#36
Date: 5 May 2007
Name: Alex Lewington
Geographical Location: Melbourne Australia
Subject: Cuff Family of Frome, Doulting & Kilmersdon
Comments: G'day Dennis,
Absolutely brilliant site with such a wealth of information. Your transcriptions have certainly helped me knock down a few walls in my tree. I was wondering if you could have a look in the records for a Stephen Hobbs c1740 in Mells Somerset. He had 3 children Stephen Jr c1760 in Mells, George c1761 in Kilmersdon, and Ann c1765 in Kilmersdon.
I am also after any info on Henry Cuff c1773 in Doulting. He married a Mary Hill born c1775. Any info pertaining to this line of Cuffs would be much appreciated.
Once again thank you and congratulations on a brilliant site.
Cheers
Alex
Answer sent direct.
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#35
Date: 3 April 2007
Name: Valerie Porch
Geographical Location: South Wales
Subject: Porch Family
Comments: Thank you Dennis for a wonderful site. Now that I've had time to read most of the Porch Time line I can appreciate what you have done.
My husband Michael is a direct male descendant of George and Hester Porch(i've traced this via census returns so am pretty sure it's correct) We're hoping that our son James will continue with the Porch line as most of the Porch males in this area have had daughters. He's getting married in August so he's oe step nearer to it !
I have been in contact with a gentleman living in your area who has provided me with more info. on the Porches,but this doesn't match up with any of your info pre Joseph and Sarah Hicks.
He has stated that Joseph was the son of Joseph and Margaret Coole(could this be Cole?) married April 11 1700. And this Joseph was the son of Joseph and Mary Shippe married April 22nd 1667 at Wellow.
Are you able to confirm any of this?
Thanks for your help
Best wishes
Valerie Porch
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#34
Date: 18 January 2007
Name: Mike Stevens
Geographical Location: Portsmouth
Subject: Mary Flower
Comments: Hi Dennis
I've been browsing the fruits of your labours, and have encountered Mary Flower, who I think was an ancestor of mine.
She produced at least three illegitimate children between 1790 and 1795, of whom Mary Padfield Flower interests me.
Are you aware of ant bastardy records within the parishes, please?
Best wishes,
Mike
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#33
Date: 6 March 2007
Name: Gloria Foster
Geographical Location: Florida, U.S.A.
Subject: Your site
Comments: I am British, living abroad, and I was referred to your site as I have a lot of Somerset Horlers in my tree, and have not been successful at finding a source for Kilmersden parish records. I look forward to seeing this site expand.
Thank you. Gloria
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#32
Date: 4 March 2007
Name: Sarah Grail
Geographical Location: Gwent South Wales
Subject: Horler's Kilmersdon, Somerset
Comments: Very good site, very clear information, can you please tell me why there are some blank boxes on where surnames should appear, are these records not complete are they so unclear they can['t] be transcribed? I am no way criticising it just happens they are the surnames I'm looking for Dallimore marrying a Horler also when do you envisage the further years to be transcribed.
Without precise references to the Parish; Register; Page and Entry numbers, I have no way of checking why there are blank boxes. If they have the word “[Blank]” in them, than that means what it says - no information was given. If there is some information which I cannot transcribe, I usually say so in the “Notes” column.
As for when I envisage further years being transcribed, I am transcribing daily, but each register really does take a long time, especially when anything unusual occurs. Then they have to be independently checked; sorted and web pages built to accommodate all the information. On top of this, links from one page to another have to be organised. I hope that answers your question.
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#31
Date: 4 March 2007
Name: Chris Upwood
Geographical Location: Worcester
Subject: Penny-Horler marriage
Comments: I am researching the Penny's from Somerset, The last name in my tree is Robert Penny who Married Ann Horler on 21st Sept 1795, Someone on Roots said you may know how to find Roberts birth c 1763/4 or his death, which I have no idea on. If you have any pointers for me please reply to the email address above, Thank you
Chris
Without knowing where the marriage took place, it would be hard for me to know where to start looking. Remember, the groom is often from another parish, and sometimes even from another county. How people meet and fall in love cannot be predicted.
