Heather I see you got an answer, are there children we could track? Perhaps some hints would come from that Eliz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Smith" <heather.smith8@virgin.net> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:45 PM Subject: [ENG-WIL] 1871 Census for farmer George Young |I would be grateful if someone could check out the 1871 census for my | George Young. He married Esther Phillips from Coldharbour Hinton in 1846 and | became a farmer as her father had land. | | In 1851 They are living at 295 Pound Stone Street Trowbridge. George Young | is 46 years of age, birth place looks like Keevil. A farmer of 40 acres. | | Esther died in 1862 and is buried at Steeple Ashton. Can anyone locate him | in 1871 to see if he has remarried, please? | | Thanks | | Heather | | | ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== | Ordering BMD Certificates: see | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp | | ============================== | Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. | New content added every business day. Learn more: | http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx | | |

No trouble - best of luck with your research. Cheers, Patsy > Thanks, Patricia - am really getting a lot of help with these families, > brilliant. > Liz >

I am searching for ANY family or family information on the family of the above.Susannah's maiden name was TAYLOR. She died in 1839 at Melksham. He re-married in 1840 to Caroline BRACKSTONE b1808.Susannah and George had a daughter Elizabeth Ann b abt1821 @Lyncombe & Widcombe & a daughter Emma Susannah b abt 1822.Caroline & George had a daughter Elizabeth Caroline Georgina b 1846.I thought I had this family all sorted and now I have been sent a tree by a gentleman with a different family. GRRR! I so want to sort it all out.Can anyone elp'? Helen McNamara New Zealand.

Thanks, Patricia - am really getting a lot of help with these families, brilliant. Liz At 12:16 28/05/2006, Patricia O'Shea wrote: >Hi Liz - this looks like Jane in 1841: > >Trowbridge, Courts >Joseph COOK 50 Labourer >Susanah 56 >Jane 20 Shoebinder >Thomas 8 >Edward 11 months >All listed as born in county > >And this looks like Edward's family although he is not with them: >Trowbridge, Halve Elizabeth Lane Worthing West Sussex liz_lane@ntlworld.com

Helen, Looks like George and Susannah may have had other children.. Judy GILLER, George Frederic Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 6 Jun 1824 Recorded in: Melksham, Wiltshire, England Father: George GILLER Mother: Susannah GILLER, William Henry Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 12 Jun 1825 Recorded in: Melksham, Wiltshire, England Father: George GILLER Mother: Susan GILLER, Francis Rebecca Christening Gender: Female Christening Date: 10 Sep 1826 Recorded in: Melksham, Wiltshire, England Father: George GILLER Mother: Susanna

Hello folks I am new to this list but am a regular Devon-L subscriber. Elizabeth Clifford of Borscombe married John Soper at Chudleigh, Devon, 2 Aug 1574. She was born in Borscombe about 1550. I am trying to prove my ancestry to Elizabeth Clifford of Borscombe, through her marriage to John Soper who was *probably* the great great grandfather of my ancestor Sarah Soper. Elizabeth was the fourth child and daughter of Henry Clifford of Borscombe, and Elizabeth (probably HUNGERFORD). There is a Mormon ancestor file on the IGI which suggests that her husband John SOPER also came from Borscombe (or perhaps elsewhere in Wiltshire). However I believe he was probably from Devon. I need to confirm or disprove his baptism in Borscombe. If sks has access to the registers for Borscombe or has any Borscombe or Wiltshire Sopers from the 16th century I would be very grateful for your help. Regards Madalene Frost Gt Barrier Island New Zealand

Hi folks I have been trying (in vain) to find a missing generation. This is all I have to go on so far Thomas HAYWARD died Great Amesbury 1724. Anne POOR died 1726 Little Amesbury. Anne named her sister Mary sole Executrix in her will. She also names her Grandfather (the above Thomas Hayward) Apparently he was a 'man of standing' owning land & Tenements in Little & Great Amesbury. There are also four other names mentioned as part of Thomas's will:- Thomas BEACH of Fittleton Robert DUKE Thomas FRANCIS Henry BIGGS Amongst other things these four men were instructed to "Lease or Mortgage" his estate to pay his two Grand-daughters Mary & Anne POORE three hundred pounds each of lawfull money of Great Britain. Lucky girls!!!! The only possibility of the girl's parents I have found are Phillip & Mary POORE but can find nothing else that seems to 'fit' I have tried all combinations on the National Archives to try to find Thomas's will with no luck so ANY advice/help would be appreciated Pauline

