty TRIMBY of Horningsham, Wilts, on November 5th., 1782 > in Horningsham. They moved to Maiden Bradley. William died in Maiden > Bradley on June 2nd., 1797 and was buried in West Knoyle on June 5th., > 1797. > Betty RUMSEY re-married on Jan. 8th., 1820, at Horningsham, to William > BURFITT of Worlington. William RUMSEY and Betty had issue, including: > > 1. Stephen Trimby RUMSEY, bapt. October 25th., 1783 in Maiden > Bradley; Stephen, of Warminster, was buried in West Knoyle on January > 1st., > 1829, aged 45; married ?; issue?; > > 2. Mary RUMSEY, bapt. June 10th., 1787 in Maiden Bradley. On May > 17th., 1809, in Maiden Bradley, she married John MARCHANT of Radstock; > issue?; > > 3. William RUMSEY, bapt. June 12th., 1789 in Maiden Bradley. > William > married (1) Harriet PONTIN, at Warminster, Wilts, on August 9th., 1814; > William, a widower, of St. James, Bristol, married (2), on April 12th., > 1819, at Holt, Harriet FERRIS, who had been born about 1799 in Bradford, > Wilts. In the 1851 census for Somerset Street in St. James and St. Paul, > Bristol, Glos., William 60 was a saddler, living with Harriett 52, Richard > 28, a saddler, Emma 26, Maria 24, John 19, a wholesale drapers assistant > and > Harriett 12. Harriett, a widow, died on Dec. 11th., 1864 at 20 Somerset > Street, in Bristol; William died on July 21st., 1863 at 20 Somerset > Street, > Bristol. > > Best wishes. > > > Peter Ferreira > Toronto, Canada. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I am researching the descendants of my cousin, William RUMSEY (1756 - 1797) of Maiden Bradley, Wilts, England. I would love to make contact with any descendant or researcher of his family, detailed below, all cousins of mine. William RUMSEY was baptized on November 29th., 1756 in West Knoyle, Wilts. William married Betty TRIMBY of Horningsham, Wilts, on November 5th., 1782 in Horningsham. They moved to Maiden Bradley. William died in Maiden Bradley on June 2nd., 1797 and was buried in West Knoyle on June 5th., 1797. Betty RUMSEY re-married on Jan. 8th., 1820, at Horningsham, to William BURFITT of Worlington. William RUMSEY and Betty had issue, including: 1. Stephen Trimby RUMSEY, bapt. October 25th., 1783 in Maiden Bradley; Stephen, of Warminster, was buried in West Knoyle on January 1st., 1829, aged 45; married ?; issue?; 2. Mary RUMSEY, bapt. June 10th., 1787 in Maiden Bradley. On May 17th., 1809, in Maiden Bradley, she married John MARCHANT of Radstock; issue?; 3. William RUMSEY, bapt. June 12th., 1789 in Maiden Bradley. William married (1) Harriet PONTIN, at Warminster, Wilts, on August 9th., 1814; William, a widower, of St. James, Bristol, married (2), on April 12th., 1819, at Holt, Harriet FERRIS, who had been born about 1799 in Bradford, Wilts. In the 1851 census for Somerset Street in St. James and St. Paul, Bristol, Glos., William 60 was a saddler, living with Harriett 52, Richard 28, a saddler, Emma 26, Maria 24, John 19, a wholesale drapers assistant and Harriett 12. Harriett, a widow, died on Dec. 11th., 1864 at 20 Somerset Street, in Bristol; William died on July 21st., 1863 at 20 Somerset Street, Bristol. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