My advice to you and anyone else is to start by searching the IGI (but don't take that as gospel). You could also search Ancestry.com, but whatever you do, ALWAYS keep a note of where you obtained your information, including any page and entry numbers, so that you can go back to the exact position again later.
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#30
Name: Jon Hyatt
Geographical Location: Wigan
Subject: Shepton Hyatt's
Comments: An interesting site. I am researching the Hyatt line in Sherborne around 16/17c.
I have found strong links with one of your listed Hyatt lines.
Edward Hyatt Shepton Mallet 1625 was, I believe, my 7x great grandfather. I have records and several other trees than my own that verify this.
I was wondering if we could share some information?
To be honest, I am housebound and use the internet mainly for research. I am actually looking for the Hyatt line that moved from Edward 1625 in Shepton Mallet to Sherborne in the late 17c. These Hyatt's then became taverners, turning to the Dissenting Methodist religion around 1790 and moving back to Frome to be ordained a preacher at the Zion Chapel there, then on to the London Tabernacle at Tottenham.
Any help would be appreciated, as would I give any help I could from my own research.
Thank you.
Jon Hyatt
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#29
Name: Alun Morris
Geographical Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Subject: Flower family
Comments: Many thanks for a great site, especially the Kilmersdon Parish Registers.
Edward Flower (b abt 1766) married Sarah Coles (b abt 1773) on 12th Jan 1795 and are my 4th Great Grandparents.
I look forward to more of the registers appearing on your web-site.
Best wishes
Alun
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#28
Name: Tony & Jennifer Honeyball
Geographical Location: Middlesbrough
Subject: Thanks
Comments: Thanks for your efforts in providing this site. It was sent to me by someone in Chicago! I am trying to find links between Buttons in Frome and Kilmersdon / surrounding parishes. Not saying that you have answered the question. I just now have more questions to ask!
Thanks again - Tony
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#27
Name: Colleen Watkins
Geographical Location: Ireland
Subject: Padfield
Comments: Dear Dennis,
I am descended from John Padfield (c1784-1848) and Dinah Gregory (c1785-1871) and would like to say that your wonderful site is much appreciated. Thank you for all your hard work
Kind regards, Colleen
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#26
Date: 19 January 2007
Name: Mike Stevens
Geographical Location: Portsmouth
Subject: Mary Flower
Comments: Hi Dennis
I've been browsing the fruits of your labours, and have encountered Mary Flower, who I think was an ancestor of mine.
She produced at least three illegitimate children between 1790 and 1795, of whom Mary Padfield Flower interests me.
Are you aware of any bastardy records within the parishes, please?
Best wishes,
Mike
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#25
Date: 19 January 2007
Name: Dorothy Taylor
Geographical Location: Warfield Berkshire
Subject: continuation Richardson/Butcher
Comments: Dear Dennis, Thank you for all the work that you have carried out, a great site. Maybe you can help in my research. I descend from Matthew Richardson married Betty Williams 9/5/1762 by consent of guardian William Tarrant, his son Matthias born 1767m.Betty Williamson 1790 He then changed the name to Butcher, had a daughter Sarah b.1806 m. James Haskell 1830 Their son Frank Matthias b.1838 He married Mary Pratt from Devon but reverted back to the name Butcher, had a daughter Clara who was my grand mother. Can you help me in finding out why they used the name Butcher? Thank you
Dorothy
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#24
Date: 16 January 2007
Name: Rev Margaret Williams
Geographical Location: Crickhowell, Powys ex Six Bells Abertillery, Mon.
Subject: Plummers, Edgells, Wests, Ruddicks, Lewis's, Witcombes
Comments: Great read, I am heartened to find others have come up against brick walls. My blind alley is Doctor Plummer ( GGGGrandfather) When/where did he die ... where when was he buried...what happened. Any suggestions?
