The land he was appointed gamekeeper on probably belonged (may still belong) to St Mary's college. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippa Garnsey" <pgar9629@bigpond.net.au> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 1:37 PM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Gamekeeper appointments > My ggg grandfather was appointed a gamekeeper, for Coombe Bisset, in 1783 > and again in 1793. > > The information I have records that he was appointed by ³Common Seal of > Warden and Scholars of St Mary¹s College, Winchester². > > Would anyone be able to explain why he was appointed for Coombe Bisset by > the Warden etc of St Mary¹s college Winchester? > > Many thanks > > Philippa Garnsey > Sydney > > > ==== 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 >