Bob, Yes indeed, Mark Westall (bap. 5 Sep 1703, Aldbourne Wilts) appears to be the branching point between the Ramsbury and Aldbourne Westall's. His parents were William Westall (bap. 16 Jun 1659, Aldbourne) and Sarah Sylvester (bap 29 Aug 1660, Lacock Wilts). Mark's brother was Edward (bap 23 Feb 1695, Aldbourne), and he was my 6th great grandfather. Ramsbury is a couple of miles to the south of Aldbourne. The River Kennet flows nearby and further downstream is the town of Kintbury and some major locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal where my 4th great grandfather David Westall (b. 1752, Baydon Wilts) made the giant leap from working in agriculture to the industrial revolution as a canal labourer. Follow the canals westawards from Kintbury and you follow the tracks of my Westall ancestors to where I was born in Cardiff Wales, 250 years later. Fred -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bob Westall" <bobatbmw@cox.net> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 5:44 PM To: <WESTALL@rootsweb.com> Subject: [WESTALL] Mark Westall > Fred and Christine, > > > > You are both related to the John Appleford Westall family of Ramsbury, > Wiltshire, Eng. Where does your family branch off of the Ramsbury family? > > > > Could it be Mark Westall b ca. 1700 to 1707 who m Sarah in Wiltshire, Eng? > How far is Aldbourne from Ramsbury, Wiltshire? > > > > Everyone please forgive me when I ask so many questions as I have 30+ > Westall family groups and sometimes it gets so confusing I cannot believe > it. As we are all aware the same family names occur over and over again > so > it makes it doubly tough to keep them straight. > > > > Thank you everyone for your assistance and patience. > > > > Bob > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) > Database version: 5.10980e > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Fred I don't suppose 'your' David had sons named William or John who went eastwards working on the Kennet & Avon Canal? Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Mark Westall 'Snipped' The River Kennet flows nearby and further downstream is the town of Kintbury and some major locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal where my 4th great grandfather David Westall (b. 1752, Baydon Wilts) made the giant leap from working in agriculture to the industrial revolution as a canal labourer.