Hello Martin Thank you for your reply. The family you have listed are "our" family, and I'm trying to find parents for our John who was born ca 1800. As you will notice there is a marriage for John Lewington and Susanne Buckland in 1796 but I can't find anything more on them either. Kind Regards Jenny Lewington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > The only John Lewington in Melksham I can find in the Wiltshire 1841 > census > is > > Lewington John Lewen 40 - Boatman Yes King Street, Melksham, > Wiltshire > Lewington Mary 35 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Sarah 15 - Straw Bonnet Maker Yes King Street, Melksham, > Wiltshire > Lewington William 15 - Tailor Apprentice Yes King Street, Melksham, > Wiltshire > Lewington Joshua 15 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Betty 14 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Job 12 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Abraham 10 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Thomas 7 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > Lewington Henry 4 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire 2 > Lewington Mary Ann 1 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire > > If he was 40 then he was born ca 1900 and could be the son of your John? > > regards > > Martin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> > To: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:01 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > > >> Hello Nancy >> >> Thank you for your reply and I must apologise for having left out the >> town. >> John LEWINGTON and Susanne BUCKLAND were married in Melksham Wiltshire >> England on 25 Dec 1796 >> >> Thanks a lot >> >> Jenny Lewington >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:50 PM >> Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON >> >> >>> Hi Jenny, >>> >>> Without a parish in Wiltshire, or at least a town name, it is going to >>> be >>> very difficult to find your people. I did a quick search for children >>> of >>> this couple in Wiltshire on the IGI but there were no entries. >>> >>> There were the baptisms of a John LEWINGTON 1 Jan 1769 Ramsbury, >>> Wiltshire, >>> parents John & Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Submission) and John LEWINGTON >>> baptised 24 Dec 1786 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, mother Elizabeth LEWINGTON >>> (IGI >>> Extraction). The fact that there is only a mother usually means that >>> the >>> child is baseborn. But I don't think it can be this John as he would >>> have >>> only been 10 at marriage in 1796. It may be the first one though. >>> These >>> are the only two on the IGI. >>> >>> Let me know if you think John & Suzanne may have been from Ramsbury and >>> I >>> will look for them in the 1841 Census. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Nancy Frey >>> Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA >>> OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset >>> Moderator of Yahoo! Catsash Group >>> Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group >>> Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:55 PM >>> Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON >>> >>> >>>> Hello all >>>> >>>> Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON >>>> and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. >>>> >>>> I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Jenny Lewington >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >> Database version: 5.10430e >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10430e > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

The only John Lewington in Melksham I can find in the Wiltshire 1841 census is Lewington John Lewen 40 - Boatman Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Mary 35 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Sarah 15 - Straw Bonnet Maker Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington William 15 - Tailor Apprentice Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Joshua 15 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Betty 14 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Job 12 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Abraham 10 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Thomas 7 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire Lewington Henry 4 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire 2 Lewington Mary Ann 1 - - Yes King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire If he was 40 then he was born ca 1900 and could be the son of your John? regards Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> To: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:01 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > Hello Nancy > > Thank you for your reply and I must apologise for having left out the > town. > John LEWINGTON and Susanne BUCKLAND were married in Melksham Wiltshire > England on 25 Dec 1796 > > Thanks a lot > > Jenny Lewington > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > > >> Hi Jenny, >> >> Without a parish in Wiltshire, or at least a town name, it is going to be >> very difficult to find your people. I did a quick search for children of >> this couple in Wiltshire on the IGI but there were no entries. >> >> There were the baptisms of a John LEWINGTON 1 Jan 1769 Ramsbury, >> Wiltshire, >> parents John & Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Submission) and John LEWINGTON >> baptised 24 Dec 1786 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, mother Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI >> Extraction). The fact that there is only a mother usually means that the >> child is baseborn. But I don't think it can be this John as he would >> have >> only been 10 at marriage in 1796. It may be the first one though. These >> are the only two on the IGI. >> >> Let me know if you think John & Suzanne may have been from Ramsbury and I >> will look for them in the 1841 Census. >> >> Regards, >> >> Nancy Frey >> Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA >> OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset >> Moderator of Yahoo! Catsash Group >> Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group >> Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:55 PM >> Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON >> >> >>> Hello all >>> >>> Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON >>> and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. >>> >>> I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Jenny Lewington >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10430e > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10430e http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/

----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > Hi Jenny, > > Without a parish in Wiltshire, or at least a town name, it is going to be > very difficult to find your people. I did a quick search for children of > this couple in Wiltshire on the IGI but there were no entries. > > There were the baptisms of a John LEWINGTON 1 Jan 1769 Ramsbury, > Wiltshire, > parents John & Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Submission) and John LEWINGTON > baptised 24 Dec 1786 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, mother Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI > Extraction). The fact that there is only a mother usually means that the > child is baseborn. But I don't think it can be this John as he would have > only been 10 at marriage in 1796. It may be the first one though. These > are the only two on the IGI. > > Let me know if you think John & Suzanne may have been from Ramsbury and I > will look for them in the 1841 Census. > > Regards, > > Nancy Frey > Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA > OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset > Moderator of Yahoo! Catsash Group > Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group > Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:55 PM > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > > >> Hello all >> >> Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON >> and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. >> >> I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jenny Lewington >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > >

Hello Nancy Thank you for your reply and I must apologise for having left out the town. John LEWINGTON and Susanne BUCKLAND were married in Melksham Wiltshire England on 25 Dec 1796 Thanks a lot Jenny Lewington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > Hi Jenny, > > Without a parish in Wiltshire, or at least a town name, it is going to be > very difficult to find your people. I did a quick search for children of > this couple in Wiltshire on the IGI but there were no entries. > > There were the baptisms of a John LEWINGTON 1 Jan 1769 Ramsbury, > Wiltshire, > parents John & Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Submission) and John LEWINGTON > baptised 24 Dec 1786 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, mother Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI > Extraction). The fact that there is only a mother usually means that the > child is baseborn. But I don't think it can be this John as he would have > only been 10 at marriage in 1796. It may be the first one though. These > are the only two on the IGI. > > Let me know if you think John & Suzanne may have been from Ramsbury and I > will look for them in the 1841 Census. > > Regards, > > Nancy Frey > Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA > OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset > Moderator of Yahoo! Catsash Group > Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group > Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:55 PM > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > > >> Hello all >> >> Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON >> and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. >> >> I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jenny Lewington >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Hello all Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. Thanks Jenny Lewington

Hi Jenny, Without a parish in Wiltshire, or at least a town name, it is going to be very difficult to find your people. I did a quick search for children of this couple in Wiltshire on the IGI but there were no entries. There were the baptisms of a John LEWINGTON 1 Jan 1769 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, parents John & Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Submission) and John LEWINGTON baptised 24 Dec 1786 Ramsbury, Wiltshire, mother Elizabeth LEWINGTON (IGI Extraction). The fact that there is only a mother usually means that the child is baseborn. But I don't think it can be this John as he would have only been 10 at marriage in 1796. It may be the first one though. These are the only two on the IGI. Let me know if you think John & Suzanne may have been from Ramsbury and I will look for them in the 1841 Census. Regards, Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset Moderator of Yahoo! Catsash Group Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:55 PM Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] LEWINGTON > Hello all > > Can anyone please assist, I am looking for the family of John LEWINGTON > and Susanne BUCKLAND who were married on 25 Dec 1796 Wiltshire. > > I don't have their parents or their children, any help would be great. > > Thanks > > Jenny Lewington > > ------------------------------- > 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

Nicola, Thank you. I guess pay-by-view is cheaper in the long-run than a year of correspondence. Max Lay PS And Derek was part of the same family go China Lays. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicola New" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:31 AM Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China Service > It is possible to view the overseas registers using Find my Past. I found > a Derek W H LAY b1921-1925 Shanghai. > > Nicola > > ------------------------------- > 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