Hi Liz - this looks like Jane in 1841: Trowbridge, Courts Joseph COOK 50 Labourer Susanah 56 Jane 20 Shoebinder Thomas 8 Edward 11 months All listed as born in county And this looks like Edward's family although he is not with them: Trowbridge, Halve Thomas HOOPER 40 Male servant Sarah 42 Picker Mary 15 All born in county There are a number of possible sightings of Edward in 1841 but none in Wiltshire. The most likely match is an Edward HOOPER 20 Shoemaker, in the General penitentiary Westminster, Middlesex, born 'out of county'. If you don't have them, the family are in Chelsea in 1851: Edward HOOPER 32 Shoe maker. b Trowbridge, Wilts Jane 29 Boot binder. B Road, Somerset Edward W COOK 11. B Trowbridge, Wilts William C HOOPER 6. B Trowbridge, Wilts Sarah J HOOPER 4. B St Anns, Middlesex James HOOPER 1 month. B Chelsea, MSX Hope this adds a little. Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. > Dear Wiltshire People, > I have a marriage certificate, 24th Dec 1843, Parish of Trowbridge, for > Edward HOOPER, full age, bachelor, Shoe Maker, of Halves (?), father > Thomas HOOPER (made his mark as a witness), Servant > and Jane COOK, full age, spinster, Shoe Binder, of Courts (?), father > Joseph COOK., Carter. > Witnesses: Thomas HOOPER, Ann Maria COOK > It could be Halves Court, for them both? I don't know Trowbridge at all. > Does anyone know anything about these families? Thanks to people on this > list I have already found Edward and Jane in London in 1861, and Jane in > 1871. > Still looking at my Uncle's family - love the search, even if not our > lines! > Hopefully, > Liz >

Ellie I am also searching for an ancestor who lost an arm at Waterloo - so far without success, so I'll watch any suggestions you receive with great interest. Max Lay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thomas" <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Battle of Waterloo > Good Morning Listers, > > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man > who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in > 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought > at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and > was back in that village by 1823 when he married. > > I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't > been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have > joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? > > Thanks, > Ellie > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Limit signature lines to four lines or less. DO NOT include all surnames > that you are researching -- they are a waste of space and make searching > the archives frustrating and pointless. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EUC.2ACI/3105 Message Board Post: Hello, i'm trying to find a birthdate, place and parentage for Joseph Rivers. Joseph had a son called John Rivers who was born 20th Feb 1774 and married Caroline Palmer in April 1799. The IGI lists two conflicting entries for John's father, one is Jacob and the other Joseph. Jacob being born in 1742 in Hilmarton, Wiltshire and Joseph in 1748. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseph Rivers: 1748 Of, Goatacre, Wiltshire, England Wife Mrs. Mary or Ann Rivers 1752 Of, Goatacre, Wiltshire, England Children 1.John Rivers 20 FEB 1774 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England 2.Mary Rivers 15 SEP 1776 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England 3.Ann Rivers 24 NOV 1779 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England 4.Joseph Rivers 1783 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England 5.Elizabeth Rivers 17 SEP 1786 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England 6.William Rivers 07 FEB 1790 Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacob Rivers 1742 Of, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England Wife Mrs. Mary Rivers 1746 Of, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England Children 1.John Rivers 20 FEB 1774 Of, Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any help, advice or pointers would be very much appreciated, Syliva.

I'd suggest that you try searching for Waterloo Medal Roll, which will provide a range of sites including :- http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/id19.html Every serving man at Waterloo was entitled to the medal. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thomas" <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Battle of Waterloo > Good Morning Listers, > > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man > who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in > 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought > at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and > was back in that village by 1823 when he married. > > I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't > been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have > joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? > > Thanks, > Ellie > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Limit signature lines to four lines or less. DO NOT include all surnames > that you are researching -- they are a waste of space and make searching > the archives frustrating and pointless. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

If he fought at Waterloo, I suspect he would have been awarded a Medal and therefore listed on a medal roll for Waterloo. As far as I know these are listed at the National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ There is a partial transcription here http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/id19.html For my own army/navy research I made use of a specialist service, who did the lookups at the archives for me, which was cheaper for me than travelling up to London. -- Jane Taubman http://www.taubman.org.uk Family Historian User Group http://www.fhug.org.uk On 28/05/06, Laura Thomas <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> wrote: > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and was back in that village by 1823 when he married.

