Hi researchers I am on thr trail of WICKS and PRATT again I have one Amy Harriet PRATT from Cromhall,Glos, who married a WICKS, no first name she was born abot 1879 and marred about 1900 . Sorry that is all the info I have , any PRATT/WICKS connection will be of help. Alf Beard.

Today successfully downloaded to my regular customers the 1851 census Transcriptions for the Somerset Parishes of: West Chinnock, Chiselborough, Norton, South Petherton. Plus the completed index for film No. 107/1929 - South Petherton District. CD.5 Eastern Somerset now 100% complete CD.6 Western Somerset now 30% complete - should be finished by end of August. In the film reader right now is H.O. 107-1927 Ilminster District Gordonb If you have an interest in Gloucestershire, Bristol/Bedminster or Somerset check out the Web Page below. Please Record New Web Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cotswold/cotswold.htm Gordon W. Beavington, 560, Hemlock Road, Kelowna, B.C. Canada, V1X5G4 Transcriber of Gloucestershire, Bristol & Somerset Censuses

Hello All, I've noticed that a number of people are asking questions about family members who served in the military. I have found the following groups to be very helpful in providing information on units and how to trace an individuals military records. In some cases with almost no information. The people involved seem very happy to help and have real passion for their subjects so they are well worth a try. They do not restrict themselves to only British Units despite the group title, British Regiments just happen to be their specialist subject. The Email addresses are as follows: britregiments@egroups.com <mailto:britregiments@egroups.com> GREATWAR-L@rootsweb.com <mailto:GREATWAR-L@rootsweb.com> Alex NICOLE

----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Haggett <jane1@idirect.com@idirect.com> To: Jack Graham <jack@mathieson69.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [WSX] WSX (Haggett Family Search) > Hi Jack: I am sending you this email via here as I have been trying to send to you direct and it keeps being returned. > > Thank you for the information. With it I was able to go back another > generation. I found Carolines maiden name was Crew and James father was > John Haggett born in 1792 in Pawlett married to Joanna Cox. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jack Graham <jack@mathieson69.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 3:36 PM > Subject: [WSX] WSX (Haggett Family Search) > > > > Jane, Is this the family you are looking for? > > > > Dwelling: Cleeve > > Census Place: Yatton, Somerset, England > > Source: FHL Film 1341592 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2462 Folio 68 > Page > > 6 > > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > > Caroline HAGGETT M 36 F Bishopsworth, Somerset, England > > Rel: Head > > Occ: Coalminer Wife > > James George Neate HAGGETT U 6 M Cheltenham, Gloucester, England > > Rel: Son > > Occ: Scholar > > Henry Richard HAGGETT U 5 M Cleeve, Somerset, England > > Rel: Son > > Occ: Scholar > > Alice Frances HAGGETT U 3 F Cleeve, Somerset, England > > Rel: Daughter > > > > All the best > > > > Jack. > > > > Researching > > Dorset, Bower, Holland,Stickland,Stockley > > W.R.Yorks. Birks, Garland,Hawson,Steers > > Stirlingshire. Galbraith,Graham,Mathieson > > Surrey. Reynolds. > > > > >

Forwarded: Unfortunately, I've had computer problems & lost a lot of emails that I had not printed - sorry! I am interested in any Purchase's from Hardington Mandeville or East & West Coker, Somerset. If I have corresponded with you in the past could you please just send me a quick message so that I can update my address book & hopefully find hard copies! Of course I would be delighted to hear from anyone else with similar interests. We've also married Rendell's & Marsh's (amongst others) in Hardington. Please also note my new email address julie.sinden@ic24.net Many thanks - sorry for any inconvenience. Julie Sinden (nee Purchase)

I note that SnowWhite and the Dwarfs in their various forms are doing the rounds again this evening. Please make sure you delete them! List Owner

Hi All Wessex List Mail seems to be working OK, but I'm informed that one of the Rootsweb Servers is "broken" and has been out of service since Sat evening UK time! I'm not sure which Lists this affects, but Cornwall and GenBrit are two possibilities and maybe one of the Welsh ones....? I understand that repairs are taking longer than expected, but that normal service will be resumed asap. Regards Paul

I am writing from Rockhampton, Queensland in Australia Searching for information on my WARD Family. Parents were JAMES AND ANN WARD of Finstock. Their children were Elizabeth 28/10/1804 Henry 28/12/1806 Charles 5/2/1809 Catherine 5/5/1811 Daniel 7/11/1813 James 31/3/1816 George 12/10/1818 Ann 28/1/1821 Jonathon 25/6/1823 Hannah 15/5/1828 All were christened at Charlbury - Henry was my ggg grandfather and he married LOUISA LEACH of Combe. I would be grateful for any further information sources for MY ELUSIVE WARD FAMILY. Many thanks Neville & Carolyn Hewitt Neville & Carolyn Hewitt E-mail thehewitts@cqnet.com.au Neville & Carolyn Hewitt E-mail thehewitts@cqnet.com.au

Searching for ALBIN WARD born 23/1/1856 Wellesbourne ALBERT EDWARD WARD born 5/5/1876 Birmingham WILLIAM HENRY WARD born 20/6/1879 Birmingham LOUISA WARD born 29/12/1881 Birmingham I found them in the 1881 census at Aston but I have "lost" them after that date. They do not seem to appear in the 1891 census. I would be very grateful if any listers could (a) advise if they are searching a WARD line or (b) advise me of any further search ideas to locate my family? I am in Queensland, Australia - with thanks from Carolyn Neville & Carolyn Hewitt E-mail thehewitts@cqnet.com.au

Fans of the free program "Parish Locator" might be interested in the following article published in this weeks Eastman's Newsletter........ Paul Portland (The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2001 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.) > - Parish Locator for Windows > >This week I experimented a bit with a recently updated program, >called "Parish Locator." Nice program. I was going to describe it >here but found an excellent description that already exists within >the program's built-in Help file: > > This program provides the ability to examine the lists of > parishes and other vital record-keeping entities in the UK and > Ireland. Records may be viewed in various orders, and subsets > of the records may be selected to focus interest according to > your desires. The major subset selection is listing parishes > within a specified distance of a base parish. > > This routine was developed to assist in identifying records in > England, Scotland, and Wales that are available for Family > History research. We have attempted to include all parishes > and other entities that have kept vital records in a database > that can be searched by location as assistance to anyone doing > genealogical research in the UK. The database includes the > parish or entity name, the parish or entity type; the location > by county, country, and Ordnance Survey Reference; and the > dates that records are known to be available. > > Unfortunately, there are many problems with records, and > records may not actually be available for the full period that > is recorded in the database. We have attempted to indicate > both the earliest date and the latest date that records are > available. Original sources for the records may be determined > by reference to the online reference at Family History Library > Catalog. This is the catalog of genealogy references > available at the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus > Christ of Latter-day Saints. The repositories of the original > records are indicated in the notes for each record entry in > the catalog. > > The routine will identify and display parishes in the UK that > are within a specified distance of a selected reference > parish. It provides the capability to search by parish name > or partial name. The display may be ordered by parish name, > by county and country, or by Ordnance Reference. The user may > also display a subset of the records according to entered > criteria. > > This program and associated data is freeware and may be used > or passed on to or by anyone, providing all files are also > included. This program and the associated data are Copyright > by the authors, and only the right to use the program is > granted. All other rights including but not limited to use of > the database in other programs, any commercial sale in any > form, inclusion in any other work, and any use for profit are > reserved to the authors. Any use other than for family > history research by individuals must be authorized in writing. > The data has been prepared in the ongoing work on the Lawson > One Name Study by Terry Lawson of the Sussex Family History > Society; Gerald Lawson (gdl@yorksgen.org.uk) of the Yorkshire > Archeological Society, Family History Section; Steve Archer > (100142.2542@compuserve.com) and myself, Arlyn Liddell. > > In making this utility freely available for individual use, it > is hoped that many more family historians will gain the > benefits of being able to easily identify parishes that may > have recorded information useful to their research. > >Parish Locator is available online. You can download either a >self-installing executable file or a ZIP file which you then must >extract yourself using WinZIP, PKZIP, or a similar ZIP program. If >you don't already have a ZIP program, download the self-installing >executable file. Installation of Parish Locator was simple; it >only took a minute or so. > >In effect, Parish Locator is a database, along several tools to >search, sort and organize that database. You can easily find >parishes and then also find neighboring parishes. The program >includes a tool to select a particular parish and to display all >parishes within a certain distance from the selected parish. > >Parish Locator contains parish listings for about 24,500 churches, >including: > * Roman Catholic parishes > * Non-conformist (Protestant) parishes > * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints parishes (stakes) > * State Church parishes > >It also contains listings for Civil Registration Districts. > >The Parish Locator program also supplies a bit of history about >parish records. The earliest parish records are those of the >Church of England and resulted from an order by Thomas Cromwell in >1538 that each parish should record every baptism, marriage and >burial. The system was standardized in 1598, when entries were >written in books made of parchment; all earlier existing records >were to be copied into the books. King Henry VIII had severed >connections between England and the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, >which led to the formation of the Church of England. By 1662 >Anglicanism secured its position as the state church. Followers of >all other denominations after this time were regarded as >'dissenters or nonconformists'. > >Civil registration of birth, marriage and death records began in >1837 throughout England and Wales, and in 1855 in Scotland. >Records prior to those years typically will be found only in >parish records, hence the usefulness of this program. > >Parish Locator is a free program. It requires Windows 95 or a >later version of Windows and also functions properly on Windows NT >and Windows 2000. The program is a large download at 6.3 >megabytes. It can downloaded from the GenUKI web site as a ZIP >file at: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/parloc/parishlocator.zip or >as a self-installing executable file at: >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/parloc/parishlocator.exe Subscribing to Eastman's Newsletter: ========================================================== Subscription information: There are two different methods to subscribe to this free newsletter: Method #1: to subscribe, to cancel an existing subscription, modify an existing subscription in any way or to read back issues, go to: http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter.htm Method #2: Send an e-mail to rootscomputing-subscribe@listbot.com Please feel free to copy this subscription information and pass it on to anyone else who you think might be interested in obtaining a free subscription. ==========================================================

Does anyone have access to the 1851 census for the Fordingbridge area. I have searched some parts of Hampshire, mainly Winchester, and want to move to the area between Winchester and Salisbury. I am looking for Mary HASKELL (widow) and her son Frederick James HASKELL born in 1839. They do not appear anywhere in Wiltshire. Mary came from Wiltshire and with the maiden name of WITT I am hoping to find them in this area. I have a gut feeling she may have remarried so am concentrating my research on Frederick James (he always put the two names together). Many thanks. Mary Haskell Researching: HASKELL (Hampshire & Wiltshire) CHIVERS, BELL, MOUNTAINE (Hampshire) MOORE, WITT, BROWN, (Wiltshire) CARR (Middlesex & London)

Is anyone doing research on the name STEVENS. I am looking for Mary Anne Stevens born abt. 1800 around the area of Horton or Bishops Cannings. Thanks, Kay

Charles George was b. 1863 in Amersham BKM, was living with an uncle, Geroge Crouch in Yapton SSX in 1881 census. Identified as an "auctioneer". He died "as a young man" , possibly in Europe, survived by his mother and sisters living either at Bury Farm, Amersham, or in Littlehampton West SSX, probably before 1900. Any assistance from MI's, 1891 census, auctioneers activities, or newspaper obits would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Marilyn in Jasper Canada Email mkan@incentre.net RESEARCHING 18C & 19C: - Leslie (Lyall & Stephen) in Old Machar & Monymusk, Aberdeenshire (fishing & Perthshire Light Infantry); - Crouch & Goddard (Broadwater) , Chennells (Reeve) all farm managers e.g. in Amersham, Quarendon, Aylesbury Bucks; Clophill Bedfordshire; Passenham, Naseby Northants; Clophill Bedfordshire; Littlehampton, Yapton & Walberton in WSussex . 19C: - Fairchild, Perkins, Sanders emigrated from Devon to Prince Edward Island, Canada (possilbly Bible Christian and/or with JCambridge Ship building from Bristol) . 19C & 20C: - Fairchild, Leslie & Large (Stephen) in PEI (mariners and ship builders). - Chennells in England & Canada.

Charles George was b. 1863 in Amersham BKM, was living with an uncle, Geroge Crouch in Yapton SSX in 1881 census. Identified as an "auctioneer". He died "as a young man" , possibly in Europe, survived by his mother and sisters living either at Bury Farm, Amersham, or in Littlehampton West SSX, probably before 1900. Any assistance from MI's, 1891 census, auctioneers activities, or newspaper obits would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Marilyn in Jasper Canada Email mkan@incentre.net RESEARCHING 18C & 19C: - Leslie (Lyall & Stephen) in Old Machar & Monymusk, Aberdeenshire (fishing & Perthshire Light Infantry); - Crouch & Goddard (Broadwater) , Chennells (Reeve) all farm managers e.g. in Amersham, Quarendon, Aylesbury Bucks; Clophill Bedfordshire; Passenham, Naseby Northants; Clophill Bedfordshire; Littlehampton, Yapton & Walberton in WSussex . 19C: - Fairchild, Perkins, Sanders emigrated from Devon to Prince Edward Island, Canada (possilbly Bible Christian and/or with JCambridge Ship building from Bristol) . 19C & 20C: - Fairchild, Leslie & Large (Stephen) in PEI (mariners and ship builders). - Chennells in England & Canada.

Hi Listers: I am looking for anyone researching any of my following ancestors: Isaac DAVIS (sometimes shown as DAVIES) He was a son of Rachel DAVIS who died in 1830 in Biddestone, Wiltshire Isaac--b. 1797 Biddestone, Wiltshire d. 1860 Brooklyn, New York USA Occupations: Labourer, maltster/brewer, operator of ferry between Bath and Twerton over the River Avon, and druggist. Am wondering if he was involved with The Davis Bear Brewery in Bath abt. 1840, and if there is a connection with the C. H. DAVIES drugstore in Twerton. Isaac married Hannah BOULTER in 1822 in Biddestone Hannah--b. approx. 1804 in either Pewsham, Wiltshire or Andover, Hampshire Hannah--d. 1885 Manitou, Colorado USA Isaac and Hannah moved to Bath after their marriage. They had as many as 12 children. Of them: 1. Mary Ann DAVIS--b. 1823 d. 1850 - drown in the River Avon, never married 2. Matilda DAVIS--b. 1825 d. 1825 3. Caroline DAVIS--b. 1826 d. 1880's married: Daniel CLISSOLD 4. Matthew DAVIS--b. 1828 d. 1894 married: Eliz. HEMBROUGH & M. LEAVES 5. Hannah Maria DAVIS-b.1830 d. 1914 married: John William JOHNSON 6. Matilta DAVIS-b. 1831 d. 1891 married Charles CROSS 7. Mark DAVIS-b. 1832 d. 1914 married: Harriet STEVENS & Maria ? 8. Isaac DAVIS-b. 1836 d. 1891 married: Sarah PEASE (dau. of John/Maria PEASE) 9. William Elijah DAVIS-b. 1838 never married date of death unknown, but after 1870 10., 11., 12., George, Thomas, and possibly Robert DAVIS--all died very young Isaac and Hannah left with 4 of their children (Matthew, Hannah, Matilda, and Isaac) in 1860 for the USA. Caroline CLISSOLD stayed in Bath, as did Willliam Elijah. Mark DAVIS left Bath in approx. 1885 for Carisbrook Austrailia. Might SKS Oz lister tell me where that is? Also, I've seen a lister with a GLS web page of immigrants to Oz, is there a similar thing for people coming from Somerset to Oz? Sorry to be so long, it's just Davis/Davies is such a common name that I thought I'd better go into some specifics. Would love to hear from and share info with anyone researching any of these people! Carol Davis Warner, Colorado, USA Jawcwarner@aol.com

