I have a suspicion that the mother of one of my Dare ancestors (who lived in Stoke St Gregory) may have been a Crossman. Is anyone working on the Crossman family in Somerset in the eighteenth century who might be able to help me prove or disprove my theory?

John Jeffery (c 1742) married Joan Hackwell in Haselbury Plucknett in 1770 and had four children (that I know of) one daughter and three sons. Is anyone else interested in this family? I have quite a lot of information to share. Sara White

Grace Coxe married Henry Combe at Otterford in 1603. Does anyone know anything about this Cox(e) family? I would love to be able to find parents for Grace! (I have a lot of information about her descendants which I would be happy to share.) Sara White

Hi Folks Can anyone tell me what the following means: Amando qui obiit ultimo die mensis Octobris. Anno domini millmo VCXVI. Thanks GERRY

Does anybody have any information on a John Sulyard or possibly spelt Sulliard of Bromham around the period (1480 - 1430). He was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Thanks GERRY

> Can anyone tell me what the following means: > > Amando qui obiit ultimo die mensis Octobris. > Anno domini millmo VCXVI. Gerry Think it means Amando who died on the last day of October in the year of our Lord (?) 1616 (should be MCXVI) Eddie

In a message dated 07/03/2003 01:01:00 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Amando qui obiit ultimo die mensis Octobris. > Anno domini millmo VCXVI. something like "Amando who died 10 October , year of our Lord 1516" Linda & Tony (who wishes he had paid attention to his latin teacher)

Hello all just to let you know that we now have installed a full search engine on our site. Go to www.knightsure.co.uk/knightroots/genealogy to search for an ancestor, parish or place. We are sure that will prove useful in view of the many thousands of transcriptions already on the site. Take care,Linda & Tony

Thank you Margaret for your site addy and reply. Eve

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] writes >Hello All > >I like to add a photo of the parish church in my tree with the ancestor who >was Christened or married there. >I cannot find a Brinkworth picture, photo or drawing of any where in >Brinkworth, let alone the church. Can anyone point me to a site or tell me >why there isnt any? There is a picture on my web site - contact me off list if you want to use it please. http://www.breadmore.org/ Look under 'One Big Family - Farm Bailiff' -- Margaret Young [email protected] Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

Hi Eve! Try: http://www.boddyparts.freeserve.co.uk/brinkworth_church.htm Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 3:50 AM Subject: [WSX] Brinkworth > Hello All > > I like to add a photo of the parish church in my tree with the ancestor who > was Christened or married there. > I cannot find a Brinkworth picture, photo or drawing of any where in > Brinkworth, let alone the church. Can anyone point me to a site or tell me > why there isnt any? > Really appreciate any help. > Thank you > Eve > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list send the command "unsubscribe" to: > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > >

Hi All, This passage gives a good indication as to the sport of SINGLE STICK. I was given a few other descriptions, but this one written about the time I was looking for give a good insight. Thanks again to the people who replied Best wishes Andy 5. - SINGLE STICK. I have often intended raking together what I could about the old single stick players of Wedmore, but somehow I have never done it; and as I have already said, if you don't do a thing when you can, it is not likely that. you will do it when you can't. Every year it gets more difficult to find out anything about them, because the generation that played has died out. Besides single stick there was playing with the cudgels, which was much rougher work. In single stick playing the left arm was guarded and held up to guard the head; in cudgel playing the left arm was not guarded. I am told that players used "to drink gunpowder" before playing, because that made the blood less ready to come. Any blood above the neck counted. Sometimes blood was drawn on a player's mouth, and he would keep licking it away to hide it; but if the spectators saw it they would cry out, "Blood, blood, blood." On Aug. 15, 1820, a strong hardy fellow, named George Crease, was married in! Wedmore Church to Rebecca Willis. It was Priddy Fair day. When the wedding was over George having nothing to do thought he would go across the moor to Priddy Fair. He did not want to buy or sell cattle, but of course that was no reason why he should not go to Priddy Fair. When he got there he found an old single stick player standing outside the inn and challenging anybody to play him. George was not much of a player himself and did not much want to play this old experienced player; but he had plenty of pluck and got persuaded into it. Before they began the old player shook hands with him and said, "We will play a pretty game, and not a hitting one." But having said that he immediately began to hit away as hard as he could, and before long both were covered with blood, but no heads broke.

