Hello Eliz How about looking for the couple in the 1860 USA census? Can't be many Thomas & Eliza LEA born England c1795 in it!!  Mike ________________________________ Inquiring minds want to know <G> where did Eliza and Thomas go? So many of mine from the area went to Cleveland. Eliz On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. > Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married Thomas Moss in 18 Dec > 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. > There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly > Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US.

The home of my Cogans! <VBG> About Yeoman or Yeomen from wikipedia Yeoman could refer to a free man holding a small landed estate, a minor landowner, a small prosperous farmer (especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century), a deputy, assistant, journeyman, or a loyal or faithful servant. Work "performed or rendered in a loyal, valiant, useful, or workmanlike manner", especially work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work".[1] Thus yeomen became associated with hard toil.[2] You also need to know this URL http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/ Wiltshire Death indexes for the years: 1853 Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference LEE George 55 Malmesbury West History Centre MW/5/278 Very Very good for the Malmesbury Brokenborough area. You might find in the deaths Eliza's parents Name: George Lea Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1799 Relation: Porter Gender: M (Male) Where born: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Civil parish: Brokenborough Ecclesiastical parish: Malmesbury County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street Address: Bristol Rd Union house (the Work House??) I do think, under George start the paupers Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Malmesbury Sub-registration district: Malmesbury Eastern ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 64 Piece: 1835 Folio: 406 Page Number: 15 Household Members: Name Age Catherine Pitt 50 Richard Hayes 21 Elizabeth Hardy 20 George Lea 52 Robert Poull 75 Ellen Coombs 26 John Potter 15 Charles Matthews 13 Martha Redfoot 13 Albert Woodman 10 John Walker 61 James Tery 14 Joseph Terom 34 John Barnes 68 Elizabeth Matthews 37 Agnes Matthews 16 Ellen Smith 5 James Webb 9 Sarah Vincent 63 Mary Lewis 50 Mary Lewis 8 Fanny Sly 26 William Sly 8 MO Eliza Ford 29 Eliza Hillier 30 Maria Hillier 10 William Hillier 5 Charles Herbert 11 Eliza Wilkins 14 Joseph Keene 64 Sarah Fry 23 Henry Fry 1 Elizabeth Goulding 16 Mary Heath 41 Anne Dale 78 James Long 23 Maryanne Cresswell 18 Louisa Poole 24 William Poole 2 Anne Elison 25 Francis Elison 3 Caroline Elison 1 John Shull 11 William Shull 9 Anne Dowding 11 George Gilbert 11 John Blissard 7 Rhoda Butter 8 Ellen Butter 11 Ruth Colar 7 Charles Bond 27 Sarah Bond 35 Thomas Bond 2 William Merrett 14 Julia Merrett 12 Mary Woodward 28 Elizabeth Woodward 7 William Tery 10 Joseph Gough 5 James Price 89 Israel Day 78 Frederick Huff 12 William Huff 10 Mary Huff 6 Jane Dyer 8 Charles Dyer 6 James Butter 9 Henry Carter 5 Anne Carter 3 Anne Fry 62 Mary Fry 63 Thomas Fry 13 John Pitt 14 Sarah Vizard 73 George Bushell 15 Thomas Browning 11 Joseph Pearce 66 Nancy Pearce 6 Elizabeth Wakefield 15 Anne Wakefield 5 Thomas Marshall 65 Harry Sadols 86 Mary Clements 23 Fanny Clements 4 Mary Woodward 28 Elizabeth Woodward 1 Salome Woodward 13 Sarah Paginter 25 Bertha H Paginter 2 MO Thomas Bishop 65 Joseph White 63 Charles Lessiter 8 Sarah Pitt 26 Maria Pitt 2 Enna Gardner 40 George Apsey 13 Thomas Selower 15 John Telling 12 Edward Telling 8 Thomas Stratford 39 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1835; Folio: 406; Page: 15; GSU roll: 220982. Don't forget the 1860 and 70 can be searched at search.labs.familysearch.org with images free for 1870. Now that I tried the right family, what you really want are the other siblings of Eliza?? But as an aside, do you have their burials in Cleveland? I ask because if you don't the wonderful Cleveland Public Cemetery Project has the burials in all the PUBLIC <G> cemeteries. I wave it around all the time <G> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/clecems/index.html then click on Index Tables, Information and Guides for the Cemetery Indices I am being no help I have trawling thru the Civil War Draft Records which Ancestry put up recently and are fascinating to me <G> Name: William Moss Age in 1860: 31 Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Moravia, Cayuga, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Moravia Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Thomas Moss 68 Eliza Moss 65 William Moss 31 Rose Moss 20 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Moravia, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M653_729; Page: 990; Image: 513; Family History Library Film: 803729. I suggest a thro pursuit of them in http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycayuga/ good material there <G> images of old directories and cemetery lists. Eliz On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > Eliz, > > Thomas, Eliza and at least four of their children went to a Cayuga County > New York.  Thomas and Eliza died in the small town of Moravia.  Their sons > Edgar, William and Frederick all enlisted in the Union army during the > American Civil War.  Edgar died in a prison camp in Charleston SC, William > died in the Andersonville GA prison camp and Frederick suffered from > dysentery after being in a prison camp and later suffered a head wound. > > Interestingly Frederick did die in Cleveland in 1893. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:21 PM > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Eliza Lea - Malmesbury > > Inquiring minds want to know <G> where did Eliza and Thomas go? So > many of mine from the area went to Cleveland. > > > > Eliz > > On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: >> Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. >> Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married Thomas Moss in 18 > Dec >> 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. >> There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly >> Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US. >> >> >> >> I noticed that there is a village of Lea close by Malmesbury. >> >> >> >> Any help welcomed. >> >> >> >> Steve McKay >> >> Myrtle Beach, SC, USA >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Mike, Thanks from the input. I know quite a bit after the Moss family came to the US but little of their life in England and nothing of the Malmesbury, Wiltshire area. Something I'd like to ask the list, Thomas Moss is listed as a Yeoman in the 1841 census. What would that be? Steve -----Original Message----- From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Wells Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:58 PM To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Eliza Lea - Malmesbury Hello Eliz How about looking for the couple in the 1860 USA census? Can't be many Thomas & Eliza LEA born England c1795 in it!!  Mike ________________________________ Inquiring minds want to know <G> where did Eliza and Thomas go? So many of mine from the area went to Cleveland. Eliz On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. > Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married Thomas Moss in 18 Dec > 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. > There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly > Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US. ------------------------------- 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

