I don't have any direct information, but the combination of clockmaker and Bridgewater is of interest to me. My ggg grandfather was John Saintsbury ( 1766 - 1822 ) who between 1804ish to 1822 lived in Cowcross London, and had a clock and watch toolmaker warehouse. His wife Ann (surname unknown but possibly DAVIS) was born in Bridgewater abt 1768. In spite of much research I have not yet found his origins or marriage. I noted in a listing from "West Country Watchmakers and Clockmakers" I found on the web a Richard Sainsbury 1765 Bridgwater. ( <A HREF="http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/clockmkr.txt)"> http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/clockmkr.txt)</A>. Is he your Richard Sainsbury? Do you have any siblings for this family? With thanks Jenni
Jenni, Thanks for the information. I guess the Richard in the listing you gave me is a little too old to be the one I'm researching, but there is almost certainly a connection there. I would like to obtain copies or browse the Bridgwater parish registers, and will let you know when/if I do. Regards, Tim Le 9 déc. 03, à 12:06, JenniB3889@aol.com a écrit : > I don't have any direct information, but the combination of clockmaker > and > Bridgewater is of interest to me. > My ggg grandfather was John Saintsbury ( 1766 - 1822 ) who between > 1804ish to > 1822 lived in Cowcross London, and had a clock and watch toolmaker > warehouse. > His wife Ann (surname unknown but possibly DAVIS) was born in > Bridgewater > abt 1768. In spite of much research I have not yet found his origins > or > marriage. I noted in a listing from "West Country Watchmakers and > Clockmakers" I > found on the web a Richard Sainsbury 1765 Bridgwater. ( <A > HREF="http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/clockmkr.txt)"> > http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.mansfield1/clockmkr.txt)</A>. Is he > your Richard Sainsbury? Do you have > any siblings for this family? > With thanks Jenni > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >