Dear List, I am researching the Peppard/Pepperd family from Langport. I have collected all the births marriages and deaths from the St. Catherine's index beginning in1837. I have found a number of the Pepperd /Peppard moved to Bridgewater from High Ham. The records office I have access to has the 1881 census for Somerset, but does not list any Peppards/Pepperds living in Bridgewater in 1881. My births and Deaths collection tells me that there are Peppards registering at this time in Bridgewater. Could they have just been missed of the census? The family that I am interested in is William and Charity Peppard.On this occasion their name was spelt Peppherd. Charity was born Charity Martin and says in the census she was born in Ascott William and Charity married in 1845 at the Parish Church in HIGH HAM . If anyone is researching this name I would love to hear from you. Maureen

My grandmother was born in March 1884. Her mother married in April 1884, and the birth was registered in May 1884 On the certificate The father column is blank The mother is listed as Rose WILKINS now married to Harry CHAFFEY The child's forenames are listed as Evelina Annie Chaffey. i.e. the third forename is the surname of the husband Is there anyone with knowledge of registration procedure at that time who could tell me. 1 Is there any legal reason why the father's column is blank since Harry seems to be the father. 2 Does the blank column mean he did not accept paternity 3 What is the child's technical surname, is it Chaffey or Wilkins. (if the former, we have Evelina Annie Chaffey CHAFFEY) Some points that may be relevant a The mother was barely 16 at the birth b The birth was registered by the mother c at her marriage, my grandmother was recorded as being Evelina Annie Wilkins CHAFFEY If anyone can shed light I would be grateful --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.225 / Virus Database: 107 - Release Date: 22/12/00

> Your question regarding how they travelled from London to Portsmouth > raises an interesting question, about which I have no idea. There was some discussion about this on this list 1997 or '98 - unfortunately before the message archives. However I do remember the mention of "red barns" ie. regular farm barns painted red, which were overnight accommodation for the convicts on their way to the ships. Vivien Hobart, Tasmania

Forwarded On Sat, 7 Apr 2001 09:38:54 -0700, Pineypowe@aol.com wrote: >New to list,I am researching any and all William Henry LAXTON"S 1830-1875 >Any information greatly appreciated. >Ellen Laxton > >

Fascinating stuff, Paul I've noticed that some of my convicts not being transported (or not at that point) were held at prisons far away from home or where they were sentenced. I wonder how they were moved about the country? I seem to remember something in the "Fatal Shore" about chain-gangs on the roads once convicts got to Aus. But I guess things changed a lot from about 1840 when they handed out conditional pardons as soon as people arrived, making them basically cheap farm labour. David > Your question regarding how they travelled from London to Portsmouth > raises an interesting question, about which I have no idea...

We have just taken some photos of some churches which relate to our ancestry, if anyone would also like a photo of these churches scanned to them please e-mail us off list. Christchurch Avenue Road,Gosport Holy Trinity Church,Gosport We also have a photo of Leesland Cof E school in Gosport (1894) in anyone is interested for their research. Linda and Tony

Is anybody researching the BRITNELL family of Ilminster SOM? There are only two 'real' Somerset entries in the 1992 IGI for the name BRITNELL, both marriages, submitted by researchers. John BRITNELL & Mary TUCKER 6 Sep 1764 Ilminster John BRITNELL & Ann BARTLETT 23 Dec 1777 East Chinnock I have checked the latter PR entry which says John was of Ilminster. On the Internet IGI these two PR entries provide seven IGI entries all on separate films, all apparently Patron Submissions. Two entries claim the 1764 marriage took place at Taunton not Ilminster, I have not checked these registers to see which is true. One entry is as a relative of Henry Morris GOVER. It is possible that these BRITNELLs are related to my BRITNELL family from Bucks. I would like to hear from anyone connected with this family. Diana in Perth, Western Australia

