Does anybody have an interest in the family of Joseph & Lydia Shute of Gillingham, Dorset. I have a copy of his obituary, his death occurred in August 1911 & he was born circa 1837 in Buckhorn Weston. The family were Primitive Methodists and lived at Lodden Farm, Gillingham Joseph & Lydia had 9 children and 2 of his daughters married into my family. The children are Martha Priscilla c 1861 married 1881 Edwin Hiscock Eden c 1864 Mary c 1866 married 1885 Sidney Albert Hiscock (nephew of Edwin) Harriet c 1868 married Arthur Tucker. Harriet died 1928 obituary available James c 1869 John c 1873 Julia c 1875 Albert c 1878 Lillian c 1880 Mary Allen researching many Motcombe families in Dorset

Further to the obituary Mary found I offer this Edwin Thomas Shute and his wife Elizabeth received today. I was so struck by the coincidence that I have to share it. I have traced a Great Uncle Harvey Rawles, (Methodist family) from Bere Regis via Bishop Auckland and St Martins, Shropshire to the Rhaggatt Estate near Corwen in Merioneth in 1891 and 1901 censuses. He was a game keeper so I asked the Merioneth List who was living at Rhaggatt Hall. The owners were evidently not in residence but this is the kind reply I received from one of the listers:- "As for the occupants of Rhaggatt Hall, all I know is from the 1881 census and that at that time it was an Edwin Thomas Shute and his wife Elizabeth. His occupation listed as coachman and he was born in Taunton, Somerset." Best wishes Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:19 PM Subject: [WSX] Joseph Shute > Does anybody have an interest in the family of Joseph & Lydia Shute of > Gillingham, Dorset. I have a copy of his obituary, his death occurred in > August 1911 & he was born circa 1837 in Buckhorn Weston. The family were > Primitive Methodists and lived at Lodden Farm, Gillingham > > Joseph & Lydia had 9 children and 2 of his daughters married into my family. > > The children are > > Martha Priscilla c 1861 married 1881 Edwin Hiscock > Eden c 1864 > Mary c 1866 married 1885 Sidney Albert Hiscock (nephew of Edwin) > Harriet c 1868 married Arthur Tucker. Harriet died 1928 obituary available > James c 1869 > John c 1873 > Julia c 1875 > Albert c 1878 > Lillian c 1880 > > Mary Allen > researching many Motcombe families in Dorset > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > For Oxfordshire family history visit:- > The Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk > >