On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:52:04 -0000, Lenore Hailstone <lenhai@charter.net> wrote: > The information that I have on William is that he was born either in > Hilcott or Bottlesford,(from his obituary), baptized in Beechingstoke, > with his parents living in Pewsey near Wilsford. I don't know where he > was married, I only have his marriage from the England and Wales > marriage index. It helps to know that these places were at least close > together. Hi Lenore, If you want 19th-century information on Wilsford, go to Google Books http://books.google.com/ and put into the search "Samuel Lewis""Wilsford""Pewsey" This will bring up information about Wilsford Dauntsey near Pewsey in A Topical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis, 3rd. edition 1835. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com
Josephine, You, and others on this list have been so helpful to me. I guess one thing I have to learn is to navigate the genuki site. There is so much more available on line than I formerly imagined. I do have the Wiltshire fhs parish registers, and they are quite helpful. The information that you have given me, makes the information that I have garnered here in the states, make a lot more sense. I cannot thank you all enough! I guess that I have one more big question, is there any site or source for finding the names of the "laborers" living in these small hamlets? I am sure they had no wills, probably no taxes, but of course I don't know that. In my mind I just picture them leaving no history but their church records, I am hoping that I am wrong about that. Thanks again, Lenore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com> To: <eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:41 PM Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Wilsford in A Topical History of England by Samuel Lewis, 3rd. edn, 1835 On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:52:04 -0000, Lenore Hailstone <lenhai@charter.net> wrote: > The information that I have on William is that he was born either in > Hilcott or Bottlesford,(from his obituary), baptized in Beechingstoke, > with his parents living in Pewsey near Wilsford. I don't know where he > was married, I only have his marriage from the England and Wales > marriage index. It helps to know that these places were at least close > together. Hi Lenore, If you want 19th-century information on Wilsford, go to Google Books http://books.google.com/ and put into the search "Samuel Lewis""Wilsford""Pewsey" This will bring up information about Wilsford Dauntsey near Pewsey in A Topical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis, 3rd. edition 1835. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.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 message
On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:02:42 -0000, Lenore Hailstone <lenhai@charter.net> wrote: > My ancestor, William Hailstone is said to be born either in Bottlesford, > or Hilcott. On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:16:17 -0000, Lenore Hailstone <lenhai@charter.net> wrote: > There is so much more available on line than I formerly imagined. HI Lenore, Thanks for your response. Yes, a lot of information on our research interests comes up by putting just a few relevant words into Google. If you put "North Newnton Concise History" into Google, you'll find a web page which has references to Hilcott. If you put "Manningford Concise History" into Google, you'll find a web page which has references to Bottlesford. Scroll down the pages to find the information on Hilcott and Bottlesford. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com