I am researching the descendants of my cousin, Catherine / Katherine Augusta BAKER, a cousin of mine. I am seeking to contact descendants or researchers of the family, detailed below. Catherine Augusta RUMSEY was born on November 5th., 1848 and bapt. December 3rd., 1848, in Mere, Wilts, England. On June 22nd., 1871, in Mere, Katherine Augusta RUMSEY married Ernest BAKER, yeoman of Mere. They lived in Mere. In the 1881 census, his occupation was Clerk to Guardians Highway Board and Supt. Registrar (Man). Ernest died on November 14th., 1890. In the 1891 census, Kathrine 42, widow, lived on Market Place, Mere, with her 7 surviving children. Katherine moved to Canada before the census of 1901; the children of this marriage, who did not die in childhood, settled in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario, in Canada; in the Canadian 1901 census, Catherine A. 52 was enumerated in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with Dorothy C. 18 and Hugh and Barbara, both 10. Ernest and Katherine had issue, including: a) Dr. Gerald Rumsey BAKER, b. May 2nd., 1873, bapt. on May 22nd., 1873 in Mere. Gerald trained as doctor in St. Bartholomew’s Hosp., London. He married (1) Laura Emeline A. LEHMANN in Lambeth, London, in Q3 1894 (BMD ref. 1d / 730); she was born ?Germany, Jan 28th., 1872. They migrated to Canada c 1897; Gerald, Laura and Ruth were enumerated in the 1901 census on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada; later, he was a doctor of medicine in Quesnel, in Caribou County, B.C., Canada. Gerald married (2) Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth HOWISON, (nee ENGLISH) Nov. 1st., 1915, in Savona, B.C.; they lived on North Star Ranch on the east side of the Quesnel River. Gerald 79 died in Quesnel, Sept. 30th., 1953; Ellen 83, widow, died in Quesnel on June 29th., 1971. Gerald and Laura had one daughter, Ruth, in 1895. b) Ethel Mary BAKER, bapt. on February 23rd., 1876 in Mere. c) Denis Willoughby BAKER, bapt. on Sept. 18th., 1878 in Mere; migrated to Canada with Gerald and Cecil; later reported to have moved to Africa. d) Cecil Ernest BAKER, b. June 5th., 1880, bapt. on June 27th., 1880 in Mere; migrated to Canada in 1897. Sheep rancher. Cecil, 21, single, enumerated in the 1901 census on Salt Spring Island; res. Rainbow Road, in Salt Spring Island, Ganges Harbor, B.C., Canada. Cecil married Hilda Mary BANNISTER in 1915 in Victoria, BC. Hilda 75 died in Ganges on July 6th., 1955; Cecil 83, widower, died. Ganges, March 8th., 1963. e) Dorothy Kathleen BAKER, born on September 29th., 1882 and bapt. on October 20th., 1882 in Mere. In the Canadian 1901 census, living with her mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba. f) Hugh Meadway BAKER, born on September 30th., 1890 in Mere and bapt. on Oct. 23rd., 1890. In the Canadian 1901 census, living with his mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba. g) Barbara Meadway BAKER, born on September 30th., 1890 in Mere and bapt. on Oct. 23rd., 1890. In the Canadian 1901 census, living with her mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Best wishes. Peter Ferreira Toronto, Canada.

Martin, Thank you very much for the most helpful reply. Walter Thurlow was one of the Lay's that I am investigating and I was unaware of the Order of the Double Dragon. Max Lay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service My father was born in the British Consulate in Constantinople (now Istanbul),Turkey and I had to go through a search at the GRO to obtain his birth certificate - fortunately howevere i knew the approximate dateof birth As far as I am aware the GRO databases are not,as yet, on line and not distributed but youwould needtoenquire with them on this.Thye are very good at answering queries by e-mail. I suspect that you will either have to follow the tortuous one search at a time route or pay someone to do a search for you One other possibility is the London Gazette. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk Sometimes appoinment of major diplomatic staff to overseas postings wase published in the London Gazette. It is seachable online. Here is an example Whitehall, December 22, 1908. The KING has been pleased to give and grant unto Walter Thurlow Lay, Esq., Commissioner in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, and Edward Vincent Brenan, Esq., a Deputy Commissioner in the same service, His Majesty's Royal licence and authority to accept and wear respectively the Insignia of the First Class of the Third Division of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, which decoration has been conferred upon them by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, in recognition of valuable services rendered by them. (Shuang Lung Pao Hsing (The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon) Founded by Emperor Kuangsi on 7th February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the Throne. Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908. The order was awarded in five Divisions, the first three being sub-divided into three Classes each: 1. First Division: conferred as follows: 1.1. First Class - reigning Sovereigns. 1.2. Second Class - Heirs Apparent, Princes and members of Royal houses. 1.3. Third Class - Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals, Ambassadors and Ministers of State. 2. Second Division: conferred as follows: 2.1. First Class - Admirals, Generals, Ministers Plenipotentiary and equivalent ranks. 2.2. Second Class - Vice-Admirals, Lieutenant-Generals, Ministers-Resident, Chargé d'Affaires, Inspectors-General, etc. 2.3. Third Class - Rear-Admirals, Major-Generals, Consuls-General, First Secretaries, Heads of Educational establishments, etc. 3. Third Division: conferred as follows: 3.1. First Class - Captains in the Navy, Colonels in the army, Second Secretaries, Attachés, Professors, etc. 3.2. Second Class - Commanders in the Navy, Lieutenant-Colonels, Vice-Consuls, etc. 3.3. Third Class - Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants in the Navy, Majors, Captains, Consulate Interpreters, etc.) Good hunting Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Lay" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > Martin, > Thank you. If I read the web-page correctly, it does appear that the > index > itself can only be searched manually at one GRO Office (located ?), which > is > difficult for people like me not located in its vicinity. It looks like I > need to guess at dates and pay GRO extra for searching for the exact > reference, and do the process (slowly) one search at a time. Is that a > correct understanding? > Max Lay > PS. For the benefit of other listers, the records are available from > 1849, > not 1949. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:53 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > > >> Consular records: >> >> Births, marriages and deaths of British subjects registered at British >> Consulates >> 1849 - 12 months prior to the present date >> >> and >> >> High Commission records >> Births and deaths of British subjects registered at British High >> Commissions >> 1949 - present date >> >> are held at the General RecordsOffice >> >> More details are online at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro >> >> regards >> >> Martin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Max Lay" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:40 AM >> Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service >> >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> I am trying to trace some Lays who served Britain in China in the 19th >>> century. Although true Brits, their deaths, marriages and births in >>> China >>> don't appear to be recorded in FreeBMD. Do any listers have any >>> suggestions for online data that I might search (they were civil >>> servants).? >>> Max Lay >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >>> Database version: 5.10340e >>> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >> Database version: 5.10390e >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10390e > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10390e http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ ------------------------------- 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

It is possible to view the overseas registers using Find my Past. I found a Derek W H LAY b1921-1925 Shanghai. Nicola

Martin, Thank you. If I read the web-page correctly, it does appear that the index itself can only be searched manually at one GRO Office (located ?), which is difficult for people like me not located in its vicinity. It looks like I need to guess at dates and pay GRO extra for searching for the exact reference, and do the process (slowly) one search at a time. Is that a correct understanding? Max Lay PS. For the benefit of other listers, the records are available from 1849, not 1949. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:53 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > Consular records: > > Births, marriages and deaths of British subjects registered at British > Consulates > 1849 - 12 months prior to the present date > > and > > High Commission records > Births and deaths of British subjects registered at British High > Commissions > 1949 - present date > > are held at the General RecordsOffice > > More details are online at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro > > regards > > Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Max Lay" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:40 AM > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > > >> Dear Listers, >> I am trying to trace some Lays who served Britain in China in the 19th >> century. Although true Brits, their deaths, marriages and births in >> China >> don't appear to be recorded in FreeBMD. Do any listers have any >> suggestions for online data that I might search (they were civil >> servants).? >> Max Lay >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >> Database version: 5.10340e >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10390e > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ > > ------------------------------- > 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

[email protected] wrote: > Hi Charani, > > Found this on Familysearch: > > Charlotte Mathews, baptised 02.01.1814, daughter of William Mathews and > Elizabeth, at Mere, Wiltshire Many thanks :)) > also Harriet Mathews, 13.03.1819, daughter of above at Christian Malford, > Wilts. That's very useful. Thank you :)) That's somewhere else I can look for the family. > It also lists a marriage between Charotte Mathews and Edwin Maler, on 21 > June 1840, at Horfield, Bristol. The source of this entry is not given but is > not accredited to a member entry. That's great :) That marriage is listed on the GRO (via findmypast) so that's confirmed as the right one. Many thanks :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Charani wrote: > I'm looking for the baptism (and parents) of Charlotte MATTHEWS but > she's not being a very helpful young lady!! Many thanks to all those who replied. Charlotte was baptised in Mere. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

hi all these are the names i'm reasearching BOX- Trowbridge +Bristol, Cardiff CRIPPS- Stratton/Swindon +Cardiff, Oxfordshire GRIFFEN- Swindon HALLIWELL- Swindon +Stroud, Cardiff HILL- Bradford on Avon INGRAM- Stratton SADLER- Bishopstone, Bishopstrowe, Stratton SHRAPNELL- Trowbridge Carl

Hi Charani, Found this on Familysearch: Charlotte Mathews, baptised 02.01.1814, daughter of William Mathews and Elizabeth, at Mere, Wiltshire also Harriet Mathews, 13.03.1819, daughter of above at Christian Malford, Wilts. It also lists a marriage between Charotte Mathews and Edwin Maler, on 21 June 1840, at Horfield, Bristol. The source of this entry is not given but is not accredited to a member entry. Bev

