Diana, Thank you for your reply with the two HUNT households in 1851 Census. They are new to me and may be of help in future. Yours is the only reply so far, very kind of you. Best regards, Joan

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C5F4F9.03D56D40 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Joan Has anyone else replied to you yet? I have a couple of "HUNT" families found on the 1851 for Bridgwater if you are interested. One attached here. Another one was a widow HUNT with one son aged 20 also attached. Don't know if it helps but hope so. Regards Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Vinall" <jvinall@onetel.com> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [WSX] list motivation HUNT surname >I am wondering if anyone has knowledge of a HUNT family in Bridgwater, >Somerset. > > My maternal GG Grandmother was Caroline Hunt, b. about 1838, in Census > returns her birthplace was always Bridgewater, but I do not have her in > 1841. > > She is in the 1851 for Calne, Wiltshire, with her Husband, Charles Flay, > b. 1828 Calne. There aged 24. > > Extensive searching of the GRO indexes has failed to reveal a marriage or > birth for her. Also an expensive search by Somerset RO failed to find a > birth or their marriage. > > The word MOTIVATION, also pricks my conscience in another way. I have > many facts on family lines but am not doing very well in writing it up in > a form that could be displayed to family who are interested and keep > asking how I am getting on. Apart from 'getting started' seeming to be > the biggest hurdle, I dither over what sort of structure to adopt. > > Any suggestions or formula gratefully received. > > Best regards, Joan Vinall > Researching FLAY in Wiltshire > TONG, in London (Brushmakers) > WILLIAMS, Abingdon and Reading, Berkshire > VINALL, Sussex and London > > > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > To know your history is to know yourself. > > ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C5F4F9.03D56D40 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; name="Hunt 1851 census.txt"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Hunt 1851 census.txt" HUNT James 26 Labourer Somerset Catherine 28 Somerset George 4 Somerset John 1 Somerset Page/Folio 22/280 6 HUNT Ann Widow/er 56 Grocer Watchet Charles 20 Letter Sorter Bridgewater, Som. BRIEN Emily 15 House Servant Storgusey, Som. Page/Folio 2/239 ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C5F4F9.03D56D40--

Karen I assume that you have discounted the idea that Mary and Charlotte were one and the same person. Have been recently corresponding with someone on the Isle of Wight list and we discovered that in some censuses the wife of the person we were discussing was called Charlotte and in others Maria. Eventually found she was christened Charlotte Maria. I'm not saying these two incidents are related (despite name similarities) but fashions in names change over time, and maybe Mary preferred to be called Charlotte, perhaps it was her middle name and avoided confusion at Heale House. Just a thought. Jon Baker > -----Original Message----- > From: Karenn Layne [mailto:klayne@webone.com.au] > Sent: 28 November 2005 07:14 > To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [WSX] list motivation > > > Hello All, > I have a mystery for you. I have a John North who married Mary Maggs in > 1835 in Salisbury, had 4 children in Woodford, then went to work at Heale > House between 1842 and 1848. During this time he lived on the > property and > had 4 more children to a woman named Charlotte! Then went back > to his wife > and had another 2 children. Children from both women come together in > various censuses, but no mention of Charlotte after 1848. > > I never found out who Charlotte was or whether she took on the > 'North' name > even though he was already married. The owner of Heale House during this > time period was a Rev Samuel Heathcote. If anyone out there > knows anything > about Rev Heathcote and family, would be interested to know > whether he had a > daughter named Charlotte. > > Best wishes > Karenn from down under > > -----Original Message----- > From: Knightroots@aol.com [mailto:Knightroots@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, 28 November 2005 6:41 AM > To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WSX] list motivation > > > > Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. > How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. > 1. We ALL > ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the > genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person > gets a > favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and > it keeps on > going > so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! > > 2. We ALL post a family history story of some sort of our own fact of > course > we all have at least one. > > Look forward to seeing you all. > Take care,Linda and Tony > > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > To browse or search the list ARCHIVES, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/WESSEX-PLUS.html > Contact the list administrators at WESSEX-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com > > ______________________________

Hi List, Forgot to mention that whilst searching Woodford and Durnford films, I have extracted about 20 pages of parish records. Mainly names that are connected to the North name but still have recorded names like Dear, Allsop, Blowden/Blowdon, Carter, Dyke,Harris, Hayter, Self, Sopp, Stride and Waters. Anyone interested in these names would be happy to send you a copy. Cheers Karenn

Hello All, I have a mystery for you. I have a John North who married Mary Maggs in 1835 in Salisbury, had 4 children in Woodford, then went to work at Heale House between 1842 and 1848. During this time he lived on the property and had 4 more children to a woman named Charlotte! Then went back to his wife and had another 2 children. Children from both women come together in various censuses, but no mention of Charlotte after 1848. I never found out who Charlotte was or whether she took on the 'North' name even though he was already married. The owner of Heale House during this time period was a Rev Samuel Heathcote. If anyone out there knows anything about Rev Heathcote and family, would be interested to know whether he had a daughter named Charlotte. Best wishes Karenn from down under -----Original Message----- From: Knightroots@aol.com [mailto:Knightroots@aol.com] Sent: Monday, 28 November 2005 6:41 AM To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSX] list motivation Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. 1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person gets a favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps on going so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! 2. We ALL post a family history story of some sort of our own fact of course we all have at least one. Look forward to seeing you all. Take care,Linda and Tony ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== To browse or search the list ARCHIVES, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/WESSEX-PLUS.html Contact the list administrators at WESSEX-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com

Hello all, I do try not to think about these missing links or I will get 'het up' !! but if anyone can solve even one. 1. Archibald SAMPSON b. 1837 Nailsworth Gloucester, known to be travelling around America 1859 selling the shawls made at Ham Mill Glo. and visiting relatives, simply has dissapeared and not found anywhere. 2. 1891C A Jane SAMPSON sis i.l. age 43 b.Malmsbury Wilts living with Ann sister of Archibald in Dorset who is she ?? 1901 same household age 52 widow. I wonder how many Jane's b. abt 1848 Malmsbury. 3. James BRYANT b.1782 Dunster of Bath Som. .... well he married a third wife Elizabeth ? b. abt.1785 Market Lavington cannot find death of second wife Anne (TAYLOR) married 1825 Berkshire or third marriage, James is missing in the 1841C but with wife No.3 in the 1851C. Now I shall put them to rest again, pretty sure tried all avenues of thoughts on these. Looking forward to reading other people's brick walls. Regards Toni

Hi For those of you who aren't members of Bristol & Avon Family History Society (who will get this info in their December Journal) I've set up a page on our website giving currently available details of local family history society open days (with links to the society WebPages where available). To get there, go to http://www.bafhs.org.uk/index.htm and click on the link in the announcements box. Cheers Dave B&AFHS webmaster

I am wondering if anyone has knowledge of a HUNT family in Bridgwater, Somerset. My maternal GG Grandmother was Caroline Hunt, b. about 1838, in Census returns her birthplace was always Bridgewater, but I do not have her in 1841. She is in the 1851 for Calne, Wiltshire, with her Husband, Charles Flay, b. 1828 Calne. There aged 24. Extensive searching of the GRO indexes has failed to reveal a marriage or birth for her. Also an expensive search by Somerset RO failed to find a birth or their marriage. The word MOTIVATION, also pricks my conscience in another way. I have many facts on family lines but am not doing very well in writing it up in a form that could be displayed to family who are interested and keep asking how I am getting on. Apart from 'getting started' seeming to be the biggest hurdle, I dither over what sort of structure to adopt. Any suggestions or formula gratefully received. Best regards, Joan Vinall Researching FLAY in Wiltshire TONG, in London (Brushmakers) WILLIAMS, Abingdon and Reading, Berkshire VINALL, Sussex and London

Hi I, too have a mystery for you. My aunt Gladys turned out not to be my aunt as neither of my grandparents were hers although she`d been part of the family since 1905(at least) until she married. I have her birth certificate to show she was born at Upton Court farm, Upton Bishop Hereford to Thomas and Caroline POWELL in 1893. It gets more mysterious as I discovered my grandmother, Agnes ALLAWAY(nee Powell) had had a daughter(also called Agnes) at Ross workhouse before her marriage. The 1901 census shows Agnes (junior) withthe ALLAWAYs at Joys Green, Lydbrook Glos. The family then moved to Monmouthshire and I searched electoral rolls and school registers and found not Agnes but Gladys living with them I have been unable to find any records of Agnes junior apart from her birth certificat although I`ve looked long and hard I`d welcome any suggestions to solve this mystery SylviaFrom: "Karenn Layne" <klayne@webone.com.au> Reply-To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WSX] list motivation Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:13:52 +1100 Hello All, I have a mystery for you. I have a John North who married Mary Maggs in 1835 in Salisbury, had 4 children in Woodford, then went to work at Heale House between 1842 and 1848. During this time he lived on the property and had 4 more children to a woman named Charlotte! Then went back to his wife and had another 2 children. Children from both women come together in various censuses, but no mention of Charlotte after 1848. I never found out who Charlotte was or whether she took on the 'North' name even though he was already married. The owner of Heale House during this time period was a Rev Samuel Heathcote. If anyone out there knows anything about Rev Heathcote and family, would be interested to know whether he had a daughter named Charlotte. Best wishes Karenn from down under -----Original Message----- From: Knightroots@aol.com [mailto:Knightroots@aol.com] Sent: Monday, 28 November 2005 6:41 AM To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSX] list motivation Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. 1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person gets a favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps on going so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! 2. We ALL post a family history story of some sort of our own fact of course we all have at least one. Look forward to seeing you all. Take care,Linda and Tony ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== To browse or search the list ARCHIVES, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/WESSEX-PLUS.html Contact the list administrators at WESSEX-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== A master chef - always checks his sources A good genealogist - always checks his sources