Eliz, Thomas, Eliza and at least four of their children went to a Cayuga County New York. Thomas and Eliza died in the small town of Moravia. Their sons Edgar, William and Frederick all enlisted in the Union army during the American Civil War. Edgar died in a prison camp in Charleston SC, William died in the Andersonville GA prison camp and Frederick suffered from dysentery after being in a prison camp and later suffered a head wound. Interestingly Frederick did die in Cleveland in 1893. Steve -----Original Message----- From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 6:21 PM To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Eliza Lea - Malmesbury Inquiring minds want to know <G> where did Eliza and Thomas go? So many of mine from the area went to Cleveland. Eliz On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. > Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married Thomas Moss in 18 Dec > 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. > There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly > Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US. > > > > I noticed that there is a village of Lea close by Malmesbury. > > > > Any help welcomed. > > > > Steve McKay > > Myrtle Beach, SC, USA > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Inquiring minds want to know <G> where did Eliza and Thomas go? So many of mine from the area went to Cleveland. Eliz On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. > Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married Thomas Moss in 18 Dec > 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. > There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly > Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US. > > > > I noticed that there is a village of Lea close by Malmesbury. > > > > Any help welcomed. > > > > Steve McKay > > Myrtle Beach, SC, USA > > > ------------------------------- > 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. I am researching the family of WILLIAM DYSON who married JANE FISHER at Froxfield , 6th November, 1797. Are any listers able to help with information about either of these families please ? Grateful for any information James Hansen, Brisbane, Australia.

Family Search England Marriages 1538-1973 has a marriage between an Ann Tarrant and a Rich. Dore for 12 February 1765 at Hampshire, England. Family Search England Births and Christenings 1538 lists the following child of a Richard Dore and Ann Liddiard-Millicent Richard 29 Dec 1768 May be a different family All at Boldre Hampshire James 1787 Jane 1791 Harry 1780 Maria 1793 Joseph 1781 Richard Dore King was a son of John King and Elizabeth. He was baptised at Liddiard-Tregooze on 21 September 1815. You might want to check Family Search further - lots of Dores - https://www.familysearch.org/ Léonie Fretwell Burra, South Australia lfretwell@bigpond.com www.fretwell.kangaweb.com.au   -----Original Message----- From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nhbrain@tpg.com.au Sent: Monday, 2 May 2011 2:21 PM To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Dore-Tarrant marriage Dear listers, I have a copy of an 1806 will of Ann Dore, (nee Tarrant) widow of Richard, both of Liddiard Tregoze. It mentions children of her brother Richard, late brother William, and sisters Sarah, Grace and Frances, plus a grandson Richard Dore King. I can find no marriage for Richard and Ann, and I wonder whether any kind person can locate it for me, and the children of that marriage, please. I would be most grateful for any assistance. Heather Brain. ------------------------------- 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

Dear listers, I have a copy of an 1806 will of Ann Dore, (nee Tarrant) widow of Richard, both of Liddiard Tregoze. It mentions children of her brother Richard, late brother William, and sisters Sarah, Grace and Frances, plus a grandson Richard Dore King. I can find no marriage for Richard and Ann, and I wonder whether any kind person can locate it for me, and the children of that marriage, please. I would be most grateful for any assistance. Heather Brain.

Steve, I have transcribed Malmesbury & associated churches' registers but I was not supplied with Brokenboro Marriages. Here are a few Lea marriages with Brokenboro connections which took place at Westport in Malmesbury. Some of these will be connected with Esther. Jeff 1820 May-22 LEA Sarah 1822 Oct-21 LEA Mary of Charlton 1832 Mar-15 LEA William of Brokenboro 1839 Mar-04 LEA Thomas labourer son of James labourer 1853 Apr-24 LEA Ann of Brokenboro dau of William labourer --- On Mon, 2/5/11, Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> wrote: > From: Steve <smckay46@sccoast.net> > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Eliza Lea - Malmesbury > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 2 May, 2011, 3:45 > Looking for information on the > family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. > Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795.  She married > Thomas Moss in 18 Dec > 1817.  The family appears in the 1841 census in > Brokenbough, Malmesbury. > There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss > household, possibly > Eliza's brother.  By 1850 the family had emigrated to > the US. > > > > I noticed that there is a village of Lea close by > Malmesbury. > > > > Any help welcomed. > > > > Steve McKay > > Myrtle Beach, SC, USA > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Looking for information on the family, parents and siblings, of Eliza Lea. Eliza was born in Wiltshire in May 1795. She married Thomas Moss in 18 Dec 1817. The family appears in the 1841 census in Brokenbough, Malmesbury. There is a George Lea, age 42, listed in the Moss household, possibly Eliza's brother. By 1850 the family had emigrated to the US. I noticed that there is a village of Lea close by Malmesbury. Any help welcomed. Steve McKay Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