My Smith family moved around that general area having children in Broad Hinton 1690s-1840s to Lydiard/Wooton Basset in 1851, Cliffe Pypard in 1853, Broad Town in 1861/1871 and Swindon in 1881. My ancestor also was shown as born in Chippenham when in fact he was born in Cliffe Pypard 1859. I have the Wooton Basset 1851 census so I can take a look. I do recall a William born c1850 living there with his sister Elizabeth. It appears they may have been orphaned as they were not living with their parents. I have the Broad Hinton and Cliffe Pypard Baptisms and Burials so will take a look there also as well as the Wooton Basset parish records. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Alfred Beard" <Costume@btinternet.com> To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSX] CENSUS 1851 & 1891. Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:27:46 -0000 Hi Researchers. Could some kind person, check their 1851 and 1891 Census and see if they could locate William John or John SMITH born about 1838 and I belive his brother, Edwin William or William SMITH born about 1848 their names kept changing about on records found. They came from Wotton but one record for "John" had Chippenham, I am trying to find their parents and where they came from. I know it is a long shot, but every thing in genealogy is until it is proved. Wiltshire, Box, Wraxall could be another area. Alf beard ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== Do you know about the Free BMD Project? Why not have a look at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

I am new to this list and wondered if anyone can help me. I am trying to find out how Theodore Thomas Little arrived at the workhouse in Hungerford. I can find no reference to a birth in the GRO. He was probably born about 1910 and he married Violet May Tucker (born 1912). This man is my son-in-laws grandfather and even his father does not know any history of Theodore Thomas Little. Where should I start looking and what might I be able to find out? Any help or suggestions gratefully received. Mary Seager (researching OLDCORN for one name study)

In 1881 half brothers John 1874 and Arthur 1877 CLARK were living in Edington with their grandparents John and Ann NEWMAN. The sons of John CLARK. Arthur's mother Eliza CLARK nee MOORE born 1851, a widow, was working as a servant also in Edington. By 1891 Eliza had married again to a Mr ALLEY and was living in Northleaze with step children Walter Sydney 13, John Major 11, and children Albert Thomas 5, Alfred Charles 4 and Ethel May eight months. Arthur CLARK married Alice Louisa NEWLAND in 1897, Alice was the daughter of William and Sarah NEWLAND and her siblings were Frederick 1881, Rosina 1887 and Ellen 1890. Regards Jill

Hello All I'm interested in the SMITH name in Bratton and I have Henry SMITH who was married at least twice possibly three times. In 1841 he married Elizabeth SCOTT the daughter of William SCOTT. Henry SMITH was born about 1797 the son of John SMITH. In 1851 their household included Charles age 9, Ann 7, Alfred Henry 6, Stephen 5 and John 4. Charles married Sarah Elizabeth CHAPP in 1867 the daughter of William CHAPP. I would be interested in hearing from anyone with an interest in these names. Regards Jill Interests BRI - Various Parishes. BAKER, BULLOCK, CHAMBERLAIN, CORNOCK, CULLIMORE, HINGE, HUMPHRIES, PARSONS, PRICE. GLA - Swansea, Sketty, Oystermouth, Bridgend, Cardiff and Maesteg. AINGE, ARMSTRONG, CHURCH, HINES. GLS - Bromsberrow, Cheltenham, Newent, Tewkesbury,Wotton U Edge, Forthampton, Tewkesbury. AINGE, CORNOCK, DALLIMORE, DAVIS, STEPHENS. HEF - Much Marcle, Ledbury, Yatton. CHURCH, DALLIMORE, ELEY, ELIAS, FAWKES, FENCOTT, MILLS, PERKS, SCRIVEN, WALKER, WHITAKER, YELDON. SOM - Bath, High Littleton, Marksbury, Peasedown St John, Pensford, Publow. BIDWELL, BULLOCK, CLARK, HINGE, PARKER, SMITH. WIL - Bratton, Edington, North Bradley, Northleaze, Trowbridge and Westbury. ALLEY, CHAPP, CLARK, DEACON, MOORE, NEWLAND, NEWMAN, SCOTT, SMITH. WOR - Norton by Bredon, Birlingham. GALE, DAY, HAINES, MEADOWS. LND - Islington, Shoreditch, Hackney. ANSELL, HUMPHRIES. LAN - Barrow-in-Furness ATKINSON, CLARK. CAN - Minto, New Brunswick ARMSTRONG.

Hello again Jill: I see we're both chasing Smiths up hill and down dale-literally. Wilts. Som. Glamorgan, Oxon, and Can. I do wish I could find some of the Somerset,Farington Gurney females, not to mention the various Edwinsand Alphors, all in the same family! Oh wee, Forge on! Rosemary Barbour P.S. Have you ever encountered the female name Sedenah?