Hi Chris and All! I'm sure that Paul's Kingweston is the correct one especially in view of the lack of an "s". However, there is a King's Weston which is now a Bristol suburb. This lies between Westbury on Trym and Shirehampton and would have been right on the old Gloucestershire/Somerset border. Cheers Paul Alternative Address: mountpleasant@goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Benyon" <PBenyon@libertysurf.co.uk> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [WSX] Kings Weston > On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:32:19 +0000, you wrote: > > > > >Dear listers > > > >I'm new to this and have a query > > > >I have an entry for someone on the 1881 census whose place of birth is > >King Weston Somerset > > > >Can anyone tell me where this is as I cannot find it on a map, did it > >have a church and if so where would the records be held. > > > >Hoping someone may have some answers > >Fingers crossed > >Chris Monk > > Hi Chris > > Kingweston can be seen on the Somerset Archives map (c 1900) site at: > > http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/maps/os62htm/6312.htm > > The church appears to be All Saints and the PRs are held by the SRO: > see: > > http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/asp/parish.asp?Parish=kingweston > > for details. > > It is about 10 miles north of Yeovil as a sober Somerset crow flies! > > Regards > > Paul > Portland > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > Ordering BMD Certificates and how much: see > http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp > http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp > >

Kingsweston, Bristol is in fact an administrative part of Bristol and covers Lawrence Weston and a part of Sea Mills/Combe Dingle. Lawrence Weston where I am happy to live and bring up our children has suffered from a bad press. We have our own Roman Ruins - being an old Roman bathhouse and our own ancient Quakers burial ground. All we are missing is the village pond on the green- although we do have the duck pond on Napier Miles Road. Rich people and snobs prefer to tell people that they live in Kingsweston rather than Lawrence Weston. Geoffro The Pond Dipper Http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk Http://www.HillesleyFamilyHistory.co.uk

Hi Paul and Chris Thanks Paul! And we all know the problems related to transcripts ;-) Chris - I should keep your options open - if you don't find what you are looking for at Kingweston then you know you've got try King's Weston! Regards Paul Portland On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:57:01 -0000, you wrote: >Hi Chris and All! > >I'm sure that Paul's Kingweston is the correct one especially in view of the >lack of an "s". However, there is a King's Weston which is now a Bristol >suburb. This lies between Westbury on Trym and Shirehampton and would have >been right on the old Gloucestershire/Somerset border. > >Cheers > >Paul > >Alternative Address: >mountpleasant@goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Benyon" <PBenyon@libertysurf.co.uk> >To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:12 AM >Subject: Re: [WSX] Kings Weston > > >> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:32:19 +0000, you wrote: >> >> > >> >Dear listers >> > >> >I'm new to this and have a query >> > >> >I have an entry for someone on the 1881 census whose place of birth is >> >King Weston Somerset >> > >> >Can anyone tell me where this is as I cannot find it on a map, did it >> >have a church and if so where would the records be held. >> > >> >Hoping someone may have some answers >> >Fingers crossed >> >Chris Monk >> >> Hi Chris >> >> Kingweston can be seen on the Somerset Archives map (c 1900) site at: >> >> http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/maps/os62htm/6312.htm >> >> The church appears to be All Saints and the PRs are held by the SRO: >> see: >> >> http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/asp/parish.asp?Parish=kingweston >> >> for details. >> >> It is about 10 miles north of Yeovil as a sober Somerset crow flies! >> >> Regards >> >> Paul >> Portland >> >> >> ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >> Ordering BMD Certificates and how much: see >> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp >> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp >> >> > > >==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >If your relative was a mariner why not have a look at: >http://www.mariners-l.freeserve.co.uk/ > >

Please ignore my last (see below) - thanks to Geoffro! Having just discussed it perhaps I should have checked with Parloc which doesn't include King's Weston as a parish? Regards Paul Portlan On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:05:39 +0000, you wrote: >Hi Paul and Chris > >Thanks Paul! And we all know the problems related to >transcripts ;-) > >Chris - I should keep your options open - if you don't find what >you are looking for at Kingweston then you know you've got try >King's Weston! > >Regards > >Paul >Portland > >On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:57:01 -0000, you wrote: > >>Hi Chris and All! >> >>I'm sure that Paul's Kingweston is the correct one especially in view of the >>lack of an "s". However, there is a King's Weston which is now a Bristol >>suburb. This lies between Westbury on Trym and Shirehampton and would have >>been right on the old Gloucestershire/Somerset border. >> >>Cheers >> >>Paul >> >>Alternative Address: >>mountpleasant@goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Paul Benyon" <PBenyon@libertysurf.co.uk> >>To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:12 AM >>Subject: Re: [WSX] Kings Weston >> >> >>> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:32:19 +0000, you wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >Dear listers >>> > >>> >I'm new to this and have a query >>> > >>> >I have an entry for someone on the 1881 census whose place of birth is >>> >King Weston Somerset >>> > >>> >Can anyone tell me where this is as I cannot find it on a map, did it >>> >have a church and if so where would the records be held. >>> > >>> >Hoping someone may have some answers >>> >Fingers crossed >>> >Chris Monk >>> >>> Hi Chris >>> >>> Kingweston can be seen on the Somerset Archives map (c 1900) site at: >>> >>> http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/maps/os62htm/6312.htm >>> >>> The church appears to be All Saints and the PRs are held by the SRO: >>> see: >>> >>> http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/asp/parish.asp?Parish=kingweston >>> >>> for details. >>> >>> It is about 10 miles north of Yeovil as a sober Somerset crow flies! >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Paul >>> Portland >>> >>> >>> ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >>> Ordering BMD Certificates and how much: see >>> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certificates.asp >>> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp >>> >>> >> >> >>==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >>If your relative was a mariner why not have a look at: >>http://www.mariners-l.freeserve.co.uk/ >> >> > > >==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== >If your relative was a mariner why not have a look at: >http://www.mariners-l.freeserve.co.uk/ >