Sorry for the cross posting, but thought that I may get helpful responses from all three lists. I am wanting to find some baptisms that I think took place in North Petherwin in two different time periods: 1807 - 1811 and 1839 - 1848. According to the Devon GENUKI page for North Petherwin, "Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1606-1850 (from Bishops' Transcripts)." However, when I do a search of the IGI I do not find the baptisms I am looking for. Of course, the baptisms might not have occurred in North Petherwin, which would explain why I cannot find them. I would like to double-check this theory by searching the IGI using the batch number, however when I search http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/8333/index4.html, I do not find any batch numbers for North Petherwin, under either Cornwall or Devon. Finally, when I search the LDS Family History Library Catalog online at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp, I don't find these Bishop's Transcripts noted in any of the search results. I find instead only Bishop's Transcripts 1676 - 1773, Marriage Transcripts 1611 - 1812, Parish Chest Materials 1493 - 1839 and Parish Register Extracts 1634 - 1784, and also a computer printout for Christenings 1676 - 1805 and a marriage index for 1813 - 1837. So, it appears that I cannot order microfilms of the BTs that are mentioned as being in the IGI. I thought that generally records are both microfilmed and entered into the IGI. Can anyone clarify this? Can someone please tell me for certain if these BTs are indeed in the IGI, and if so what the batch number is? I have contacted the Cornwall Record Office - they hold baptisms from 1653 - 1899, so I can hire a researcher if necessary to search these. I have also tried locating records for this time period at the Devon Record Office, Devon Family History Society, Cornwall Family History Society, Cornish Forefathers Society & the Devon & Cornwall Record Society. According to the web sites of all of these organisations, they do not hold transcriptions of these years. Is there any other way for me to get my hands on the parish records for the time period that I need? TIA, Erin Kampf, California Berkshire: HULCUP, PRATER Cornwall: GILLARD, GIMBLET, SANDERCOCK, TURNER, VENNING Devon: BEARE, BOTTERALL Wiltshire: FIDLER, GOLDING, HEDGES, LAWRENCE, WAILING/WAYLEN Surrey: HERSEY

Hello Listers I recently posted a request on the Aus-Convicts list seeking some information about the hulk LEVIATHAN. A couple of books were suggested to me but they are not in our local library and do not appear to be in the Qld. State Library either. I'll have to try some Aus. bookshops to see if I can purchase them. I found a small amount of information with google and I'm wondering if anyone on the list is familiar with Portsmouth and could tell me whether or not any kind of a photo of the Leviathan is available. My convict was tried at the Old Bailey in 1826 and I was also wondering how the convicts travelled from London to Portsmouth. Would they have walked or would they have been transported in carts of some kind? Regards Val (near Bundaberg, Qld., Oz.) Researching APLIN/APPLIN around Thorncombe, Cheddington, Drimpton, in Dorset and MORRISSEY/ MORRISON coastguards in Hampshire, Sussex and Devon from 1820s to 1850s.

I am researching my DUNSTER family in the area. On various censuses my great-grandfather, George DUNSTER, gives as his place of birth either SOMERTON, Somerset, or COMPTON DUNDON. As I cannot find any reference to these, would someone know what reference district they would have come under back in the 1850s-1870s? Also, I would like to know, if possible, which Register Office would hold these records in the present day. Many thanks. Janet Thomas Researching: DUNSTER/BARWICK/HARRIS - Somerset & Dorset areas THOMAS - Bridgend, Glamorgan

Hi Val You can read about some of the war time activities of HMS LEVIATHAN, which was built in 1790 at Chatham and hulked following the Napoleonic wars in 1816, at: http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/L.HTM Hulked means that her masts, rigging and anything useful to the navy was removed and all openings, eg gun ports etc were covered in. It is interesting to note that whilst hulks were considered to be unsuitable as prison accommodation the Navy continued to use them to accommodate RN personnel until the early part of the 20th century in lieu of Barrack type accommodation, and it was 1923 before HMS VERNON at Portsmouth moved ashore :-) I would suggest it was the treatment of the prisoners rather than the accommodation that was to be feared more than anything. You can see the sort of thing you are looking for if you have a look at: http://www.dartmouth.org.uk/displays/shops/Chroniclebook/chronbk.htm ie the former ships of the line HMS HINDUSTAN and HMS BRITANNIA which were used up until 1905 as the Royal Naval College Dartmouth in Devon. One mast was kept on training ships for instructional purposes, although the vessels couldn't go anywhere under their own steam:-) As photography was't used commercially until the 1840/50s I doubt if there are any photos of her, but there may be one or two drawings. I am told that the RN Museum at Portsmouth: http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/ has a fine selection of RN memorabilia and depending when LEVIATHAN was eventually scrapped you might even find a photo: you might like to try writing to them at: information@royalnavalmuseum.org to see if they can help? Your question regarding how they travelled from London to Portsmouth raises an interesting question, about which I have no idea. Do any other researchers from Oz have any recollections from rellies in their collections? Regards Paul Portland On Sat, 7 Apr 2001 16:00:33 +1000, you wrote: >Hello Listers > >I recently posted a request on the Aus-Convicts list seeking some >information about the hulk LEVIATHAN. A couple of books were suggested to >me but they are not in our local library and do not appear to be in the Qld. >State Library either. I'll have to try some Aus. bookshops to see if I can >purchase them. I found a small amount of information with google and I'm >wondering if anyone on the list is familiar with Portsmouth and could tell >me whether or not any kind of a photo of the Leviathan is available. > >My convict was tried at the Old Bailey in 1826 and I was also wondering how >the convicts travelled from London to Portsmouth. Would they have walked or >would they have been transported in carts of some kind? > >Regards >Val (near Bundaberg, Qld., Oz.) >Researching APLIN/APPLIN around Thorncombe, Cheddington, Drimpton, in Dorset >and MORRISSEY/ MORRISON coastguards in Hampshire, Sussex and Devon from >1820s to 1850s. > > >==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >Can't find the mail list you need - try John Fuller's page at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-unk.html > or Rootsweb's own pages from http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > For 19th Century Newspaper Extracts see: http://members.netscapeonline.co.uk/pbtyc/News_Extracts/News_Extracts_Index.html

Does anyone know of this family. Martha Holloway was born 16 aug 1797 in Wiltshire. She married in 1819 a Richard Buckingham, from Gloucestershire, at St. Saviours in Southwark, london. Many thanks Jo

I have a wedding certificate obtained in error for :- Charles BURROWS & Elizabeth COLES @ Portsmouth Parish Church, dated 23rd = April 1860. If you are researching these familys, please let me know and = I will forward it to you. Regards Reg Oakley researching another Burrows family

Hello list Has anyone lost an Emma MOCKFORD? Marriage 26 Oct 1845 at St Helier Jersey - Elias Gideon GALLICHAN, 23yrs, bachelor, carter, b. and resident in St Helier, s/o Elias Gideon GALLICHAN, carter and Emma MOCKFORD, 21yrs, spinster, b. Plymouth, resident St Helier, d/o James MOCKFORD shoemaker. By the time of the 1851 census they appear to have had a dau. Emma Susan born c. 1849. I know no more of this family. Anne

Hello, I am new to the list. I have been researching my JOLLIFFE family in Dorset and am trying to make a connection to some JOLLIFFE'S in Crewkerne, Somerset. I have a copy of a document dated 5 July 1743, in the name of ORNELLO JOLLIFFE, widow of Crewkerne relating to a property in Abbotsbury, Dorset. Previous tenants of the property were ancestors of mine. The tenancy was to be passed on to THOMAS JOLLIFFE son of MOORE JOLLIFFE of Crewkerne. The name MOORE JOLLIFFE is present in several generations of my Abbotsbury family, one being baptised in 1685. There is also a marriage entry in Bridport/Allington Parish Register of MOORE JOLLIFFE of Crewkerne to MARY TAYLOR of Bridport 14 July 1718. I feel sure there must be some connection but so far have been unable to find it. I would be eternally grateful if someone can point me in the right direction. Georgie....Weymouth.

Apologies to anyone who has e-mailed me over the last couple of weeks - I will get back to you, but have a huge amount of 'mail' to go thru. Have been extending our house, and have not 'made time' to download - ouch! I'm paying for that now . Best wishes -- Jayne Priaulx, Guernsey.

The 1851 Census Transcriptions for Reel #1 of Film H.O. 107/1922 Download a few minutes ago to usual recipients. Included: Stoke St. Gregory, Durston, Creech St. Michael, Ruishton, Stoke St Mary, Wilton. Coming up on Reel # 2 Taunton St. Mary. will take 11 days. The Chard film will be the next. Everything running on Schedule. Gordon Please Record New Web Page: http://www.mycensuses.com Email gordonb@mycensuses.com Gordon W. Beavington, 560, Hemlock Road, Kelowna, B.C. Canada, V1X5G4 Transcriber of Gloucestershire, Bristol & Somerset Censuses (250)-765-7621

Would SKS look look up the above and tell me where he was at the census. Maybe even at home and his parents' names? He was in the military by 1893. I am looking for him and the parents. He "may" have been born in Dorset/ or Hampshire. Thanks Heather Straight Great granddaughter of George BC Canada

Brian re digd up agin. Land was scarce for burial in some towns and corpses were sometimes dug up to reuse the graves, but if you mean dug up straight away then I'm not sure. I have seen this too. Chris BURGESS IN CHESHIRE AND BARROW-IN-FURNESS HUMPHRIES IN PORTSKEWETT, MON. ANY MON. FISHER IN WALES NORTH IN DEVON GROVES IN DEVON MOCK IN DEVON BAILEY IN EAST BRENT, SOMERSET

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001 20:47:13 +0100, you wrote: >Is anyone a buff on the subject of canoeing in the Olympics? I am told that a distant cousin was in the 1960 British team. There is no mention of a medal, so I expect one was not won by my cousin. I am interested in finding out (a) whether it was men only or were there races for women too which will halve the number of cousins who it might have been and (b) where I might find a list of British athletes in 1960 (short of getting hold of a 1960s newspaper!). > >Any help gratefully received. > >Regards, > >Sara White Hi Sarah According to: http://www.bcu.org.uk/ you could try e-mailing the British Canoe Union at: info@bcu.org.uk or sae to: British Canoe Union Adbolton Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham. NG2 5AS Tel: 0115 9821100 Fax: 0115 9821797 The ladies events started after WWII - see: http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/canoe/canoehistory.html Regards Paul Portland http://members.netscapeonline.co.uk/pbtyc/Index_Links/index.htm