Good Morning Listers, I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and was back in that village by 1823 when he married. I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? Thanks, Ellie

Hi, Just incase its of interest, another lean month (due to work commitments), I've only added another 9 complete newspapers covering the titles and dates below : Berrows Worcester Journal (1765), Bath Advertiser (1759), Salisbury and Winchester Journal various editions from (1785), (1786), and (1788). Plenty of Adverts for Wiltshire and Hampshire, including the usual estate sales, bankrupts, , debtors, jobs, run away apprentices, etc etc. There were a few "highlights" this month (or the less typical reports), in 1785 George III acquires some of Handel's original manuscripts; in 1786 Smugglers use a coffin as a covert means to land contraband goods, [Mr] Hamlet advertises an early Fire and Burglar alarm, and [Mr] Wilkes of Salisbury offers Clogs for sale (which begs the question did my Wiltshire ancestors wear clogs ?) ; while in 1788 there is another rare advertisement, [Mr] Wentworth of Portsmouth advertises his skill at wire work, with a product range from kitchen sieves, to bird cages and rat traps. As usual the Index is accessed through the page below : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/index.html Use the Freefind Search box to locate references Webpages, then use Ctrl F to locate the precise reference (as most pages - being complete newpapers - take some time to read through !) Cheers Richard H

Thanks, Chris - will have a look at some old maps and see what I can find. Liz At 16:24 27/05/2006, you wrote: >Liz, > >In Trowbridge we have The Halve and also Court Street. > >Chris Elizabeth Lane Worthing West Sussex liz_lane@ntlworld.com

Judy, Thankyou very much - they look very likely - so another generation back - marvellous. At 19:05 27/05/2006, you wrote: >Elizabeth, > > >Possibly your Edward: > >HOOPER, Edward Charles Christening >Gender: Male >Christening Date: 10 Jun 1821 Recorded in: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England >Collection: St James >Father: Thomas HOOPER >Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Lane Worthing West Sussex liz_lane@ntlworld.com

Elizabeth, You may have this already. Looks like a child of Edward and Jane. HOOPER, William Charles Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 21 Jul 1844 Recorded in: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England Collection: St James Father: Edward HOOPER Mother: Jane Source: FHL Film 1279313 Dates: 1783 - Judy

Dear Wiltshire People, I have a marriage certificate, 24th Dec 1843, Parish of Trowbridge, for Edward HOOPER, full age, bachelor, Shoe Maker, of Halves (?), father Thomas HOOPER (made his mark as a witness), Servant and Jane COOK, full age, spinster, Shoe Binder, of Courts (?), father Joseph COOK., Carter. Witnesses: Thomas HOOPER, Ann Maria COOK It could be Halves Court, for them both? I don't know Trowbridge at all. Does anyone know anything about these families? Thanks to people on this list I have already found Edward and Jane in London in 1861, and Jane in 1871. Still looking at my Uncle's family - love the search, even if not our lines! Hopefully, Liz Elizabeth Lane Worthing West Sussex liz_lane@ntlworld.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EUC.2ACI/3102.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks genechaser, I had come across this William Trowbridge, amongst others of around the right time and place, and was considering him as a possibility. Regards, Anne

Elizabeth, Possibly your Edward: HOOPER, Edward Charles Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 10 Jun 1821 Recorded in: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England Collection: St James Father: Thomas HOOPER Mother: Sarah Source: FHL Film 1279313 Dates: 1783 - possible siblings HOOPER, Mary Christening Gender: Female Christening Date: 23 Dec 1827 Recorded in: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England Collection: St James Father: Thomas HOOPER Mother: Sarah Source: FHL Film 1279313 Dates: 1783 - HOOPER, Thomas James Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 10 May 1829 Recorded in: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England Collection: St James Father: Thomas HOOPER Mother: Sarah Source: FHL Film 1279313 Dates: 1783 - Judy