Hi My brickwall is my great grandmother Catherine POWELL I have no details of her(despite much searching) except that she had my grandmother Agnes Powell(Later ALLAWAY) in 1874 at Lydbrook Gloucestershire There was no father mentioned. In a chapel register Catherine was said to be a "servant at Joys Green(near Lydbrook) In 1884 Agnes was again baptised(this time in a Baptist chapel at Bishopswood Any comments, please Sylvia From: Knightroots@aol.com Reply-To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WSX] list motivation Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:10:45 EST Come on now folks where are you all? This is an opportunity to show some of your missing links and to maybe have closure on them with a bit of help from our friends on the list. The door is open to share your resources from all over whenever and wherever possible (subject to copyright). Any connections that involve the areas on the list somewhere on the line and end up somewhere else on the line can be included. Share and share alike and let's all help someone in exchange for helping we should be preared to help that person who helped in some way with their family history. We are worldwide based so the world is our oyster. Advice could be a starter for some... Let Christmas come early and continue! Take care and look forward to seeing you all Linda and Tony ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== The Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ Hampshire Parish Register transcriptions at:www.knightroots.co.uk www.knightroots.co.uk

Here is my family story - this is definitely true as the disease in question was passed down to a distant cousin of mine who, fortunately for her, was cured of it. The disease in question, called "disseminated lupus", is passed only through the female line, and affects only women. I believe my gr-gr-grandmother Eleanor Doman (or Dolman) suffered from it. She was born in Derry Hill (near Calne) in 1852, daughter of George Doman and Elizabeth Holley (b. 1912, Calne). I do not have a confirmed female line back from here, but I believe it to be Sarah Godwin (b. 1783, Bremhill), Susannah Hunt (b. 1753, Bremhill) and Sarah Bodman (b.c. 1720). Has anyone else heard of this disease (or similar) being passed through their family? Best wishes Clive Henly Chippenham

Hi, One of my ancestors, Benjamin HAWES, was married at least twice, once to Mary Ann COAK (or perhaps DEADMAN) and once to Mary SIMMONDS. I'm unsure who married him first. I have a long list of children found with Benjamin in various census but because both spouses were called Mary it's hard to allocate the correct names to the correct Mother. Mary Ann COAK was also married to a man named DEADMAN at one time. She had a daughter, Agnes COAK, b. abt 1841 in Henley. If at all possible I'd like to ask for a Marriage lookup for Benjamin to the two Mary's, some details have been noted below to help;- Benjamin HAWES b. 13 Feb 1805 at Brockhampton (Father was Robert & Mother Mary). He died 8 Dec 1874. Mary Ann COAK b. 1801 (place unknown) died 20 Jun 1852. Mary SIMMONDS b. abt 1801 (place unknown) died bef. 2 Apr 1871 (i.e. not on the 1871 Census) The various HAWES childrens names are;- Edwin b. abt. 1825 Laetitia b. abt 1836 Benjamin b. date unknown Robert b. date unknown Emily b. date unknown Mary b. abt 1838 Anne Clara b. abt 1841 Julia Harriet Hawes b. abt 1845 Gilbert b. 13 Feb 1858 Kind regards Martin in Essex.

Come on now folks where are you all? This is an opportunity to show some of your missing links and to maybe have closure on them with a bit of help from our friends on the list. The door is open to share your resources from all over whenever and wherever possible (subject to copyright). Any connections that involve the areas on the list somewhere on the line and end up somewhere else on the line can be included. Share and share alike and let's all help someone in exchange for helping we should be preared to help that person who helped in some way with their family history. We are worldwide based so the world is our oyster. Advice could be a starter for some... Let Christmas come early and continue! Take care and look forward to seeing you all Linda and Tony

Well that's a great story Elizabeth, always nice to find a new cousin and to have even more information such as photos too brings things to life again. Take care,Linda and Tony

While wandering about on the web last August looking for Rawlings (my great grandmother's maiden name), I chanced upon someone looking for Rawlings descended from Jeremiah Rawlings who was possibly christened at Netheravon, Wiltshire in 1755. I had managed by purchasing birth registrations and marriage registrations, the 1841 census of Wiltshire to trace back to Jeremiah. I whipped off an email to the email address and received an answer within a few days from Australia where part of the family had emigrated. He directed me to another family member in Scotland and soon we were sharing pictures and details about the family. I have a picture of the house that they lived in in the early 1800s and the best part is a picture of my great great grandfather William Rawlings (born in 1825 at Enford, Wiltshire). On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 Knightroots@aol.com wrote: > Great grandmother apparently had smallpox when living in India (not sure of > her age when). > She survived and passed on her memories of how she eradicated any pock marks > by rubbing in olive oil. > Has anyone else heard of this? > Just a thought to one family story. -- Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp mailto: kippeeb@magma.ca

Great grandmother apparently had smallpox when living in India (not sure of her age when). She survived and passed on her memories of how she eradicated any pock marks by rubbing in olive oil. Has anyone else heard of this? Just a thought to one family story. Linda and Tony

Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. 1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person gets a favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps on going so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! 2. We ALL post a family history story of some sort of our own fact of course we all have at least one. Look forward to seeing you all. Take care,Linda and Tony

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