Hi Adrian, It is "Fanny Watte" in Findmypast. I have deciphered some of the "Occupation" field as "Cook, Housemaid." I can't work out the other word. I think the place of birth could be something like "Pewsxxx" or "Lewsxxx". Possibly Pewsey although there is a "Lewes" in Wiltshire. I have edited the original census to make it a bit clearer, I can send if you like but it's still difficult to read. Jeannemarine. P On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:01 PM, <eng-wiltshire-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT (adrianp7) > 2. Re: FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT (Myrtle Cooper) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:23:02 +0100 > From: "adrianp7" <adrianp7@talktalk.net> > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT > To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <8C6209CEA29842B29ACF06624D623FDA@ee80e1d813c5417> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Frances (Fanny) WAIT was born in Milton Lilbourne on 5 August 1848. > > I have possibly located her in the 1871 census in Christchurch but I can > not read much of the entry; in particular her place of birth. The reference > is RG10 Piece 1176 folio 115 and page 26. > > Can anyone help decipher the entry, please? > > Adrian > Yorkshire > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:51:04 +0100 > From: "Myrtle Cooper" <ejm3l@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT > To: <eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <0D8408F3B67645779B4EC0DD330E1A6B@HunterHP> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hello Adrian, > I think it is Pewsey. > > Best wishes, > Myrtle > > -----Original Message----- > From: adrianp7 > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:23 PM > To: ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT > > Frances (Fanny) WAIT was born in Milton Lilbourne on 5 August 1848. > > I have possibly located her in the 1871 census in Christchurch but I can > not read much of the entry; in particular her place of birth. The reference > is RG10 Piece 1176 folio 115 and page 26. > > Can anyone help decipher the entry, please? > > Adrian > Yorkshire > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-WILTSHIRE list administrator, send an email to > ENG-WILTSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-WILTSHIRE mailing list, send an email to > ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-WILTSHIRE Digest, Vol 6, Issue 30 > ******************************************** >

Hi Adrian, The copies I have are titled The North Wilts Directory and Year Book For 1920 46th Year of Publication Published by the North Wilts Herald, Bath Road, Swindon and The Swindon & District Directory and Year Book For 1928 54th Year of Publication Published by the Swindon Press Ltd, 100 Victoria Road which always was, & maybe still is, the address of the local paper although I'm not too worried about where the information comes from. I assume there are Post Office, Pigots and Kelly's directories for around the same period. I just wondered if anyone happened to have a copy of any of them for the period 1920 to 1928. Geoff ---------------------------------------- > From: adrianp7@talktalk.net > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:01:13 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Swindon street directories 1920 - 1928 > > Geoff > > You must be referring to the Post Office Directories. They cover all heads > of households in a town. > > Adrian > Yorkshire >

There used to be a fairly new directory at the Wiltshire site but I lost it years ago. Archive CD Books has the 1920 North Wiltshire Directory 1920 Directory of North Wiltshire and District 1 CDs | 2003 | GB0996 | $17.95 A comprehensive street directory as at 1920 of Swindon and directories of towns and villages for miles around, including Chippenham. High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. Information about the towns and villages within the county. Its inhabitants by name and address Eliz On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Geoff Morse <geoff_morse@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Does anyone have access to the street directories as above. > > I'm trying to find when my grandfather G.W.Bryant & his family moved to 33, Pembroke Street. He moved to Swindon sometime after my mother was born in 1917 and he was in Pembroke Street in 1928. I seem to remember my mother saying they lived for a time in a house north of the railway line before moving to Pembroke Street. There is a G.W.Bryant shopkeeper living at 38 Jennings St in 1920 which would fit the bill, except that my grandfather wasn't a shopkeeper - he was a railway signalman. I'm hoping the directories between 1920 & 1928 only show one G.W. Bryant either at one or the other of these addresses. > > Thanks in advance > Geoff Morse > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Geoff You must be referring to the Post Office Directories. They cover all heads of households in a town. Adrian Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Morse" <geoff_morse@hotmail.com> To: "ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List" <eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Swindon street directories 1920 - 1928 > > Mike, I am definitely talking about Street Directories, not Trade > Directories, although I agree these Street Directories usually contain a > section we would now call Yellow Pages. The Street Directories in the UK > list every house by street & house number giving the head of each > household. They do not usually mention the occupation, but in some cases > they do, particularly when a trade such as shopkeeping is carried out on > the premises. As I mentioned, I have the Street Directories for 1920 & > 1928 & my grandfather appears in the 1928 (and in the subsequent > directories I have) as being resident at 33 Pembroke Street & like other > people in the street has no occupation against the entry. > > Regards > Geoff Morse > Hitchin, Herts > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:24:48 +0200 >> From: fredbonzo@iafrica.com >> To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Swindon street directories 1920 - 1928 >> >> On 2011/04/29 11:55, Geoff Morse wrote: >>> >> It's my belief that you misunderstand what Street Directories contain. >> They were >> basically the Yellow Pages of their day, and listed tradesmen and other >> important local officials. If your grandfather was a Railway Signalman, >> then he >> is very unlikely to appear in a Trade Directory. >> >> Perhaps you were asking about the Electoral Roll? Or (unlikely) a >> Telephone >> Directory? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mike Fry >> Johannesburg >> > > ------------------------------- > 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

