Somerset & Dorset Pages - Number 17

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Jennifer Rapps would be very interested in hearing from anyone researching the surnames which are listed below with the locations of interest.
She is interested in all dates for these families.
ALLEN: Kingsbury Episcopi, South Petherton & Shepton Beauchamp SOM
BURFORD & OATEN: Corfe& Pitminster SOM
EASTMENT & LARCOMBE: Hardington Mandeville SOM   EGLIN: East Chinnock & Oddcombe SOM
GIBBONS: East Chinnock SOM  GIFFORD: South Petherton SOM  GULLEDGE: Misterton SOM
HOLLAND: South Petherton SOM
PERRY, PRIDDY, RAPPS & TIDCOMBE: Clutton, Farmborough & High Littleton SOM
STUCKEY: East Lambrook, Kingsbury Episcopi & South Petherton SOM

Lorraine Lund is searching for the birth record of Hannah JEWELL who was born c1831 and is listed as age 50 in the 1881 Census in Whitechapel, London. Her birth place was given as Wellington SOM.
She is also searching for the birth record for William John Jewell who has various entries in the 1881 Census with his birth given as somewhere in the range 1796 to 1802. His birthplace is also given as Wellington SOM.
Lorraine would welcome assistance in sorting out the records for these two people.

Melanie Major is seeking information on the surnames listed below.
BOWERING/BOWRING: Martinstown (Winterborne St Martin) DOR, any dates.
BROWN: Seeking baptism of Silas Brown c1820, father William Brown; North/South Barrow SOM.
BREWER: Cranborne DOR, any dates.
GARTELL: Bishop's Caundle, Folke or Holwell DOR, any dates.
HOSKINS: Sutton Poyntz DOR, pre 1860.
LEGG: Dorchester DOR, pre 1835.
LOADER/LODER: Bishop's Caundle DOR, pre 1850.
MAJOR: Batcombe DOR, 1800-1850; Rampisham DOR, c1800; Cattistock DOR, pre 1800.
MITCHELL: Fordington DOR, 1810-1880; Portisham DOR, pre 1810.
PRIESTLY: Broadway DOR, 1830-1870; Buckland Ripers DOR, pre 1810 (Could family have come to DOR from North of England?).
SQUIBB: Sutton Poyntz DOR, pre 1810; Long Bredy DOR, 1780-1820.
TREVETT: Martinstown (Winterborne St Martin) DOR, any dates.
WELLMAN: Askerswell DOR, any dates; Martinstown (Winterborne St Martin) DOR, any dates; Sydling St Nicholas DOR, any dates.

Marlene Hoskin is seeking information on the family of John WYATT snr and his descendants. He and his wife Caroline nee Hull went to live at Purlington Farm as tenants under Lord Bridport, just before the Boer War. They had 11 children; Francis (m.cousin Annie), William, Benjamin (m. Annie Laurie Greet), John (m.Emily as above; Marlene's GGF), Caroline (m.William Dommett), Julia (m....Suell), Sarah (m. ...Fowler), Eleanor (m.Bill Norton), Robert (m. Bella Hex), Richard (m.Edith Cale).
John WYATT jnr married Emily Louisa La Feuillade and they had 6 boys; Willie (d.age 2), Charlie (d.age 8), John, Arthur, Ernest Benjamin and Robert Evan (b. 27 Jul 1879 at Crane Farm, Somerton SOM; Marlene's GF; m. 29 May 1909 at Bishopston Parish Church, County of Bristol).
Marlene will be visiting the UK at the end of May 2004 and will be searching for more information on John WYATT snr and on Emily Louisa WYATT nee la Feuillade who was given as 34 years of age in 1881 Somerton Census, born mid London and living at Crane Farm.
Marlene would appreciate any help which can be given.

Peter Morgan has a main area of interest in the family of dairyman John Morgan (b.Mar-June 1849 Wincanton District, either Whitechurch or Henstridge SOM; death unknown). By 1881 Census, John was runnning the Albion Dairy in London and was still a dairyman in Brixton Lambeth in the 1901 Census.
He married Susanna Godden in 1878 in her home area of Kent. They had the following children: Anna (b.1879 Fulham), Carrie (1881, Fulham), Frank (1882, Fulham), Daisy (1883, Fulham), Lily (1886, Fulham), Harry (1891, Brixton London), May (1893, Brixton), Charles (1895, Brixton).
Frank was Peter's GF. Peter is particularly interested about all the other children and their descendants. Peter has no information on John Morgan's ancestry and would be grateful for help on finding more about this aspect and whether John had any siblings.

Mary H. Collinsis searching for descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Sargent, listed above in the table where it would have been difficult to place all the the information provided by Mary.
The son Amos of Thomas and Elizabeth Sargent was in Gosport HAM in the Navy when he was married (#1) to Louisa Galpin. They had their first child Thomas, born there in 1871. Two more children were born to them - William (b.1873, Preston DOR) and Henry (b.16 Apr 1874 at Preston DOR). Louisa died in childbirth in that year.
Amos married a second time on 1 October 1874, to Louisa's sister Caroline in Melcombe Regis DOR. Amos and Caroline had 8 more children, all born in Preston DOR: John A. (1876), Frederick (1877), Louisa (1878), Elizabeth (1881), Amelia (1883), James (1885), Cissie (1888), Nellie (1890).
In the same year 1874, Eliza Galpin, the third sister, married Robert Hansford in 1874 at Weymouth DOR. Eliza and Robert took in the baby Henry, the third son of Amos and deceased Louisa. Henry was Mary's GF who married Rosetta Vondahellen Cross on 2 May 1910 at Romford Essex. Henry and Rosetta had 6 children,one of whom was Mary's Father, named as Robert Hansford Sargent after the man who took him in to his family as a baby.
Mary would be delighted to find ancestors and descendants of all of the above people and would welcome any assistance and advice in her research.

Laura Dron has much information on the families listed above but would appreciate finding out more about the descendants and their children who seem to have gone from Dorset from about 1881 and, for some, after the 1901 Census.
SMITH: George Smith (b.1826 South Newton WIL)and brother Thomas moved and their families were born and lived in Bridport DOR. Laura has more information for those interested.
GARLAND: Thomas Richard Garland was born 1863 in Walditch DOR. First a miller/farmer and then a farmer at Beaminster DOR. Married Alice Agnes Gertrude INGRAM. Laura wishes to find out about their children - Violet (b.1888 Tadnoll DOR); James (b.1890) and Dorothy (b.1892), Lewell DOR.
PAGAN: Children Of Alexander Cox and Laura Emma Pagan had children - Ralph Alexander (b.1890), Laura M. (b.1892), Jack L. (b.1896) in the Allington, Bridport and Charmouth DOR areas. Where did they go and who did they marry? The whole family seems to vanish from the area after 1901.
GERRARD: Henry Gerrard was a mechanic and married Annie Marsh. Their children, born Loders DOR onwards from 1885, were Laura, Henry, Edith and Alice May. Laura Dron would like to know what happened to these children.
MARSH: Henry Marsh (wood turner - not farmer of same name) at Allington DOR, married two family tree sisters in succession and had children from each. All information and descendant data would be welcome. Laura is also trying to trace John Marsh who ran or worked at the sawmill in Dunster SOM. Said to be a "cousin" by her GM who knew him in her youth (she born 1885). How is he related?

Roz Lacey is enquiring about 11 surnames which are listed below with places and dates of interest. If you wish to have more information on any of these surnames, please contact Mrs Lacey.
BLANDFORD: 1749-1771 Bridport/Poole DOR   — BYRON: 1760-1816 Hampreston/Poole DOR
FLOOD: 1860-1918 Ilminster/Chard SOM, Poole DOR   — GALE: 1821-1951 Powerstock/Poole DOR
HARVEY: 1847 Exeter DEV, Chard SOM   — ORCHARD: 1805-1841 Winfrith/Poole DOR
PAINTER: 1838 Poole DOR   — PAVEY: 1847-1888 Yeovil/Ilminster/Chard SOM, Poole DOR
ROGERS: 1748 Tarrant Rushton DOR   — STRONG: 1759 Bridport/Poole DOR   — WAY: 1772-2004 Bridport/Poole DOR.

Betty Owens is enquiring about 13 surnames which are listed below with any known places and dates of interest. If you wish to have more information on any of these surnames, please contact Mrs Owens.
WATERMAN, Abraham: m.c1750 Elizabeth SHUTT (b.1735) at Hill Farrence SOM
WATERMAN, John: b.1765 Oake SOM, m.1800 Elizabeth SMITH (b.1779) of Hill Farrence SOM.   — ancestors of WATERMAN, Julian Smith: m.1890 Lucy ... at Axbridge SOM.
BRINE, John: b.1741 Oborne SOM, m.1806 Grace LOVELACE (b.1745 Trent SOM).
WILLIS, William: m.1768 Sarah CAMES at Sparkford SOM, both born c1745.
WILLIS, Robert: Of West Camel SOM m.1797 Ann WALTERS of Sparkford SOM.
HUNT, James: m.c1800 Elizabeth ... of Gillingham DOR: dau. Elizabeth b.1804 at Gillingham DOR.
STONE, William: m.1775 Hannah ISAAC at Martock SOM.
STUCKEY, John: m.c1776 Amy RODFORD at South Petherton SOM.