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#23
Date: 7 January 2007
Name: Susan Winch
Geographical Location: Somerset (Originally from South Wales)
Subject: Plummer Line
Comments: I am a descendant of Jane Plummer and Moses Ashman, married 23 May 1756 , Kilmersdon. Am trying to trace birth/baptism of Jane Plummer. Please could you advise?
Many thanks, and what a super website - it came well recommended.
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#22
Date: 5 January 2007
Name: Enid Jones
Geographical Location: Kilmersdon
Subject: Door/Dore Family
Comments: Just say what a good site this is. It has been so helpful to me as I live in the North of Scotland and find it hard to find info on the Door/Dore family.
I say thank you for all your hard work.
Enid Jones
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#21
Name: Susan Winch
Geographical Location: Somerset (Originally from South Wales)
Subject: Plummer Line
Comments: I am a descendant of Jane Plummer and Moses Ashman, married 23 May 1756 , Kilmersdon. Am trying to trace birth/baptism of Jane Plummer. Please could you advise?
Many thanks, and what a super website - it came well recommended.
I'm afraid I couldn't find Jane Plummer's Birth/Christening in the Kilmersdon Register. I'll add her to my list of people to look for and contact you if ever I find her.
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#20
Name: Pat Baird
Geographical Location: Australia
Subject: Plummer-Cable
Comments: Thank you so much Dennis, I have searched for years trying to find the parents of James Cable/Cabbel born Somerset in 1781. I think I have found them in with your Plummer marriages in 1772.
I'll have to try & get the parish records for Leigh upon Mendip to try & verify but it's the best lead I have had so far.
Our James Cabbell lived in Frome & married Ann Plummer born 1793 so thanks to you I have her line too.
Great web site & thanks again.
Regards
Pat
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#19
Name: Chris Turner
Geographical Location: Hampshire
Subject: Turner family in Kilmersdon
Comments: You are doing some great work for those interested in parish records etc and I am sure it's
very time consuming. I am researching the Turner family born around Coleford/Kilmersdon in
17th/18th Century and so eagerly anticipate you're loading of the Kilmersdon info.I have yet to make
it to Taunton to view records,do you have info in a format that can be read electronically or otherwise.
However I can appreciate that you cannot be everyone's unpaid researcher!!
Chris
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# 18
Date: 27 November 2006
Name: Liz Winney
Geographical Location: Bath & Area
Subject: Elfords
Comments: Thank you very much for your transcriptions of parish registers, particularly those for
Writhlington where my Elford ancestors lived.When I first started family history, I didn't always note
the Pages/Entry Nos. so this has been very helpful to me when cross checking my notes. I look forward
to reading the Kilmersdon entries when done.
Liz
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# 17
Date: 11 November 2006
Name: Jenny Ford
Geographical Location: Frome, Somerset
Subject: Ford & Swift
Comments: I am descended from the Ford & Swift families of the Writhlington area. Your site is
fantastic. Have been doing my own research for well over 20 years now, so know how much work must
have gone into it. Don't like to pinch other peoples hard work but must admit it's great to double check
what I have or look for the odd entry I have missed. Well done. One point I would like to mention is
regarding Frederick Swift, son of William & Bertha (nee Treasure), born 1874 Green Parlour, bap.
14/6/1874 Writhlington. He was quite important in his time. A miners agent from 1917 to 1945. In
1919 he became the first labour Alderman for the County of Somerset. Don't know if you are aware
but he was awarded an M.B.E in 1945 for his work into silicosis, due to him miners were given
compensation for the disease. He is buried in the old churchyard at Writhlington. Unfortunately much
over grown when I last visited.
Jenny
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#16
Date:
Name: Jim Parsons
Geographical Location: FROME Somerset
Subject: YOUR WEBSITE
Comments: Very well done Dennis.
I am a member of the Frome Research Group and I know a number of people are researching several
names amongst those you have researched. Have put a link on the Frome Yahoo Group.
Jim
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# 15
Date: 16 June 2006
Name: Valerie Sweet
Geographical Location: Weston-super-Mare
Subject: Horler family tree
Comments: Hello what a lovely web site found by accident. My grandmother was Louisa Horler born
1860 Backwell. The tree goes back to Anthony Horler 1600 Bath area. It is posted on genesreunited
site. Will look again to see if/where we connect. More anon.
Thanks Valerie Sweet nee Wakefield
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# 14
Date: 20 May 2006
Name: Wendy Fairhurst
Geographical Location: Bedford, England
Subject: Padfield ancestors
Comments: A wonderful website! Your transcriptions have opened up a whole new generation of my
mother's ancestors - Padfields. I believe Thomas and Mary Padfield were the parents of my 3x great-
grandfather, Isaac Padfield, born in 1798 in Babington. What is the significance, please, of the `X' in
the Notes column of the baptism transcription? It appears alongside four of the six children born to
Thomas and Mary between 1787 and 1803.
Kind regards.
Wendy
I'm afraid I don't know the significance of what the "X" is. Perhaps it was to remind the vicar/rector to pay
the parents a visit. They may not have been regular church-goers.
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# 13
Date: 19 May 2006
Name: Joseph Edward Horler (Joe)
Geographical Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
Subject: Details about the birth of my father Reginald Edward Horler
Comments: Hello, I'm contacting you from Canada where I am trying to research information on my
father Reginald Edward Horler. My father died in 1959 in Calgary at age 50. My understanding was he
was born in “Somerset, England” He had a sister Gertrude. His mother was Lucy (her maiden name
was Millard). I can't find a record of my grandfather Horler's first name.
I am currently 58 years old (born Dec 23/49).Having just retired I am interested in trying to track down
more information on my “family tree” and would like to visit the area in the Uk where my family came
from before emigrating to Canada sometime during the early 20th century.
Can you be of my assistance? And thanks for reading my comments.
Joe Horler
Its difficult to start a research without knowing the parish where your ancestor was born, and my Timelines
only cover a couple of dozen of them.
However, I did feed his name into a search engine: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl and found that
Reginald Edward was born in the Frome, Som. area (Frome 5c 371). This is the reference you would need if you
want too send for a copy of his Birth Certificate, which would give you his parents names.
I then tried to find a marriage for him anywhere in the uk. It would seem that he didn't get married here.
Hope that helps.
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#12
Date: 9 May 2006
Name: Julie
Geographical Location: wiltshire
Subject: Kilmerston - William Plummer
Comments: What an excellent site.
My William Plummer was born approx 1820/1 in Kilmerston. He married an Eliza Langley from
Holcombe and lived in Sirhowy Monmouthshire. Don't know if he is related but would be very
interested if you have any information on his relatives.
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# 11
Date: 1 April 2006
Name: Steve Dinham
Geographical Location: South Wales
Subject: Wonderful Site
Comments: Hi Dennis,
Found none of my DINHAM's or SWIFT's, A wonderful site, spent a pleasent hour browsing, Thank you.
Best Wishes
Steve Dinham
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# 10
Date: 1 April 2006
Name: Lynne English
Geographical Location: Bristol
Subject: Your web site
Comments: Hello Dennis, I have just been looking at your web site which I noticed on the Som mailing
list, what a fantastic amount of information. you must have worked so hard. My only dissapointment is
my family names are not on there!!!!! Still never mind, I am the chair of Sodbury Vale famliy history
group in Yate Bristol and I will be passing your information on to them if that is ok with you.
thanks
Lynne
That's fine by me Lynne.
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# 9
Date: 4 March 2006
Name: Sue Martin
Geographical Location: Wollongong NSW Australia
Subject: Elizabeth Goodenough 1814
Comments: I have been trying to find the name of my great great grandmother for three years. I knew
there was a connection, but now, thanks to your site, I have evidence that Stephen Applegate married
Elizabeth Goodenough in 1830. This has opened up a whole new branch.
Thanks
Sue Martin (nee Applegate)
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# 8
Date: 1 March 2006
Name: Wendy Briscoe
Geographical Location: Hull
Subject: White of Norton st Phillip/Wellow
Comments: Hi,
I am researching the white family from Norton ST Philip and Wellow especially a Florence Pretoria
White Born 2/6/1900 Norton st Phillip and a Edward George White born 1899 in Bath.
Their parents were William White Born 9/5/1878 Wellow and Amelia Smith born 1874 in Devizes
Wiltshire.
I Believe these to be children of my great-granddad's first marriage yet i cant find a death of his first
wife or anything so far on his children
Can you help or is their someone else who is researching this line
thanks
Wendy
If you look at my Timelines for “White”, you will find the names of William's parents [1878]. When I get some
spare time, I'll look for the children in the Parish Registers. But of course, they may not be there. You could
try FreeBMD.
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# 7
Date: 24 February 2006
Name: Malcolm Lay
Geographical Location: Portsmouth UK
Subject: Your website
Comments: Hello Dennis
You have done a wonderful job with your site, easy to use and great info for anyone wanting info on the
areas you have covered.
You answered my questions within 24 hours (what great service). I have links into many families in
the area, and your site will be one of the first I check to see if they are mentioned.
All the best
Malcolm Lay
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# 6
Date: 24 February 2006
Name: Irene Dollimore
Geographical Location: Canada
Subject: Coles ancesters from Somerset
Comments: My great grandfather was Thomas Henry Coles, son of James Coles c1832, Somerset, UK.
He had at least 2 wives, a son James and daughter Julia, as well. There may have been more children
from his last wife Caroline. T.H.Coles married a Jane Beck from Battersea. Do these people fit any-
where in your research. I have only been able to trace my ancesters back as far as James. He moved
from Somerset to Battersea some time around 1867
Don't forget to look at both Coles and Cole. Both names are listed separately in my Timelines.
Remember that in the past there was no set way to spell a word, so it depended on the writer to decide how to
spell it. Plus, it also depended on people's accents and how the writer heard the word being said.
My Timelines are only from a small area of Somerset. If you don't find anything there, your ancestors
probably came from another area.
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# 5
Date: 17 February 2006
Name: Graham Wright
Geographical Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Subject: Super Site
Comments: Many congratulations on putting together such a super website. I was absolutely delighted
to find a number of my Cottle relatives in and amongst the Parish records that you have transcribed.
Many thanks also for your speedy response to my query.
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# 4
Date: 17 February 2006
Name: Sue Martin
Geographical Location: Wollongong Australia
Subject: Goodenough/Applegate
Comments: Thank you for putting this information up on the web. I found the reference to the
marriage of my g g grandparents, Stephen Applegate and Elizabeth Goodenough in 1834. I have been
trying to find this conection for a while now. This marriage has long been a family story.
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# 3
Date: 30 January 2006
Name: Carol Cooper
Geographical Location: Sheffield, South Yorks.
Subject: CHIVERS
Comments: Have just discovered your marvellous site via Rootsweb mailing list. Checked out my
Chivers ancestors who lived Radstock, Midsomer Norton & Kilmersden. The death of my 3x grt
grandfather George Chivers is recorded at Writhlington in 1875. My brick wall is before this with his
parents, who I believe were John and Rachel, but can find no further evidence of them, apart from
the IGI.
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# 2
Date: 6 December 2005
Name: Terry Plummer
Geographical Location: Ferryside, West Wales
Subject: Plummer Family, Kilmersdon
Comments: Dear Dennis White
I had run into a brick wall about 1780 but your research has opened the way to the past.
Most grateful.
Yours Terry
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# 1
Date: 5 December 2005
Name: Alice
Geographical Location: Texas, USA
Subject: Hello
Comments: I was just wandering around in here, so stopped to say Hi
You have done a great deal of hard work here, I'm sure it will be a help to many people who are
exploring their pasts.
On behalf of all of us, I say Thank You
Alice
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