Thanks Josephine Yes, I think Ann(e) Bodman might have been the daughter of the Bodman butchers in Calne. John's son, Thomas arrived in London in 1845, and thereafter had several butcher's shops in and around Drury Lane. Family legend has it that his father died, and his mother married again, and he left on account of his step father. I feel sure that since John was a yeoman (Lacock Tithe Map of 1839), Thomas learned the butchery business with his mother's family in Calne and then hopped off to London (well, allegedly he walked, but who knows?) I think that hangs together OK. I have never found the remarriage of Ann Palmer (widow) although there are several possibilities. I think she may have gone to Frome, because all Thomas's sons were sent there for schooling. What better than the occasional cuddle with granny? I see that the Wiltshire Village book is on Amazon together with one or two others, similar. Many thanks for your help. David On 3 December 2010 14:31, Josephine Jeremiah <jojeremiah@dsl.pipex.com>wrote: > On Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:20:53 -0000, David Roberts > <david@roberts-productions.com> wrote: > > > I am pursuing John Palmer who married Ann(e) Bodman at Langley Burrell in > > 1813. I have their children, but no knowledge about John's age, burial, > > or his antecedents. > > > If you see any relevant Palmers or Bodmans knocking around, please let > > me know! > > Hi David, > > The witnesses to the 1813 marriage of John PALMER and Anne BODMAN were > Mary BODMAN and Elizabeth PALMER. They could have been sisters or mothers > of the bride and groom. The marriage was by licence so if you could obtain > the licence details that might give a further lead. Anne BODMAN was from > Calne so you might find more BODMANs there. > > I also have some BODMANs in my family tree, butI've gone back with them to > Dyrham, Gloucestershire in the early 19th century. However, Dyrham is not > far from the county border with Wiltshire. > > 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 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:55:06 -0000, David Roberts <david@roberts-productions.com> wrote: > Yes, I think Ann(e) Bodman might have been the daughter of the Bodman > butchers in Calne. Hi David, I had a feeling that your John PALMER and Ann(e) BODMAN might belong to families who had some standing in the community because they both signed the marriage register as did the witnesses at their marriage in 1813. Some of my brides and grooms and their witnesses were still giving their marks on marriage registers in the second half of the 19th century. Was Ann(e) the daughter of Benjamin BODMAN, butcher? There's an entry for him in Calne in the Universal British Directory of 1791. Other entries are for BODMAN, Jos. sen. (F.) Farmer and BODMAN Jos. jun. (F.) Farmer. There are entries for BODMAN Jos. sen. (F.) and BODMAN Jos. jun. among the 13 burgesses of Calne. The latter didn't have (F.) after his names in the burgess section of the Calne directory. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com