Derek Williams seeks information on a number of SOM families listed in the Table with additional data below.
William BURNELL married Ann(e) BUNCOMBE in 1812 at North Curry SOM but the births of neither appear in the North Curry Registers. They had at least 9 children christened at North Curry SOM between 1813 and 1827: Ann Alloway, Louise, William Alloway, Mary, Mary Harriett, Richard Buncombe, Edward, Robert Buncombe and Ellen.
John King LUDWELL married Jane HOUSE in 1822 at North Curry SOM. The births of neither appear in the North Curry Registers. They had at least 4 children between 1827 and 1840, the eldest known to have been christened at North Curry SOM: Mary House, Jane House, Sarah and Thomas.
John and Martha HOUSE had at least 6 children baptised at Stoke St Gregory SOM between 1754 and 1761. The baptisms, marriage and burials of John and Martha are not recorded in the Stoke St Gregory Registers.
James and Mary ELSON had at least one daughter Mary born c1783. They were not baptised or married in North Curry SOM but were buried there. Daughter Mary was not baptised in North Curry SOM.
Jane PALMER married Thomas HOUSE, son of John and Martha HOUSE, at Stoke St Gregory SOM in 1776 and was buried in this parish in 1785. She had not been baptised there.
Robert PEPPIN married Sarah THORNE (no date given). Robert was baptised at Stoke Perro SOM in 1829 and Sarah was born c1832 at Exford SOM.
Derek Williams would appreciate any assistance which could be given about these families.

Sue Scarcella is seeking information on a rather elusive ancestry which goes back to the Edward Stock, a well known surgeon in Bristol GLS.
Edward married Fanny Vining at St Paul's Church in Bristol in 1852. A daughter, Alice Vining Stock, was born in c1853 at Clifton, Bristol. Alice married John Garden Trenerry, a real estate agent, in Bristol in 1877 and they had many children. John's father, John Griffiths Trenerry, had been a solicitor and owned, among other property, a theatre. It is not clear what happened but many of the children of Alice and John emigrated to Australia where the Trenerry descendants have had careers as performers on the stage - theatre, classical music, television.
Finding information about the ancestors in the area around Bristol and Weston Super Mare has been difficult and Sue would appreciate any assistance that can be given about the Stock family and their ancestors.

Jim Sheppard is searching for information on Henry Sheppard and his father Jim Sheppard, shown as Shepheard on the marriage certificate of Henry.
Henry Sheppard served in the Royal Navy. His Naval Records show his birth year as 1818 at Bridgwater SOM.
Jim would appreciate help in finding the Baptismal Record for Henry and for information on his father, James.
A great deal more data on Jim Sheppard's ancestors in Cornwall, Somerset and elsewhere can be viewed on this link to his Sheppard Website where there are many pages of data and interesting information.

David Boyce has provided further data about his ancestors in Somerset as follows:
WRENCH at Enmore/Bridgwater SOM & Middlesex; the Wrench family were his Grandparents who moved to South Wales.
HUNT at North Cadbury SOM; ROWSELL at Paulton SOM;CRIDLAND in SOM; WINTLE in SOM; SEALEY in SOM; BOICE/BOYCE at Ditcheat & Evercreech SOM; WALKER at East Pennard SOM.
David would appreciate any help that can be offered about the Boyce families who settled around Evercreech, West Pennard and Ditcheat SOM areas in the 1800s.
Note that the South Wales family of the famous Comedian Max Boyce is included.

Donna Bailey seeks information on six more surnames of interest to her as below:
PINNEY, pre 1800, Ilminster SOM: REED, 1600s, Ilminster SOM: STOWILL, pre 1750, Ilminster SOM: SAVIDGE, pre 1800, Ilminster and Dowlish Wake SOM: BANFIELD, pre 1800, Ilminster and Broadway SOM: WITHERALL, pre 1750, Ilminster and Broadway SOM.

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