Sorry my previous one went off without some comments being added. Am re-sending. Betty On quick search I came across mention of the wife of a William Cummings, Captain of "The Scotia" who had a son, in birth announcements (baby's Christian name not given) and also "William Cummings, late of Barnstaple, Devonshire, Tea Dealer and Draper" in the London Gazette Insolvency lists 1842/3" Could be reasons for William turning up in different areas? The London Gazette is a most useful On Line search facility with links all over UK and world. Have found a number of our family names on there, including a couple of ancestors unexpectedly as business insolvents and servicemen "gazetted" with details of medals awarded, and reports of births, deaths and marriages. The Wig list will probably come up with more certain links but if not I can go back and look again for details. Good hunting Betty (Madley, Hereford) ----- Original Message ----- William Cummings, late of Barnstaple, Devonshire, Tea Dealer and Draper.From: "CHRISTOPHER SHIRLEY" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:45 PM Subject: [WIG LIST] Wigtownshire Stray - William Cummings > It was with great interest that ‘Google’ led me to Wigtownshire Strays and > the following extract from the Wigtownshire Strays website: > > 1871 Census – William Cummings, aged 66, head, born Stranraer, Scotland, > recorded in Barnstaple, Devon. RG10/2182, ed8, folio 96, page 11. > > This William Cummings was my great, great, great grandfather (my mother’s > maiden name was Cummings). I knew he was ‘born in Scotland’ from the > census > but could find nothing else. Despite many avenues of investigation I have > never been able to find any link. He was a tea dealer and latterly a > lodging house keeper in Boutport Street, Barnstaple. I had assumed that > the > tea trade was a possible connection. > > If of interest, I would be very happy to share my ‘Cummings’ research with > others, there may still be distant relatives in Dumfries and Galloway! My > immediate family all originated from Croydon, where I was born, but since > 1990 I and my family have lived in Innellan, Argyll until 2007, when we > moved to > Gourock, Renfrewshire. > > > Does anyone have any information about possible Cummings connections? > I have a couple of general questions: 1. How do you make the link > between a Wigtownshire born person and the census in another area? and 2. > who should I approach next, is there a records office where I could obtain > more information – or a local family history society? > > > Any information gratefully received and if anything exists in archives, I > would be able to visit. > > > Kind regards, > > Chris Shirley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message