Oliver, Have you ever gone farther back than Harry b 04 Feb 1827. I believe he had a brother George b 1826, and a sister Merial b 1832. All were born in Axford I believe. I have looked around until I was green in the face and not luck! Oh yes, the spelling of the sister may be well off but that is the only spelling I found at all! Bob -----Original Message----- From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Oliver Westall Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 AM To: westall@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Westall of Wiltshire Bob Forgive me if you are aware of the University College, London Surname Database, but if not, have a look here at the distribution of the surname Westall in the 1881 Census: http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Map.aspx?name=WESTALL&year=1881&altyear =1998&country=GB&type=name You can find a good deal more information in this source, including the foci of Westalls in the US and New Zealand and comparable UK data for 1998. You will see that the data broadly confirms your suggestion. But Fred Westall's fascinating researches show how his line escaped via canal and tunnel construction to create the now very significant northern Westall branch. While I live in the north of England, I moved here myself as a young man and my link is really back to Axford via my grandfather Harry. Oliver Westall > Correct me if I am wrong. It seems to me that most of the Wiltshire Westall > family are located from Bristol East by southeast to Bath. From Bath to > Bradford-upon-Avon as well as to Colerne. > > > > Trowbridge is East by Southeast of Bradford-upon-Avon and Melksham is East > by northeast from Bradford-upon-Avon. Almost due north of Melksham is > Chippenham and on North by northeast is Swindon. Marlborough is almost due > south of Swindon. Pretty much due east of Marlborough is Axford, Ramsbury, > > Hungerford, and Kintbury in that order. Lambourn is due north of Kintbury > and south by southeast of Swindon. > > > > Pretty much everybody in the Wiltshire Westall family that I have in our > data base (now over 800) lived in one of these communities. > > > > Trowbridge in very much amongst these communities but they seem to have > their own separate Westall family? > > > > Thanks to everyone that has aided in the research so far. Lots more to > learn about I think! > > > > Bob > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11090 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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 E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11090 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11121 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/

Bob Sorry to disappear for a while. Pressing business with my students I'm afraid. I have no solid basis for Henry Westall's parents yet I am afraid, but thank you for the siblings George and Merial. Henry married Eliza Pike in the second quarter of 1851 so the next step is to look at the marriage data there to see what evidence it throws upon his (and Eliza's) parents. No time at present but it's on my to do list. Oliver > Oliver, > > Have you ever gone farther back than Harry b 04 Feb 1827. I believe he had > a brother George b 1826, and a sister Merial b 1832. All were born in > Axford I believe. I have looked around until I was green in the face and > not luck! > > Oh yes, the spelling of the sister may be well off but that is the only > spelling I found at all! > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Oliver Westall > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 AM > To: westall@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Westall of Wiltshire > > Bob > > Forgive me if you are aware of the University College, London Surname > Database, but if not, have a look here at the distribution of the surname > Westall in the 1881 Census: > > http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Map.aspx?name=WESTALL&year=1881&altyear > =1998&country=GB&type=name > > You can find a good deal more information in this source, including the foci > of Westalls in the US and New Zealand and comparable UK data for 1998. > > You will see that the data broadly confirms your suggestion. But Fred > Westall's fascinating researches show how his line escaped via canal and > tunnel construction to create the now very significant northern Westall > branch. While I live in the north of England, I moved here myself as a young > man and my link is really back to Axford via my grandfather Harry. > > Oliver Westall > > > > >> Correct me if I am wrong. It seems to me that most of the Wiltshire > Westall >> family are located from Bristol East by southeast to Bath. From Bath to >> Bradford-upon-Avon as well as to Colerne. >> >> >> >> Trowbridge is East by Southeast of Bradford-upon-Avon and Melksham is East >> by northeast from Bradford-upon-Avon. Almost due north of Melksham is >> Chippenham and on North by northeast is Swindon. Marlborough is almost > due >> south of Swindon. Pretty much due east of Marlborough is Axford, > Ramsbury, >> >> Hungerford, and Kintbury in that order. Lambourn is due north of Kintbury >> and south by southeast of Swindon. >> >> >> >> Pretty much everybody in the Wiltshire Westall family that I have in our >> data base (now over 800) lived in one of these communities. >> >> >> >> Trowbridge in very much amongst these communities but they seem to have >> their own separate Westall family? >> >> >> >> Thanks to everyone that has aided in the research so far. Lots more to >> learn about I think! >> >> >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) >> Database version: 5.11090 >> http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11090 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11121 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ------------------------------- > 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 Oliver Westall MBA Director Lancaster University Management School Lancaster LA1 4YX + 44 (0)1524 594219 http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/masters/mba/

