From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sat Aug 2 13:50:24 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Gail Millard) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:50:24 +0100 Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale References: <176.1dd2d2e7.2c595a5e@aol.com> <000f01c356d6$8e15f6a0$9c209fd4@c5t3u2> Message-ID: <000e01c358f4$a4f526a0$594de150@pbncomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C358FD.05C6F140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, been up to the church, I could'nt stay there long, as the youngest = daughter is unwell, but I did manage to get a copy of the plan of the = new graveyard, which shows graves for:=20 Elizabeth Fear and Albert James Fear Reginald John Fear, May Fear and ashes of Mary Cook 2 more recent burials are : Violet Mary Fear Sidney Hubert Fear (know as Jim and lived next door but one to me in = Theale) Unfortunately the plans don't show any dates, but I will try to find = them when I get a bit more time, once Katalina is better. I'll also = check the graves in the old graveyeard. Gail Millard ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C358FD.05C6F140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, been up to the church, I could'nt = stay there=20 long, as the youngest daughter is unwell, but I did manage to get a copy = of the=20 plan of the new graveyard, which shows graves for:
 
Elizabeth Fear and Albert James = Fear
 
Reginald John Fear, May Fear and ashes = of Mary=20 Cook
 
2 more recent burials are = :
 
Violet Mary Fear
 
Sidney Hubert Fear (know as Jim and = lived next door=20 but one to me in Theale)
 
Unfortunately the plans don't show any = dates, but I=20 will try to find them when I get a bit more time, once Katalina is = better. I'll=20 also check the graves in the old graveyeard.
 
Gail Millard
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C358FD.05C6F140-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sat Aug 2 17:31:28 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (wedmore@lists.tutton.org) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 12:31:28 EDT Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale Message-ID: <127.2e6f306a.2c5d4160@aol.com> --part1_127.2e6f306a.2c5d4160_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks so much for going to the church yard in Theale and letting us know on the Wedmore site, exactly who is buried there. Dates would be helpful, of course, but at least we have some names, and that is wonderful! Thanks again. --part1_127.2e6f306a.2c5d4160_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks so much for going to the church yard in Theale=20= and letting us know on the Wedmore site, exactly who is buried there. =20= Dates would be helpful, of course, but at least we have some names, and that= is wonderful!  Thanks again. --part1_127.2e6f306a.2c5d4160_boundary-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sat Aug 2 22:02:03 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (howard fear) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 22:02:03 +0100 Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale References: <176.1dd2d2e7.2c595a5e@aol.com> <000f01c356d6$8e15f6a0$9c209fd4@c5t3u2> <000e01c358f4$a4f526a0$594de150@pbncomputer> Message-ID: <001201c35939$546ad000$cf259fd4@c5t3u2> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C35941.B4E8AE40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gail, Thank you for the look up. I will check the names you give against my = records. >From Howard FEAR of Ystradyfodwg Parish Seeking: FEAR at Rhondda, Wookey or Wedmore Somerset EVANS Merthyr Glamorgan, Bedwellty Monmouth PARRY Cardigan Monmouth Glamorgan=20 BEVAN Glamorgan, USA My email gla@fearhoward.plus.com My website http://www.fearhoward.plus.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gail Millard=20 To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20 Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale Hi, been up to the church, I could'nt stay there long, as the youngest = daughter is unwell, but I did manage to get a copy of the plan of the = new graveyard, which shows graves for:=20 Elizabeth Fear and Albert James Fear Reginald John Fear, May Fear and ashes of Mary Cook 2 more recent burials are : Violet Mary Fear Sidney Hubert Fear (know as Jim and lived next door but one to me in = Theale) Unfortunately the plans don't show any dates, but I will try to find = them when I get a bit more time, once Katalina is better. I'll also = check the graves in the old graveyeard. Gail Millard ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C35941.B4E8AE40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Gail,
 
Thank you for the look up.  I = will check=20 the names you give against my records.
 

From Howard FEAR of Ystradyfodwg Parish
Seeking:
FEAR at = Rhondda,=20 Wookey or Wedmore Somerset
EVANS Merthyr Glamorgan, Bedwellty=20 Monmouth
PARRY Cardigan Monmouth Glamorgan
BEVAN Glamorgan, = USA
My=20 email gla@fearhoward.plus.com
My= =20 website http://www.fearhoward.plus.com
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Gail=20 Millard
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org =
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 = 1:50=20 PM
Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ = Church=20 Theale

Hi, been up to the church, I could'nt = stay there=20 long, as the youngest daughter is unwell, but I did manage to get a = copy of=20 the plan of the new graveyard, which shows graves for:
 
Elizabeth Fear and Albert James = Fear
 
Reginald John Fear, May Fear and = ashes of Mary=20 Cook
 
2 more recent burials are = :
 
Violet Mary Fear
 
Sidney Hubert Fear (know as Jim and = lived next=20 door but one to me in Theale)
 
Unfortunately the plans don't show = any dates, but=20 I will try to find them when I get a bit more time, once Katalina is = better.=20 I'll also check the graves in the old graveyeard.
 
Gail Millard
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C35941.B4E8AE40-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Wed Aug 6 17:02:44 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Gail Millard) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:02:44 +0100 Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale References: <176.1dd2d2e7.2c595a5e@aol.com> <000f01c356d6$8e15f6a0$9c209fd4@c5t3u2> <000e01c358f4$a4f526a0$594de150@pbncomputer> <001201c35939$546ad000$cf259fd4@c5t3u2> Message-ID: <000d01c35c34$2cc3f380$0b21e150@pbncomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35C3C.8DAE2820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was able to have a look round the graveyard today, and found: Reginald John Fear died 11th May 1950 aged 67 May Chapman died 11th March 1962 aged 72 ashes of Florence Mary Cook 1893 -- 1968 ( on the plan May is Fear, on the stone is Chapman) also=20 Elizabeth Fear died 8th March 1948 aged 69 Albert James Fear died 11th July 1954 aged 75 I did have a look around the top yard, but could'nt see any Fears. There = are a lot of stones missing though. Gail Millard ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35C3C.8DAE2820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was able to have a look round the = graveyard=20 today, and found:
 
Reginald John Fear died 11th May 1950 = aged=20 67
May Chapman died 11th  March 1962 = aged=20 72
ashes of Florence Mary Cook 1893 --=20 1968
 
( on the plan May is Fear, on the stone = is=20 Chapman)
 
 
also
 
Elizabeth Fear died 8th March 1948 aged = 69
Albert James Fear died 11th July 1954 = aged=20 75
 
I did have a look around the top yard, = but could'nt=20 see any Fears. There are a lot of stones missing though.
 
Gail Millard
------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35C3C.8DAE2820-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 7 02:11:38 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (howard fear) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 02:11:38 +0100 Subject: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale References: <176.1dd2d2e7.2c595a5e@aol.com> <000f01c356d6$8e15f6a0$9c209fd4@c5t3u2> <000e01c358f4$a4f526a0$594de150@pbncomputer> <001201c35939$546ad000$cf259fd4@c5t3u2> <000d01c35c34$2cc3f380$0b21e150@pbncomputer> Message-ID: <000f01c35c80$f754b980$a3259fd4@c5t3u2> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C35C89.3C39C600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gail, I thank you for your efforts. I will add these to my records, and pass = them on to others with FEAR interests. FEAR & CHAPMAN seem connected = down the ages:=20 Name: Richard FEAR Alias CHAPMAN Birth Date: 1723 Death Date: 1769 Burial Date: 1769 Burial Place: Wedmore=20 >From Howard FEAR of Ystradyfodwg Parish Seeking: FEAR at Rhondda, Wookey or Wedmore Somerset EVANS Merthyr Glamorgan, Bedwellty Monmouth PARRY Cardigan Monmouth Glamorgan=20 BEVAN Glamorgan, USA My email gla@fearhoward.plus.com My website http://www.fearhoward.plus.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gail Millard=20 To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [WED]Fears in Christ Church Theale I was able to have a look round the graveyard today, and found: Reginald John Fear died 11th May 1950 aged 67 May Chapman died 11th March 1962 aged 72 ashes of Florence Mary Cook 1893 -- 1968 ( on the plan May is Fear, on the stone is Chapman) also=20 Elizabeth Fear died 8th March 1948 aged 69 Albert James Fear died 11th July 1954 aged 75 I did have a look around the top yard, but could'nt see any Fears. = There are a lot of stones missing though. Gail Millard ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C35C89.3C39C600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Gail,
 
I thank you for your efforts.  = I will add=20 these to my records, and pass them on to others with FEAR = interests.  FEAR=20 & CHAPMAN seem connected down the ages: 
 
Name: Richard FEAR Alias=20 CHAPMAN
Birth Date: 1723
Death Date: 1769
Burial Date: 1769
Burial=20 Place: Wedmore
 
From Howard FEAR of Ystradyfodwg=20 Parish
Seeking:
FEAR at Rhondda, Wookey or Wedmore = Somerset
EVANS=20 Merthyr Glamorgan, Bedwellty Monmouth
PARRY Cardigan Monmouth = Glamorgan=20
BEVAN Glamorgan, USA
My email gla@fearhoward.plus.com
My= website=20 http://www.fearhoward.plus.com
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Gail=20 Millard
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org =
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, = 2003 5:02=20 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Fears in = Christ Church=20 Theale

I was able to have a look round the = graveyard=20 today, and found:
 
Reginald John Fear died 11th May 1950 = aged=20 67
May Chapman died 11th  March = 1962 aged=20 72
ashes of Florence Mary Cook 1893 --=20 1968
 
( on the plan May is Fear, on the = stone is=20 Chapman)
 
 
also
 
Elizabeth Fear died 8th March 1948 = aged=20 69
Albert James Fear died 11th July 1954 = aged=20 75
 
I did have a look around the top = yard, but=20 could'nt see any Fears. There are a lot of stones missing = though.
 
Gail=20 Millard
------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C35C89.3C39C600-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 7 03:30:04 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Melvin Lader) Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 22:30:04 -0400 Subject: [WED]William Pople Studio Message-ID: <20030807023357.UIQA23518.lakemtao03.cox.net@[10.10.0.13]> Does anyone know the approximate date when William Pople operated a photography studio in Wedmore? I have a wonderful photograph from the studio, and it might help in identifying the sitters, whom I suspect are my Phippen ancesters. Kelly's 1883 directory lists a William Pople of Wedmore as a bookseller and stationer. Is this the same person? Thanks. Mel Lader Alexandria, VA From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 7 18:03:19 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (SomersetLarders) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 18:03:19 +0100 Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore Message-ID: <000d01c35d05$cd3666a0$6401a8c0@eveshamxp> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35D0E.2ED78F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to my Husband and Son, the gravestones in the Wesleyan Methodist = Chapel, Wedmore have now been transcribed. The following link should take you to them. http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/whatsnew.php Jan Davis (Larder) http://www.somersetlarders.com ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35D0E.2ED78F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks to my Husband and Son, the = gravestones in=20 the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wedmore have now been = transcribed.
 
The following link should take you to=20 them.
 
http://www.som= ersetlarders.com/pages/whatsnew.php
 
Jan Davis (Larder)
http://www.somersetlarders.com
------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C35D0E.2ED78F30-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 7 21:40:46 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Lyn Nunn) Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 06:40:46 +1000 Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore References: <000d01c35d05$cd3666a0$6401a8c0@eveshamxp> Message-ID: <01a601c35d24$2e7cea10$fc838890@starfury> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_zjOEewOVVy2rMMTO80+p3Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thankyou to all of you - I am sure this is going to help a lot of people. Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: SomersetLarders To: Wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:03 AM Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore Thanks to my Husband and Son, the gravestones in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wedmore have now been transcribed. The following link should take you to them. http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/whatsnew.php Jan Davis (Larder) http://www.somersetlarders.com --Boundary_(ID_zjOEewOVVy2rMMTO80+p3Q) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Thankyou to all of you - I am sure this is going to help a lot of people.
 
Lyn
----- Original Message -----
From: SomersetLarders
To: Wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:03 AM
Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore

Thanks to my Husband and Son, the gravestones in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wedmore have now been transcribed.
 
The following link should take you to them.
 
http://www.somersetlarders.com/pages/whatsnew.php
 
Jan Davis (Larder)
http://www.somersetlarders.com
--Boundary_(ID_zjOEewOVVy2rMMTO80+p3Q)-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 7 23:05:52 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Len and Phyll Pearson) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 10:05:52 +1200 Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore References: <000d01c35d05$cd3666a0$6401a8c0@eveshamxp> Message-ID: <005b01c35d30$12336f80$6b6537d2@pearson> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0058_01C35D94.A6692F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks,=20 These could be my Day family. Bless you for your time and work. Phyllis from New Zealand Looking for=20 Templar, Day, Lewis, Stock, Trivett all Somerset and Herring and Baker = Somerset? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: SomersetLarders=20 To: Wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20 Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 5:03 AM Subject: [WED]Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Guildhall Lane, Wedmore ------=_NextPart_000_0058_01C35D94.A6692F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks,
These could be my Day = family.
Bless you for your time and = work.
Phyllis
from New Zealand
Looking for
Templar, Day, Lewis, Stock, Trivett all = Somerset=20 and Herring and Baker Somerset?
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 SomersetLarders
To: Wedmore@lists.tutton.org =
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 = 5:03=20 AM
Subject: [WED]Wesleyan = Methodist Chapel,=20 Guildhall Lane, Wedmore
------=_NextPart_000_0058_01C35D94.A6692F00-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 10 17:23:25 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Mike Durtnall) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:23:25 +0100 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families Message-ID: Hi everyone I have just joined the list although I have been researching my family tree for about 14 years now. Firstly, of interest to everyone, I have transcribed Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 and these can be viewed on my website at: www.durtnall.org.uk/index They are not indexed yet, although I am working on this. You can also find transcripts for the neighbouring parishes of Huntspill, Mark and Pawlett, which are all indexed. Please pay a visit and let me know if you have any criticisms or find any errors. On my family tree, my first connection with Wedmore is through the AMESBURY family that were settled there in the mid 1600s. One branch moved to Bleadon and from there to Huntspill and Burnham, from whom I am descended. My grandmother was born on the family farm in the Heath/Watchfield area on the borders of Huntspill, Mark and Highbridge in 1885. Her grandfather Charles BAKER ran the New Fox Inn, which I believe is now a farm or private house. I think it may have been run by the BOARD family at some time. If anyone has any information on these families I would be really grateful! I am also connected to the SPEARING/SPERRING family from Wookey. I have seen messages from Matthew Ducket and others descended from this family and I may be able to provide the link back to the Wookey Sperrings. My 3 x gt grandmother was Leah SPERRING who was born in Wookey in 1804. She married first, Robert Jones and secondly William BAKER (they were the parents of Charles). Her parents were William SPERRING and Celina SPRUD, who married at Westbury 11 Apr 1792. William was born at Wookey in July 1775, the eldest son of William SPERRING and Mary ASH, who married at Wedmore on 19 May 1773. He was not baptised until 19 Nov 1797 however. I hope you are following this! William born 1775 had a younger brother Simon, born in April 1781 and also baptised at Wookey 19 Nov 1797. This Simon married Mary WILKINS in 1802 and was the father of the John who married Anna Lawrence. Incidentally, Simon & Mary's son Paul was baptised Paul Wilkins SPERRING. The bottom line is that I share common ancestors with all those descended from John & Anna - John's grandparents William SPERRING and Mary ASH. If anyone is interested, I have mapped out a family tree for the SPERRINGs back to 1625. I won't claim that it is 100% accurate and indeed some of it was supplied to me by a fellow researcher, but if anyone would like a copy in GEDCOM or RTF text file format, please contact me off list. For my part, I would love copies of any photos of family members or of the inscriptions from the mill. I have ordered a copy of the book and await it with interest. I also have a photo of Leah, nee SPERRING, taken in the 1860s I think. I can supply a copy to anyone interested. I think that's enough for one posting! Best wishes Mike Durtnall Bracknell, UK From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 10 22:24:19 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Len and Phyll Pearson) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:24:19 +1200 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families References: Message-ID: <003501c35f85$c34628b0$e36537d2@pearson> Thank you Mike, it looks really good, I shall get into them later today. A quick glance showed lots of the Day Family.... I noticed your Baker connection, I have a Robert Baker (abt 1730) m Grace Herring at Taunton 10 June 1754. I have not really had time to look for them yet, but could be they are Somerset folk too! Robert was a Tailor as was his son, William. The family moved to Bristol where they accumulated a lands and property, (taken from 1806 will of Grace Baker) Robert had died some years previous. There are generations of William Bakers, mostly in Wales. Samuel Baker m Catherine Levi, ca 1779, at Haverfordwest, Pembroke. They moved and owned farms around Newport Mon, they also have a connection with a Lawrence family too. Probably no connection to you, but worth the mention ! Bless you Phyllis. Still on the prowl for TEMPLAR, DAY of Axbridge, Banwell, and Wedmore. STOCK & LEWIS of Axbridge and other places, Som. TRIVETT, Not sure yet! SMITH & VATER of Farrinton Gurney & High Littleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Durtnall" To: Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 4:23 AM Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 10 22:54:48 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Lyn Nunn) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:54:48 +1000 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families References: Message-ID: <00a801c35f8a$04e5a3f0$fc838890@starfury> Thanks Mike The site is great - I have already found a few items of Tincknell interest Lyn From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Mon Aug 11 01:17:49 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Shephard) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:17:49 -0400 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families References: Message-ID: <001701c35f9d$ffd8ac40$cb0b590c@pavilion> thanks mike, for all your hard work . have found many walls and sheppards. so interesting. thanks. bonnie sheppard-auburn,ny usa ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Durtnall To: Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families > Hi everyone > > I have just joined the list although I have been researching my family tree > for about 14 years now. > > Firstly, of interest to everyone, I have transcribed Wedmore baptisms > 1813-1851 and these can be viewed on my website at: > > www.durtnall.org.uk/index > > They are not indexed yet, although I am working on this. You can also find > transcripts for the neighbouring parishes of Huntspill, Mark and Pawlett, > which are all indexed. Please pay a visit and let me know if you have any > criticisms or find any errors. > > On my family tree, my first connection with Wedmore is through the AMESBURY > family that were settled there in the mid 1600s. One branch moved to Bleadon > and from there to Huntspill and Burnham, from whom I am descended. My > grandmother was born on the family farm in the Heath/Watchfield area on the > borders of Huntspill, Mark and Highbridge in 1885. Her grandfather Charles > BAKER ran the New Fox Inn, which I believe is now a farm or private house. I > think it may have been run by the BOARD family at some time. If anyone has > any information on these families I would be really grateful! > > I am also connected to the SPEARING/SPERRING family from Wookey. I have seen > messages from Matthew Ducket and others descended from this family and I may > be able to provide the link back to the Wookey Sperrings. My 3 x gt > grandmother was Leah SPERRING who was born in Wookey in 1804. She married > first, Robert Jones and secondly William BAKER (they were the parents of > Charles). > > Her parents were William SPERRING and Celina SPRUD, who married at Westbury > 11 Apr 1792. William was born at Wookey in July 1775, the eldest son of > William SPERRING and Mary ASH, who married at Wedmore on 19 May 1773. He was > not baptised until 19 Nov 1797 however. I hope you are following this! > > William born 1775 had a younger brother Simon, born in April 1781 and also > baptised at Wookey 19 Nov 1797. This Simon married Mary WILKINS in 1802 and > was the father of the John who married Anna Lawrence. > > Incidentally, Simon & Mary's son Paul was baptised Paul Wilkins SPERRING. > > The bottom line is that I share common ancestors with all those descended > from John & Anna - John's grandparents William SPERRING and Mary ASH. > > If anyone is interested, I have mapped out a family tree for the SPERRINGs > back to 1625. I won't claim that it is 100% accurate and indeed some of it > was supplied to me by a fellow researcher, but if anyone would like a copy > in GEDCOM or RTF text file format, please contact me off list. > > For my part, I would love copies of any photos of family members or of the > inscriptions from the mill. I have ordered a copy of the book and await it > with interest. I also have a photo of Leah, nee SPERRING, taken in the 1860s > I think. I can supply a copy to anyone interested. > > I think that's enough for one posting! > > Best wishes > > Mike Durtnall > Bracknell, UK > _______________________________________________ > Wedmore mailing list > Wedmore@lists.tutton.org > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > > Wedmore Web Site > at: http://www.tutton.org From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Mon Aug 11 09:19:45 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Noelene Redman) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:19:45 +1000 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families References: Message-ID: <00bb01c35ff4$5758c440$6ce8b9cb@pavilion> Hi Mike and welcome to the Wedmore List! Talk about serendipity, because I have just spent the afternoon at the Tutton Wedmore site re-checking names and dates and contemplating what was the best way to get those missing Wedmore baptisms? Lo and behold I d/l my messages and here is your note telling of your new transcriptions.......Mind you I have not yet gone back online to check for names etc. but I am sure there will be plenty there of interest to me, but probably more importantly in your view is the fact that my connection to Wedmore is also.......AMESBURY! Now I have been researching for more than 20 years but gone little distance with this difficult to find and connect family despite much looking and working on it over that time. I may have even chatted with you at some point but not sure as I had a huge computer crash early in the year and lost all of my records that were not printed out. This also included my large database of 20,000 family records, which had been dutifully backed up to floppies, but sadly when I needed them.......they would not read to allow me to put back into the system. Ironically this all happened as a friend was helping me to install a CD burner so that exactly this would not happen. We got the Burner in okay but the software just froze the whole system and corrupted all of my files, but I did not panic knowing that I had been diligent and had the floppies. Needless to say since then I have been very busy trying to get everything back into my new database from a card system that I commenced when I first began researching, and fortunately had kept it more or less up to date and cross referenced to the PAF database. Now have changed to Legacy (more for variety to ease the boredom of re-typing everything than anything else) and have just put 8000 back in and growing. For this reason I have not been doing a huge amount of new research recently, but today was checking a few entries as I was typing and wandered to the Wedmore site and had another look at this A......lot! Over the years I have built up a ONS of Amesbury which I encountered anywhere in my research, and seem to have found everyone else's family and not very much on my own. Over time have swapped some details with different people but never really found anyone working on my particular branch it seems, and by your names I doubt that you are directly doing that either. My 2 x gt grandmother was Sarah Amesbury b. 1835 Bristol d/o George Amesbury and Charlotte ? Found George and a new wife Elizabeth living in Bristol in 1851 census with the children, but not found Charlotte's surname or their marriage.....or the second marriage for that matter either? George Amesbury was bapt 20 Nov 1805 Wedmore s/o Robert Amesbury who married Elizabeth Barret in Wedmore 1799. Elizabeth died 1810 and Robert then married Praxey Toogood of Wedmore. Robert was born about 1774 from records of his burial 1850 aged 76 years in Wedmore, but I have never been able to find a Robert in SOM or even GLS as a possible connection......despite having quite a number of R's. If only he could have survived another year for me to find him in 51 census would have been a godsend, because I do not know whether he was of the Wedmore family or his parents came there from another town. I have been on the Wedmore List for a couple of years and there appears to be very few with interest in the Amesbury name, except perhaps as a side line from a connecting marriage, so really gained little except for working further on Toogood's and other connecting families. Do you know anything of this family of mine, or can you add anything to suggest what direction to take to find them in or around Wedmore. I thought perhaps they may connect to the Burnham, Huntspill or even Mangotsfield groups but so far nothing to confirm where Robert fits into a family. Anyway, Mike that's my family in a nutshell and I look forward to hearing your comments, but in the meantime I shall continue to sort out what I have here,check your very welcome website later and many thanks for the hard work, and hopefully we can help each other to work out this elusive family. Warm wishes, Noelene From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Tue Aug 12 04:12:26 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Nancy Hill) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 22:12:26 -0500 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families References: <00bb01c35ff4$5758c440$6ce8b9cb@pavilion> Message-ID: <002a01c3607f$8f177c60$a5befea9@ownert3gdbbaf7> Noelene, Hello, I am researching the Redman family in Wedmore. My gr-gr-grandfather was John Redman who married Hester Hamm. I am descended from their son, George, who came to America in 1852 and settled in Iowa. I thought, perhaps, you might have some information on the Redman family. Thanks. Nancy Hill Liberty, Missouri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noelene Redman" To: Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families > Hi Mike and welcome to the Wedmore List! > > Talk about serendipity, because I have just spent the afternoon at the > Tutton Wedmore site re-checking names and dates and contemplating what was > the best way to get those missing Wedmore baptisms? Lo and behold I d/l my > messages and here is your note telling of your new transcriptions.......Mind > you I have not yet gone back online to check for names etc. but I am sure > there will be plenty there of interest to me, but probably more importantly > in your view is the fact that my connection to Wedmore is > also.......AMESBURY! > > Now I have been researching for more than 20 years but gone little distance > with this difficult to find and connect family despite much looking and > working on it over that time. I may have even chatted with you at some > point but not sure as I had a huge computer crash early in the year and lost > all of my records that were not printed out. This also included my large > database of 20,000 family records, which had been dutifully backed up to > floppies, but sadly when I needed them.......they would not read to allow me > to put back into the system. > > Ironically this all happened as a friend was helping me to install a CD > burner so that exactly this would not happen. We got the Burner in okay but > the software just froze the whole system and corrupted all of my files, but > I did not panic knowing that I had been diligent and had the floppies. > Needless to say since then I have been very busy trying to get everything > back into my new database from a card system that I commenced when I first > began researching, and fortunately had kept it more or less up to date and > cross referenced to the PAF database. > > Now have changed to Legacy (more for variety to ease the boredom of > re-typing everything than anything else) and have just put 8000 back in and > growing. For this reason I have not been doing a huge amount of new > research recently, but today was checking a few entries as I was typing and > wandered to the Wedmore site and had another look at this A......lot! > > Over the years I have built up a ONS of Amesbury which I encountered > anywhere in my research, and seem to have found everyone else's family and > not very much on my own. Over time have swapped some details with different > people but never really found anyone working on my particular branch it > seems, and by your names I doubt that you are directly doing that either. > > My 2 x gt grandmother was Sarah Amesbury b. 1835 Bristol d/o George Amesbury > and Charlotte ? > Found George and a new wife Elizabeth living in Bristol in 1851 census with > the children, but not found Charlotte's surname or their marriage.....or the > second marriage for that matter either? > > George Amesbury was bapt 20 Nov 1805 Wedmore s/o Robert Amesbury who married > Elizabeth Barret in Wedmore 1799. Elizabeth died 1810 and Robert then > married Praxey Toogood of Wedmore. > > Robert was born about 1774 from records of his burial 1850 aged 76 years in > Wedmore, but I have never been able to find a Robert in SOM or even GLS as a > possible connection......despite having quite a number of R's. If only he > could have survived another year for me to find him in 51 census would have > been a godsend, because I do not know whether he was of the Wedmore family > or his parents came there from another town. > > I have been on the Wedmore List for a couple of years and there appears to > be very few with interest in the Amesbury name, except perhaps as a side > line from a connecting marriage, so really gained little except for working > further on Toogood's and other connecting families. Do you know anything of > this family of mine, or can you add anything to suggest what direction to > take to find them in or around Wedmore. I thought perhaps they may connect > to the Burnham, Huntspill or even Mangotsfield groups but so far nothing to > confirm where Robert fits into a family. > > Anyway, Mike that's my family in a nutshell and I look forward to hearing > your comments, but in the meantime I shall continue to sort out what I have > here,check your very welcome website later and many thanks for the hard > work, and hopefully we can help each other to work out this elusive family. > > Warm wishes, Noelene > > _______________________________________________ > Wedmore mailing list > Wedmore@lists.tutton.org > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > > Wedmore Web Site > at: http://www.tutton.org > From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Wed Aug 13 16:06:36 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (wedmore@lists.tutton.org) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:06:36 EDT Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families Message-ID: <72.30a78808.2c6badfc@aol.com> --part1_72.30a78808.2c6badfc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike: I could not get to your website - - durtnall.org.uk/index. Is there a slight mistake in the address I have repeated here? I will be looking for the surnames THOMAS, EVANS, COOMBE. Thank you. Barbara Spain in Onondaga County, New York, USA. --part1_72.30a78808.2c6badfc_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike:  I could not get to your website - - durtna= ll.org.uk/index.  Is there a slight mistake in the address I have repea= ted here?  I will be looking for the surnames THOMAS, EVANS, COOMBE.&nb= sp; Thank you.  Barbara Spain in Onondaga County, New York, USA.= --part1_72.30a78808.2c6badfc_boundary-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Wed Aug 13 16:27:39 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (susan tyler) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:27:39 +0100 Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families Message-ID: Hello, >Mike: I could not get to your website - - durtnall.org.uk/index. Is there a >slight mistake in the address I have repeated here? I removed the /index from the url. This brings up a basic list of pages which you can then select by clicking on. Sue Edinburgh _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Thu Aug 14 02:15:38 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (wedmore@lists.tutton.org) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:15:38 EDT Subject: [WED]Wedmore baptisms 1813-1851 & SPEARING, AMESBURY and AISH families Message-ID: --part1_a8.20fcd22b.2c6c3cba_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Wedmore/BAPTISMS.htm Try this for Mike's Page --part1_a8.20fcd22b.2c6c3cba_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Wedmore/BAPTISMS.htm

Try this for Mike's Page
--part1_a8.20fcd22b.2c6c3cba_boundary-- From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 17 20:33:37 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Mike Durtnall) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:33:37 +0100 Subject: [WED]AMESBURYs and website Message-ID: Hi all Firstly, I am sorry people seem to be having difficulty accessing my homepage. I don't know why this is happening as I can open it from home and from work without any problems. Does anyone with more knowledge of these things than I suggest anything? I did wonder if it is to do with the browser being used, e.g. an earlier version of Internet Explorer or Netscape. Thanks also to Noelene for the enquiry about the AMESBURYs. I'm afraid I don't have any more information on Robert born 1774, this is a 'hanging' line in my database. The only information I can add is that I have Praxey as being buried at Wedmore 15th May 1827 and Robert marrying for a third time, to Jane MORGAN, on 4th October 1828 in Wedmore. I am afraid it 'feels' to me as though Robert's baptism has not been recorded. I have come across this in my own research, particularly at the time they were being taxed, but I think this was later than the 1770s. Maybe other sources would help, such as overseers accounts or such like. You certainly have my sympathies with losing all your data like that, my main Durtnall database has only around 5000 individuals on it and I would be devastated if I lost it (I do backup from time to time!). Regards Mike From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 17 20:38:28 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Mike Durtnall) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:38:28 +0100 Subject: [WED]BAKER Family Message-ID: Hi Phyllis Thanks for the information on your BAKER connections. Of course, the name was a common one in Somerset and this makes things difficult! My ancestor John BAKER was born in Halse in 1791, son of William BAKER and Sarah SHORLAND. John had moved to Huntspill by the time he married Jane COX there in 1815. They founded a large family of butchers who lived at East Huntspill and even had a street named after them at one time, there were so many of them living there! As Taunton is not far from Halse, perhaps there is a connection, but this may be difficult to prove! Regards Mike From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Sun Aug 17 21:16:59 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (susan tyler) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:16:59 +0100 Subject: [WED] Mike's homepage problem Message-ID: Hello, I have an idea about Mike's problem homepage >www.durtnall.org.uk/index I think this should read: www.durtnall.org.uk/Index.html I tried suffixing the 'index' with .html but it didn't like that - but it was OK with capital I in 'index' Now it works OK for me - I use Internet Explorer v 6.0 Sue Edinburgh _________________________________________________________________ Find a cheaper internet access deal - choose one to suit you. http://www.msn.co.uk/internetaccess From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Mon Aug 18 01:07:09 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Len and Phyll Pearson) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:07:09 +1200 Subject: [WED]BAKER Family References: Message-ID: <007601c3651c$ab340a70$9e6437d2@pearson> Thanks Mike Cheers Phyllis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Durtnall" To: Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:38 AM Subject: [WED]BAKER Family From wedmore@lists.tutton.org Tue Aug 19 15:15:28 2003 From: wedmore@lists.tutton.org (Baker, James E.) Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:15:28 -0500 Subject: [WED]RE: Wedmore digest, Vol 1 #347 - 4 msgs Message-ID: My name is James Baker and I'm looking for any possible information on the Baker families from the Somerset area. If anybody has any informations it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks James Baker USA > ---------- > From: wedmore-request@lists.tutton.org[SMTP:wedmore-request@lists.tutton.org] > Reply To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 12:11 AM > To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > Subject: Wedmore digest, Vol 1 #347 - 4 msgs > > Send Wedmore mailing list submissions to > wedmore@lists.tutton.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wedmore-request@lists.tutton.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wedmore-admin@lists.tutton.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wedmore digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. AMESBURYs and website (Mike Durtnall) > 2. BAKER Family (Mike Durtnall) > 3. Re: Mike's homepage problem (susan tyler) > 4. Re: BAKER Family (Len and Phyll Pearson) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "Mike Durtnall" > To: > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:33:37 +0100 > Subject: [WED]AMESBURYs and website > Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > > Hi all > > Firstly, I am sorry people seem to be having difficulty accessing my > homepage. I don't know why this is happening as I can open it from home and > from work without any problems. Does anyone with more knowledge of these > things than I suggest anything? I did wonder if it is to do with the browser > being used, e.g. an earlier version of Internet Explorer or Netscape. > > Thanks also to Noelene for the enquiry about the AMESBURYs. I'm afraid I > don't have any more information on Robert born 1774, this is a 'hanging' > line in my database. The only information I can add is that I have Praxey as > being buried at Wedmore 15th May 1827 and Robert marrying for a third time, > to Jane MORGAN, on 4th October 1828 in Wedmore. > > I am afraid it 'feels' to me as though Robert's baptism has not been > recorded. I have come across this in my own research, particularly at the > time they were being taxed, but I think this was later than the 1770s. Maybe > other sources would help, such as overseers accounts or such like. > > You certainly have my sympathies with losing all your data like that, my > main Durtnall database has only around 5000 individuals on it and I would be > devastated if I lost it (I do backup from time to time!). > > Regards > > Mike > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > From: "Mike Durtnall" > To: > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:38:28 +0100 > Subject: [WED]BAKER Family > Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > > Hi Phyllis > > Thanks for the information on your BAKER connections. Of course, the name > was a common one in Somerset and this makes things difficult! > > My ancestor John BAKER was born in Halse in 1791, son of William BAKER and > Sarah SHORLAND. John had moved to Huntspill by the time he married Jane COX > there in 1815. They founded a large family of butchers who lived at East > Huntspill and even had a street named after them at one time, there were so > many of them living there! > > As Taunton is not far from Halse, perhaps there is a connection, but this > may be difficult to prove! > > Regards > > Mike > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > From: "susan tyler" > To: mikedurtnall@hotmail.com, wedmore@lists.tutton.org > Subject: Re: [WED] Mike's homepage problem > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:16:59 +0100 > Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > > Hello, > > I have an idea about Mike's problem homepage > > >www.durtnall.org.uk/index > > I think this should read: > > www.durtnall.org.uk/Index.html> > > I tried suffixing the 'index' with .html but it didn't like that - but it > was OK with capital I in 'index' > > Now it works OK for me - I use Internet Explorer v 6.0 > > Sue > Edinburgh > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a cheaper internet access deal - choose one to suit you. > http://www.msn.co.uk/internetaccess > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > From: "Len and Phyll Pearson" > To: > Subject: Re: [WED]BAKER Family > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:07:09 +1200 > Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org > > Thanks Mike > Cheers > Phyllis > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Durtnall" > To: > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:38 AM > Subject: [WED]BAKER Family > > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Wedmore mailing list > Wedmore@lists.tutton.org > http://lists.tutton.org/mailman/listinfo/wedmore > > Wedmore Web Site at: http://www.tutton.org > > > End of Wedmore Digest >