I'm looking for the baptism (and parents) of Charlotte MATTHEWS but she's not being a very helpful young lady!! She married Edwin MAULER in 1840 in the Clifton registration district (marriage cert on order to confirm) She is given as not born in county in 1841; born in Bath, Wiltshire in 1851; in Wiltshire in 1861 (no place name); in Mere in 1881 and in Zeals in 1891. According to the various censuses she was born in either 1814 or 1815 but when she died in November 1898 she was said to be 85, giving her year of birth as 1813. The above is all I know about her, which isn't a great deal given how common her surname is. Are there any online resources available that I could check, please? I won't be able to get to the record office any time soon and there's no LDS FHC within easy reach of where I live. Does anyone have her in their tree? Any assistance would be much appreciated. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

My father was born in the British Consulate in Constantinople (now Istanbul),Turkey and I had to go through a search at the GRO to obtain his birth certificate - fortunately howevere i knew the approximate dateof birth As far as I am aware the GRO databases are not,as yet, on line and not distributed but youwould needtoenquire with them on this.Thye are very good at answering queries by e-mail. I suspect that you will either have to follow the tortuous one search at a time route or pay someone to do a search for you One other possibility is the London Gazette. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk Sometimes appoinment of major diplomatic staff to overseas postings wase published in the London Gazette. It is seachable online. Here is an example Whitehall, December 22, 1908. The KING has been pleased to give and grant unto Walter Thurlow Lay, Esq., Commissioner in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, and Edward Vincent Brenan, Esq., a Deputy Commissioner in the same service, His Majesty's Royal licence and authority to accept and wear respectively the Insignia of the First Class of the Third Division of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, which decoration has been conferred upon them by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, in recognition of valuable services rendered by them. (Shuang Lung Pao Hsing (The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon) Founded by Emperor Kuangsi on 7th February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the Throne. Originally it was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908. The order was awarded in five Divisions, the first three being sub-divided into three Classes each: 1. First Division: conferred as follows: 1.1. First Class - reigning Sovereigns. 1.2. Second Class - Heirs Apparent, Princes and members of Royal houses. 1.3. Third Class - Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals, Ambassadors and Ministers of State. 2. Second Division: conferred as follows: 2.1. First Class - Admirals, Generals, Ministers Plenipotentiary and equivalent ranks. 2.2. Second Class - Vice-Admirals, Lieutenant-Generals, Ministers-Resident, Chargé d'Affaires, Inspectors-General, etc. 2.3. Third Class - Rear-Admirals, Major-Generals, Consuls-General, First Secretaries, Heads of Educational establishments, etc. 3. Third Division: conferred as follows: 3.1. First Class - Captains in the Navy, Colonels in the army, Second Secretaries, Attachés, Professors, etc. 3.2. Second Class - Commanders in the Navy, Lieutenant-Colonels, Vice-Consuls, etc. 3.3. Third Class - Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants in the Navy, Majors, Captains, Consulate Interpreters, etc.) Good hunting Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Lay" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > Martin, > Thank you. If I read the web-page correctly, it does appear that the > index > itself can only be searched manually at one GRO Office (located ?), which > is > difficult for people like me not located in its vicinity. It looks like I > need to guess at dates and pay GRO extra for searching for the exact > reference, and do the process (slowly) one search at a time. Is that a > correct understanding? > Max Lay > PS. For the benefit of other listers, the records are available from > 1849, > not 1949. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Samson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:53 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service > > >> Consular records: >> >> Births, marriages and deaths of British subjects registered at British >> Consulates >> 1849 - 12 months prior to the present date >> >> and >> >> High Commission records >> Births and deaths of British subjects registered at British High >> Commissions >> 1949 - present date >> >> are held at the General RecordsOffice >> >> More details are online at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro >> >> regards >> >> Martin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Max Lay" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:40 AM >> Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] China service >> >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> I am trying to trace some Lays who served Britain in China in the 19th >>> century. Although true Brits, their deaths, marriages and births in >>> China >>> don't appear to be recorded in FreeBMD. Do any listers have any >>> suggestions for online data that I might search (they were civil >>> servants).? >>> Max Lay >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >>> Database version: 5.10340e >>> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) >> Database version: 5.10390e >> http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10390e > http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10390e http://www.pctools.com/uk/spyware-doctor/