Oliver, Whenever you have the chance to get Henry's marriage Certificate I would be most interested in your findings! Henry's brother George did not marry but I did find some info on him. For your review I am including it in this email. Regards as ever! Bob 1851 England Census Name: George Westall Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Relation: Brother Gender: Male Where born: Axford, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Ramsbury County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: 37 Axford Occupation: ??? Laborer Condition as to marriage: Single Registration district: Hungerford Sub registration district: Kintbury ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 37 Henry Westall Head..Unm..25..??? Laborer..Wilt, Axford George Westall Brother..Unm..27..??? Laborer..Wilt, Axford Merial Westall Sister...Unm..19...............Wilt, Axford ############################## Taken from the 1861 British Cenus Name: George Westall Age: 33 Estimated birth year: abt 1828 Relation: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Axford, Wiltshire, England Civil parish: Mildenhall County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: Unmarried Occupation: Servant/Shephard Source information: RG9/1288 Registration district: Marlborough Sub-registration district: Marlborough ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Folio: 108 Page: 11 Household schedule number: 60 GSU Number: 542789 John Tarrant Head..M..66..Farmer 130 Acres 5 m & 2 b..Wilts, Mildenhall Mary Wife..M..65..............................Wilts, Mildenhal Harry John Son...S..23..............................Wilts, Mildenhal Gerge Westall Servant..S..33..Serv, Shephard..............Wilts, Axford ############################ Taken from the 1871 British Census Name: George Westall Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1824 Relation: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Oxford, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Mildenhall Town: Mildenhall County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Condition as to marriage: Unmarried Occupation: Shephard/Servant Source information: RG10/1905 Registration district: Marlborough Sub-registration district: Marlborough ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Folio: 39 Page: 10 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 46 GSU Number: 830866 George Westall Servant..Unm..47..Shephard/Servant..Wilts, Axford ################################## 1881 England Census Name: George Westall Age: 53 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Axford, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Preshute County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: The Village Frog Lane Occupation: Shepherd Registration district: Marlborough Sub registration district: Marlborough ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Jane Scott Head..Wd..80..Formally an Agr.Lab..Wilts, Preshute George Westall Lodger..S..53..Shepherd.............Wilts, Axford ################################### 1891 England Census Name: George Westall Age: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Axford, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Preshute Ecclesiastical parish: Preshute Town: Manton County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Street address: 4 Manton Occupation: Agricultural Laborer Condition as to marriage: Single Registration district: Marlborough Sub registration district: Marlborough ED, institution, or vessel: 11 William Weston Head..M..52..Agricultrual Laborer..Wilts, Bronham Elizabeth Weston 46 Elizabeth Weston 5 George Weston 13 Oliver Weston 11 Rose Weston 4 George Westall Lodger..S..60..Agricultrual Laborer..Wilts, Axford ############################### Taken from Free BMD Deaths Mar 1901 Westall George 77 Marlbro' 5a 57 The district Marlbro' is an alternative name for Marlborough and it is in the county of Wiltshire -----Original Message----- From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Oliver Westall Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:46 PM To: westall@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Westall of Wiltshire Bob Sorry to disappear for a while. Pressing business with my students I'm afraid. I have no solid basis for Henry Westall's parents yet I am afraid, but thank you for the siblings George and Merial. Henry married Eliza Pike in the second quarter of 1851 so the next step is to look at the marriage data there to see what evidence it throws upon his (and Eliza's) parents. No time at present but it's on my to do list. Oliver E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11160 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/