Well hello. I do hope everyone had a pleasant Christmas and did not over-indulge! Naughty! I bet you did. I have commenced looking at the Shropshire Parish Register Society publications for various members of these lists. Well, my lovelies, you will have to hold your breath for a few weeks, as the new catalogue system for the State Library of Victoria has made things a little difficult. Previously, when one wanted these precious volumes, one filled out a call slip - say for five or six volumes (to save time too-ing and fro-ng, naturally) and within about 20 mins to half an hour, one got the whole five or six volumes. Alas, one is only allowed three items at a time, now. Okay, so not so bad. What's next? The computer catalogue will not tell you what the volumes are! You are going to say to me now - Graham, you've got to be joking! But I'm not. All one gets, say for the Diocese of Hereford, is, vol 1, vol 2, vol 3, vol 20, etc. with nothing to tell you what on earth they are. Could be registers on the planet Mars for all you know. So one tramps back to the very ancient (but very magical) card index. Card index? In these days!!! Yes, and it works, too. Find the parish, note the time period required, and select the volume, then back to the ordering computer. Insert the order, and trust to God. Half an hour later, as of this very day, pick up the volumes. WRONG ONES! Diocese of Lichfield volumes, and not Diocese of Hereford! Oh, blow. But, not my fault, nor the computer's fault this time. No need to mention whose! So, the search commences all over again. Really, I love libraries and librarians and bend over backwards to help them out as much as I can, as many of them do as well, but there are times when it all becomes too trying. I have had the WRONG ONES presented to me so many times, that I rather expect it to happen every day I go in. And this is not whinging for the sake of whinging, it is alerting just in case a librarian or two from the State Library of Victoria happens upon one of these lists, and then whispers, OOOHH! And then tries to do something about it. This has slowed me down considerably. I was hoping to get much work done today, but..... Even so, I still love the library, and I still love the librarians. Good news for some. I am posting these to the lists directly, because this will go into the archives, and someone else later on who is researching these names, will be able to retrieve the information and contact the original researchers. As well, other listers may note some of the names, especially those of spouses, and hopefully find a connection. Leave no stone unturned for others to follow! Shani Green at <shani.green@ezixt.co.uk> was looking for Gregory folk at Dawley Magna, and the possibility of a Hetty Bache?. Marriage. 12 Nov 1820 William Bowyer, b., and Sarah Gregory, sp. 25 Dec 1833 Richard Gregory b. and Ann Browne sp. 27 Jan 1834 John Gregory b. and Hetty Bache sp. (No bache, Batch, or Batche baptism at Dawley) Paul Darrall of <k.d@clear.net.nz> was looking for certain Daral, Darrel, or Darrels also at Dawley Magna. This was a little more complicated 27 Dec 1673 Edward s/o Edward Darrell & Jane bap.. 24 Aug 1684 Thomas f. Edwardi Dorral de Ridges et uxoris ejus bap. 10 Dec 1688 [blank] filia Edwardi Dorral et Xtian bap. 21 Sep 1690 Thomas s/o Edward Darrall sep. 30 Sep 1691 Thomas s/o Edward Darrall & Cristian bap. 9 Jul 1712 Cristian Darrell bur. 24 Dec 1716 Edward Darrell bur. 25 May 1717 [entry erased but apparently it is the same as the one following] Tho: Darrell & Elizabeth Darrell married (Paul, I think you have to accept that the Thomas bap. 1691 is this one) 28 May 1718 Edward s/o Thomas & Elizabeth Darrell bap. 28 Jun 1763 John s/o Elizabeth Darrell bap. 9 July 1763 Thomas Darrall s/o Elizabeth Darrell bap. (Paul, there were no references to the father). No marriage at Dawley for Edward & Cristian. Susan Evans Shaw on <susan@nas.net> was looking for a George Ash about 1821 at High Ercall. No luck there, Susan, but the following Ash's came up. (For those of you who are also asking about High Ercall, time was my enemy! Will get to it.) 29 Apr 1680 marriage. William Meddins and Elizabeth Ash were joyned in holy matrimony 5 Feb 1715 William Ash and Jane Higginson were joyned in holy matrimony 4 Dec 1715 Elizabeth d/o William Ash & Jane buried 11 Jun 1745 John Owens and Elizabeth Ash married Susan was also asking about Hodnet, but her references were much too late in time for the volumes at the SLV. Also a Thomas Ash said to be born 1798, was not baptized at Hodnet. So, that sets off another search. Moe Chaplin on <moechap@log.on.ca> was asking for a big mac with the lot on a sesame seed bun, and obviously wanted as many ancestors as there were seeds on the bun! Ha ha, but anyway, herewith some of your Woolham folk from Hodnet, Moe. 13 Mar 1769 burial Tabitha w/o Joseph Woolhams, Kenston 27 Aug 1774 burial John Woolhams, Wollerton 28 Mar 1792 burial Joseph Woolhams, Hodnet 26 Dec 1765 marriage George Thompson p. of Moreton Say and Sarah Woolham. Wit. Thomas Cartwright. 2 Aug 1776 marriage Edward Tonna or Tunna p. Prees widr. and Elizabeth Woolham, wid. lic. 21 Jul 1777 marriage William Chyrm (sic) and Mary Woolhams wit. Elizabeth Morris, Thomas Cartwright High Ercall. 7 Aug 1774 marriage Roger Wollom and Mary Hope baptism 8 Mar 1807 Thomas s/o John and Elizabeth Woolham baptism 16 Apr 1809 Mary d/o William & Elizabeth Woolham Sue Vernall was looking for Vernalls/Vernolls.Varnolls/Varnells, etc. in about eight parishes. So far have noted a fair number in Ludlow, and am continuing this parish tomorrow from 1665. p16. 3 Aug 1588 Richard Varnolls and Anne Millard married p29. 28 Sep 1617 Richard Monkland and Jane Vernols married p31. 2 Feb 1619 Richard Vernols and Margaret Webb married by Banns p39. 4 Jun 1632 Michael Vernols and Alice Clee married by Banns p46. 14 Jun 1638 Francis Corfield and Anne Vernalls married by Licence p102. 26 Oct 1589 William s/o Richard Vernalls baptized p107. 17 Dec 1592 Jane d/o Richard Vernals baptized p111. 24 Nov 1594 Richard s/o Richard Vernolls baptized p114. Mary d/o Richard Vernolls baptized p268. 19 Feb 1594 Richard s/o Richard Vernoll buried p274. 3 May 1597 Elizabeth Vernolls buried p276. 23 Oct 1597 Mary d/o Richard Varnolls buried p313. 28 Mar 1617 Dorothy d/o William Vernals buried p313 11 May 1617 Anne w/o Richard Vernols buried p349. 5 May 1632 Richard Vernolls buried p357 13 apr 1636 William Vernolls buried p376 Collections AD 1661 - show that John Vernall was a churchwarden 1664 - show that John Vernalls was a churchwarden 1666 - show that Thomas Varnalls was a churchwarden 1667 - show that Thomas Vernalls was a churchwarden p408 12 Apr 1664 Elizabeth d/o John Vernals and Jane baptized More to come Pam Thornbury <pthorn@ihug.co.nz> was asking about Osland folk in about five parishes. Oh, blimey, Pam, there are stacks of them at Burford, for a start. Am writing them down tomorrow. Let's hope that this is the beginning of further research for these folk who seem eager as beavers to find their long-lost ancestral relatives. Other names in parishes will continue as the next few weeks unfold. Cherrio Graham