Hello all from Australia! New to this list. I am here for several reasons. Firstly, a kind person from the GLOS list suggested that I join this list. Not being a local makes geography a bit difficult - regardless of maps. Secondly, Im told that there are a number of Pulli(e)n's in Wilts and especially around Noth Wraxhall(?). Third, the name Ambrose appears about 20 times in my family tree and we in Australia trace this back to the migrant Ambrose Pullin. I have found several mentions of an Ambrose Pulli(e)n in Wilsthire. Fourth, I have found an Ambrose Pulli(e)n born about the same time as my Ambrose in Wilts. So I think there has to be a link here somewhere! Im posting what I have below and look forward to any assistance. Thanks Glenn. This is what I have regarding William Pullin and Mary Ann Tanner. William and Mary Ann were married 26 Jan 1806 in Westerleigh, Glos. They had at least 3 children - John, George and Ambrose Pullin - they were all baptised in Westerleigh, Glos, 1807, 1808 and 1810. I have no other details on John or George, or William and Mary Ann. Ambrose married Sarah (nee Wall) and started a family Ambrose and Sarah were married 31 Aug 1835 St James, Bristol. They are in the 1841 census living in Pile St, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol - children are Sarah Ann (aged 5), Thomas (aged 3) and William (aged 1). Ambrose is listed as a haulier. Sarah Pull(e)n was baptised in Iron Acton and her father was listed as a sevant living in Iron Acton. They migrated to Australia in Aug 1841. At this stage, I have no vital record documents from any of the above. I have 2 oral history notes by descendants of Ambrose and Sarah - 1 from 1893 (Ambrose's son) and 1 from 1964 (Ambrose's great granddaughter). It is possible that William Pullin was a hatter (from the 1893 letter) (unconfirmed) It is possible that William Pullin or his father was a high ranking (possibly captain or above) officer on the Royal Navy (unconfirmed) Ambrose was the youngest of 3 sons so any other children from the marriage of William and Mary Ann would be girls. Ambrose was said to have been a policeman in Bristol before he migrated. As yet unconfirmed. I am also assuming that William and Mary Ann were in their 20's when they started their family so in the 1841 census they would have been toward 60 years of age.