Hello All I like to add a photo of the parish church in my tree with the ancestor who was Christened or married there. I cannot find a Brinkworth picture, photo or drawing of any where in Brinkworth, let alone the church. Can anyone point me to a site or tell me why there isnt any? Really appreciate any help. Thank you Eve

Hi All, I saw reference to the 1787 Census of Chisledon on a web site. Can anyone tell me more about this census? Thanks, Mark Feodoroff Brisbane, Australia RESEARCHING: Queensland :- BOWDEN, BRUNSDEN, FEODOROFF, PERRY, WALLIS Cornwall :- BOWDEN Devon :- BOWDEN, CURTIS, ELFORD, FLASHMAN Hampshire :- CURTIS, MUSSELWHITE, WALLIS Leicestershire :- FOXON Norfolk :- HOWLING, KNIGHTS Suffolk :- CRACK, HUGGENS, KNIGHTS, PERRY Warwickshire :- LAX Wiltshire :- BRUNSDEN, HANCOCK, HARPER, VINES, WOOLFORD Ukraine :- FEODOROFF, TURNOVAYA

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Feodoroff" <[email protected]> > I saw reference to the 1787 Census of Chisledon on a web site. Can anyone > tell me more about this census? A transcript of the 1787 census for Chiseldon is contained in the Wiltshire Family History Society publication entitled 'Local Censuses in Wiltshire, Miscellaneous Census 1695 - 1887, Part II'. The census contains a list of head of household by name, spouse, number of children, and area of parish. Another publication, again from the WFHS, is entitled 'Censuses in Wiltshire, Surviving North Wiltshire, 1695 Tax Censuses, Part II'. This publication has censuses for Chiseldon for the years 1697, 1701, 1702 and 1705. Same information as first publication, plus first names of spouse and children. Both publications available from the WFHS via their website. http://www.wiltshirefhs.co.uk Regards Graham --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.458 / Virus Database: 257 - Release Date: 24/02/03

> I have been reading a book about the Bourne Valley and the Chutes in > N.W.Hants and East Wilts a game is mentioned called SINGLE STICK. > Would anybody have any idea what single stick was/is? http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/activity/games/pages/singlest.htm has a good description. John Zillwood [email protected] Communications Officer Abbotsford Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcags/

Hi All, Many thanks to the kind people who replied my query regarding the rather painful past time Singlestick. One more insight into my family past. Thanks again Best wishes Andy

For a good description of the type of fighting known as "Single Stick", go to the Wedmore, Somerset website at: http://www.tutton.org/wedchr16.html Wedmore seems to have been famous for its Single Stick players. Many of my ancestors came from Wedmore, which probably explains why I'm absolutely lethal with a rolled up newspaper! (Ask any fly!). Best wishes, Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Mawer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:03 AM Subject: [WSX] Single stick. > Hi all, > I have been reading a book about the Bourne Valley and the Chutes in N.W.Hants and East Wilts a game is mentioned called SINGLE STICK. > Would anybody have any idea what single stick was/is? > The passage referring to UPTON, is as follows; > Up to 1830 the villages in the Valley, says the record. sat spiritually in darkness, in the cruel shadow of death. The annual feast and revels with their cruel sports, including SINGLE STICK, wrestling, etc.,were scenes of blood, drunkenness, sensuality and sin. > Quite a mixture! > Look forward to hearing any suggestions. > > Best wishes > > Andy Mawer

Hi all, I have been reading a book about the Bourne Valley and the Chutes in N.W.Hants and East Wilts a game is mentioned called SINGLE STICK. Would anybody have any idea what single stick was/is? The passage referring to UPTON, is as follows; Up to 1830 the villages in the Valley, says the record. sat spiritually in darkness, in the cruel shadow of death. The annual feast and revels with their cruel sports, including SINGLE STICK, wrestling, etc.,were scenes of blood, drunkenness, sensuality and sin. Quite a mixture! Look forward to hearing any suggestions. Best wishes Andy Mawer

Hi everyone, The following new Parish Transcripts have now been added to my site at :- http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk *** Glastobury St Benedict marriages 1840-1849 *** Having some problems with duplicate titles on some web pages - please ignore. Enjoy :-)) Colin. Bristol, England http://genealogy.colinrayner.org.uk - transcripts for Meare, Glastonbury, Godney, Burtle,Edington, Shapwick. Researching :- VOWLES, SIMMONDS (various spellings), BAKER, MARSH, RAWLES, COX, GIBLETT, MORGAN, READ, EDWARDS, ROOD - Somerset (Meare, Wedmore, Glastonbury, Burtle etc) RAYNER, JOLLIFFE, ADDY, HEPWORTH, FEATHERSTONE, MORRILL, CLIFFE - Yorkshire (Knottingley, Brotherton etc)