From lnunn@bigpond.net.au Tue Apr 11 03:28:40 2006 From: lnunn@bigpond.net.au (Lyn Nunn) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:28:40 +1000 Subject: [WED]Wedmore people in Bath Chronicle Message-ID: <014001c65d0f$a5aeb260$ececa23a@enterpriseb> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C65D63.772D97E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >From this site = http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/lifeandleisure/leisure/localarchives/ge= orgian/default.htm 2 Feb 1786 Marriages: Rev Samuel Evans, Shepton Mallett to Miss = Edith Bull only daughter late Mr John Bull, gentleman farmer, Draycot nr = Wedmore, at Cheddar lately. Bath Chronicle 208/1786 article:3,d=20 17 Feb 1785 Property: auction in 5 lots - named lands & premises = of late Mrs Ann Castleman, Wedmore. Details, Mr Millard, Bell Inn, Wells = Bath Chronicle 260/1785 article:3,b=20 5 Sept 1782 Notices: Mary Gardner eloped on 31 Aug from her = husband, John Gardner of Wedmore - he repudiates any debts she may incur = from 3 Sept etc=20 ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C65D63.772D97E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
From this site http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/lifeandleis= ure/leisure/localarchives/georgian/default.htm
 
 
2 Feb 1786 Marriages: Rev Samuel Evans, Shepton Mallett to Miss Edith Bull = only=20 daughter late Mr John Bull, gentleman farmer, Draycot nr Wedmore, = at=20 Cheddar lately. Bath Chronicle
208/1786 article:3,d
17 Feb 1785 Property: auction in 5 lots - named lands & premises of late = Mrs=20 Ann Castleman, Wedmore. Details, Mr Millard, Bell Inn, Wells Bath Chronicle
260/1785 article:3,b
5 Sept 1782 Notices: Mary Gardner eloped on 31 Aug from her husband, John = Gardner=20 of Wedmore - he repudiates any debts she may incur from 3 Sept=20 etc
------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C65D63.772D97E0-- From mcginnis@arn.net Mon Apr 24 21:21:14 2006 From: mcginnis@arn.net (Bob & Sandi McGinnis) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:21:14 -0500 Subject: [WED]1841 Census on Ancestry.com Message-ID: <001101c667dc$ac2db320$938228d1@mcginnis> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C667B2.B9AF4970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Have been looking at the1841 census and believe that I have found the = family of my great great grandfather, Joseph Parker b. 1820. Family = records indicated his father's name was William Parker and that they = were from Wedmore. I have found the following on the 1841 census: Parish: Bleadon, County: Somerset, Place: Shiplet William Parker age 55 Blacksmith Mary age 55 Joseph age 20 Ag Lab Samuel age 18 Eliza age 16 Emma age 13 Hannah age 7 My 2 great grandfather, Joseph, named his oldest son William, then = Samuel also two daughters, one named Mary & the other Emma so looks like = a real possiblity that this is the correct family. However, I don't = know if Bleadon is near Wedmore? Or where the place name Shiplet might = be. Could someone help me with this? Is there anyone else researching this family? Would be glad to share = information. Thanks Sandi McGinnis Amarillo, TX, USA ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C667B2.B9AF4970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi
Have been looking at the1841 census and = believe=20 that I have found the family of my great great grandfather, Joseph = Parker b.=20 1820.  Family records indicated his father's name was William = Parker and=20 that they were from Wedmore.  I have found the following on the = 1841=20 census:
Parish:  Bleadon,  County:=20 Somerset,  Place:  Shiplet
William Parker age 55 = Blacksmith
Mary          =     =20 age 55
Joseph         &nbs= p;  age=20 20 Ag Lab
Samuel         &nbs= p; age=20 18
Eliza          = ;   =20 age 16
Emma          =  =20 age 13
Hannah         &nbs= p;=20 age  7
 
My 2 great grandfather, Joseph, named = his oldest=20 son William, then Samuel also two daughters, one named Mary & = the other=20 Emma so looks like a real possiblity that this is the correct=20 family.   However, I don't know if Bleadon is near = Wedmore?  Or=20 where the place name Shiplet might be.  Could someone help me with=20 this?
 
Is there anyone else researching this = family? =20 Would be glad to share information.
Thanks
Sandi McGinnis
Amarillo, TX, = USA
------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C667B2.B9AF4970-- From Stanmapstone@aol.com Tue Apr 25 15:55:16 2006 From: Stanmapstone@aol.com (Stanmapstone@aol.com) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:55:16 EDT Subject: [WED]1841 Census on Ancestry.com Message-ID: <328.326d937.317f9254@aol.com> In a message dated 24/04/2006 21:22:31 GMT Daylight Time, mcginnis@arn.net writes: However, I don't know if Bleadon is near Wedmore? ___________________________________________________ Bleadon is eight miles from Wedmore. Shiplate is just to the s SE of Bleadon see http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g &gazString=ST354564 Or http://tinyurl.com/lf266 Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org From mcginnis@arn.net Sat Apr 29 22:50:43 2006 From: mcginnis@arn.net (Bob & Sandi McGinnis) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:50:43 -0500 Subject: [WED]Bleadon Parish Message-ID: <000301c66bd7$1e86cfd0$ad8228d1@mcginnis> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C66BAD.0DCD4B30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi list, I found my Joseph Parker's family in the 1841 census living in the = Bleadon parish. Joseph was living with his parents, William & Mary as = well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census. I have also checked the England = & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early marriage for Joseph = between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a daughter, Sarah = A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old. All census = records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in England and that = she was Joseph's daughter. I was not able to find any marriage record. = =20 I am wondering if there is a church in the Bleadon parish? Is there = somewhere that I could check for marriage records from that area? It = would be great to find a marriage for William Parker b. abt 1786 & Mary? = b. abt 1786 also. The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith and = that is all I have about him. I did find a death for a William Parker = b. abt 1783, who died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of = 1874 at age 91 but do not know if it is the same William. =20 Any suggestions for where I should look for Bleadon baptismal & marriage = records would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Sandi McGinnis ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C66BAD.0DCD4B30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi list,
I found my Joseph Parker's family in = the 1841=20 census living in the Bleadon parish.  Joseph was living with his = parents,=20 William & Mary as well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census.  I = have also=20 checked the England & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early = marriage=20 for Joseph between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a = daughter,=20 Sarah A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old.  All = census=20 records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in England and that = she was=20 Joseph's daughter.   I was not able to find any marriage = record. =20
 
I am wondering if there is a church in = the Bleadon=20 parish?  Is there somewhere that I could check for marriage = records=20 from that area?  It would be great to find a marriage for William=20 Parker b. abt 1786 & Mary? b. abt 1786 also.  The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith and = that is all=20 I have about him.  I did find a death for a William Parker b. abt = 1783, who=20 died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1874 at age 91 but = do not=20 know if it is the same William. 
 
Any suggestions for where I should look = for Bleadon=20 baptismal & marriage records would be greatly = appreciated!
Thanks
Sandi = McGinnis
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C66BAD.0DCD4B30-- From pat@pathase.demon.co.uk Sat Apr 29 23:50:13 2006 From: pat@pathase.demon.co.uk (Pat Hase) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:50:13 +0100 Subject: [WED]Bleadon Parish References: <000301c66bd7$1e86cfd0$ad8228d1@mcginnis> Message-ID: <010301c66bdf$47340b70$5c0c313e@pat42c5fv46c6m> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C66BE7.A8AF3570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sandi, The Parish Records for Bleadon are at Somerset Record Office. The Weston-super-Mare FHS has transcribed some of them and they are = available either in Booklet form or on CD - see www.wsmfhs.org.uk for = more details. You will find baptisms of some of William & Mary's = children and other PARKER entries. The burial of a William PARKER is = also mentioned. William & Mary PARKER are still in Bleadon on the 1851 census and Mary's = birthplace is given as Shipham so it might be profitable to look there = for their marriage. I looked on the CD of North Somerset Marriages produced by the Bristol & = Avon FHS see www.bafhs.org.uk for more details and found this marriage William PARKER of Bleadon married Mary TRIPP 28 Dec 1808 at St Leonard's = Church, Shipham. Best wishes Pat ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bob & Sandi McGinnis=20 To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20 Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 10:50 PM Subject: [WED]Bleadon Parish Hi list, I found my Joseph Parker's family in the 1841 census living in the = Bleadon parish. Joseph was living with his parents, William & Mary as = well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census. I have also checked the England = & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early marriage for Joseph = between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a daughter, Sarah = A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old. All census = records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in England and that = she was Joseph's daughter. I was not able to find any marriage record. = =20 I am wondering if there is a church in the Bleadon parish? Is there = somewhere that I could check for marriage records from that area? It = would be great to find a marriage for William Parker b. abt 1786 & Mary? = b. abt 1786 also. The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith and = that is all I have about him. I did find a death for a William Parker = b. abt 1783, who died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of = 1874 at age 91 but do not know if it is the same William. =20 Any suggestions for where I should look for Bleadon baptismal & = marriage records would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Sandi McGinnis ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C66BE7.A8AF3570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sandi,
 
The Parish Records for Bleadon are at = Somerset=20 Record Office.
 
The Weston-super-Mare FHS has = transcribed some of=20 them and they are available either in Booklet form or on CD - see www.wsmfhs.org.uk for more = details. =20 You will find baptisms of some of William & Mary's children and = other PARKER=20 entries.  The burial of a William PARKER is also = mentioned.
 
William & Mary PARKER are still in = Bleadon on=20 the 1851 census and Mary's birthplace is given as Shipham so it might be = profitable to look there for their marriage.
 
I looked on the CD of North Somerset = Marriages=20 produced by the Bristol & Avon FHS see www.bafhs.org.uk for more details = and found=20 this marriage
William PARKER of Bleadon married Mary = TRIPP 28 Dec=20 1808 at St Leonard's Church, Shipham.
 
Best wishes
 
Pat
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bob & = Sandi=20 McGinnis
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org =
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 = 10:50=20 PM
Subject: [WED]Bleadon = Parish

Hi list,
I found my Joseph Parker's family in = the 1841=20 census living in the Bleadon parish.  Joseph was living with his = parents,=20 William & Mary as well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census.  I = have also=20 checked the England & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early = marriage=20 for Joseph between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a = daughter,=20 Sarah A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old.  All = census=20 records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in England and = that she=20 was Joseph's daughter.   I was not able to find any marriage = record. 
 
I am wondering if there is a church = in the=20 Bleadon parish?  Is there somewhere that I could check for = marriage=20 records from that area?  It would be great to find a marriage for = William=20 Parker b. abt 1786 & Mary? b. abt 1786 also.  The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith and = that is=20 all I have about him.  I did find a death for a William Parker b. = abt=20 1783, who died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1874 at = age 91=20 but do not know if it is the same William. 
 
Any suggestions for where I should = look for=20 Bleadon baptismal & marriage records would be greatly=20 appreciated!
Thanks
Sandi=20 McGinnis
------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C66BE7.A8AF3570-- From Stanmapstone@aol.com Sun Apr 30 09:03:54 2006 From: Stanmapstone@aol.com (Stanmapstone@aol.com) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:03:54 EDT Subject: [WED]Bleadon Parish Message-ID: <24f.a067791.3185c96a@aol.com> In a message dated 29/04/2006 22:52:27 GMT Daylight Time, mcginnis@arn.net writes: I am wondering if there is a church in the Bleadon parish? ________________________________________________________________________ All parishes have a church. Somerset Archives http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ have the parish records for Bleadon. Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org From scastle@cocklake.demon.co.uk Sun Apr 30 17:07:17 2006 From: scastle@cocklake.demon.co.uk (Stanley Castle) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:07:17 +0100 Subject: [WED]Bleadon Parish In-Reply-To: <000301c66bd7$1e86cfd0$ad8228d1@mcginnis> References: <000301c66bd7$1e86cfd0$ad8228d1@mcginnis> Message-ID: <4454E0B5.6030005@cocklake.demon.co.uk> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040803050108050301030407 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Go again to streetmap.co.uk and enter Bleadon, Somerset as the place name. The church is in almost the centre of the map. Stan Castle Bob & Sandi McGinnis wrote: > Hi list, > I found my Joseph Parker's family in the 1841 census living in the > Bleadon parish. Joseph was living with his parents, William & Mary as > well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census. I have also checked the > England & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early marriage for > Joseph between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a > daughter, Sarah A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old. > All census records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in > England and that she was Joseph's daughter. I was not able to find > any marriage record. > > I am wondering if there is a church in the Bleadon parish? Is there > somewhere that I could check for marriage records from that area? It > would be great to find a marriage for William Parker b. abt 1786 & > Mary? b. abt 1786 also. The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith > and that is all I have about him. I did find a death for a William > Parker b. abt 1783, who died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep > quarter of 1874 at age 91 but do not know if it is the same William. > > Any suggestions for where I should look for Bleadon baptismal & > marriage records would be greatly appreciated! > Thanks > Sandi McGinnis --------------040803050108050301030407 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Go again to streetmap.co.uk and enter Bleadon, Somerset as the place name. The church is in almost the centre of the map.

Stan Castle

Bob & Sandi McGinnis wrote:
Hi list,
I found my Joseph Parker's family in the 1841 census living in the Bleadon parish.  Joseph was living with his parents, William & Mary as well as 4 siblings in the 1841 census.  I have also checked the England & Wales Free BMD index 1837-1983 for an early marriage for Joseph between 1841 and 1847 when he emigrated to Canada with a daughter, Sarah A. Parker who would have been about 3 or 4 years old.  All census records for Sarah A. Parker list her birth as being in England and that she was Joseph's daughter.   I was not able to find any marriage record. 
 
I am wondering if there is a church in the Bleadon parish?  Is there somewhere that I could check for marriage records from that area?  It would be great to find a marriage for William Parker b. abt 1786 & Mary? b. abt 1786 also.  The 1841 census lists William as a blacksmith and that is all I have about him.  I did find a death for a William Parker b. abt 1783, who died in Shepton Mallet in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1874 at age 91 but do not know if it is the same William. 
 
Any suggestions for where I should look for Bleadon baptismal & marriage records would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Sandi McGinnis
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