On 2011/04/29 11:55, Geoff Morse wrote: > I'm trying to find when my grandfather G.W.Bryant& his family moved to 33, > Pembroke Street. He moved to Swindon sometime after my mother was born in > 1917 and he was in Pembroke Street in 1928. I seem to remember my mother > saying they lived for a time in a house north of the railway line before > moving to Pembroke Street. There is a G.W.Bryant shopkeeper living at 38 > Jennings St in 1920 which would fit the bill, except that my grandfather > wasn't a shopkeeper - he was a railway signalman. I'm hoping the directories > between 1920& 1928 only show one G.W. Bryant either at one or the other of > these addresses. It's my belief that you misunderstand what Street Directories contain. They were basically the Yellow Pages of their day, and listed tradesmen and other important local officials. If your grandfather was a Railway Signalman, then he is very unlikely to appear in a Trade Directory. Perhaps you were asking about the Electoral Roll? Or (unlikely) a Telephone Directory? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg

Mike, I am definitely talking about Street Directories, not Trade Directories, although I agree these Street Directories usually contain a section we would now call Yellow Pages. The Street Directories in the UK list every house by street & house number giving the head of each household. They do not usually mention the occupation, but in some cases they do, particularly when a trade such as shopkeeping is carried out on the premises. As I mentioned, I have the Street Directories for 1920 & 1928 & my grandfather appears in the 1928 (and in the subsequent directories I have) as being resident at 33 Pembroke Street & like other people in the street has no occupation against the entry. Regards Geoff Morse Hitchin, Herts ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:24:48 +0200 > From: fredbonzo@iafrica.com > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Swindon street directories 1920 - 1928 > > On 2011/04/29 11:55, Geoff Morse wrote: >> > It's my belief that you misunderstand what Street Directories contain. They were > basically the Yellow Pages of their day, and listed tradesmen and other > important local officials. If your grandfather was a Railway Signalman, then he > is very unlikely to appear in a Trade Directory. > > Perhaps you were asking about the Electoral Roll? Or (unlikely) a Telephone > Directory? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg >

Does anyone have access to the street directories as above. I'm trying to find when my grandfather G.W.Bryant & his family moved to 33, Pembroke Street. He moved to Swindon sometime after my mother was born in 1917 and he was in Pembroke Street in 1928. I seem to remember my mother saying they lived for a time in a house north of the railway line before moving to Pembroke Street. There is a G.W.Bryant shopkeeper living at 38 Jennings St in 1920 which would fit the bill, except that my grandfather wasn't a shopkeeper - he was a railway signalman. I'm hoping the directories between 1920 & 1928 only show one G.W. Bryant either at one or the other of these addresses. Thanks in advance Geoff Morse

Hello Adrian, I think it is Pewsey. Best wishes, Myrtle -----Original Message----- From: adrianp7 Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:23 PM To: ENG-WILTSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] FRANCES (FANNY) WAIT Frances (Fanny) WAIT was born in Milton Lilbourne on 5 August 1848. I have possibly located her in the 1871 census in Christchurch but I can not read much of the entry; in particular her place of birth. The reference is RG10 Piece 1176 folio 115 and page 26. Can anyone help decipher the entry, please? Adrian Yorkshire

Frances (Fanny) WAIT was born in Milton Lilbourne on 5 August 1848. I have possibly located her in the 1871 census in Christchurch but I can not read much of the entry; in particular her place of birth. The reference is RG10 Piece 1176 folio 115 and page 26. Can anyone help decipher the entry, please? Adrian Yorkshire

Hi list, the Yesterdays site has been recently updated with School Admission one of which, Mapperley School shows pupil with Wilts connections. Although not a lot of Wilts connection on site, there are some and if you put Wilts into the search facility all connections will come up. Link below, if it fails Google Yesterdays Journey. mike -- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm