BENFIELD*
CARTLEDGE*
GALE*
HOOPER*
ILES*
KEATES*
LEACH*
MAY*
MILLS*
OATRIDGE*
OLD*
OT(T)RIDGE & variants
PERROTT*
SHEPSON*
SHEPSTON(E)*
TRACY*
WATTS*
YOUNG*
Surname Interests
| Researcher |
Surname Interests |
Place & County, Dates of Interest |
Email Address |
|---|
Geri R. Gilbert-DeGroote
2232 Sunlit Ann Drive
Santa Rosa CA
USA 95403 |
BENFIELD |
William Henry (1838), Thomas (1841), Elizabeth (1854), all born Gloucester GLS ENG; parents Job BENFIELD and Hannah nee TRACY.
Go to details of the Gilbert. queries |
Geri R. Gilbert |
John Thompson
18 Riverside Close
Upton upon Severn
Worcs. WR 8 0JN UK |
SHEPSTONE
SHEPSTON
SHEPSON |
John is interested in these surnames for any date and place.
Go to Thompson Queries for more details of his interests. |
CTP John Thompson |
Rachel Hamilton
25 Sunderland Street
Moonah, TAS 7009
Australia |
OLD
HOOPER
WATTS
ILES
GALE
YOUNG |
Any time at Piddletrenthide, Tarrant Rawston, Wimborne DOR
Any time at Tarrant Rawston, Wimborne, Piddletrenthide DOR
1700-1800 Wimborne, Tarrant Rawston DOR
1750-1800 Piddletrenthide DOR
1800-1900 Steventon, Kings Somborne HAM
1800 Kings Somborne HAM |
Rachel Hamilton |
Peter Delaney
6 East View Close
Wargrave, Berkshire
UK RG10 8BJ |
MAY, Walter |
Married Hannah Mary ..., possibly in Amesbury WIL c1893. A daughter, Ida Annie,
was born June 1898 in Westbury WIL. There were possibly other siblings for Ida
Annie who became a milliner. They were resident at Torview, Broadwey DOR c1920.
Peter would welcome help in finding out more about these maternal grandparents. |
Peter Delaney |
Brian Otridge
34 Huntingdon Rd
Brampton
Huntingdon, Cambs
UK PE28 4PA |
OTRIDGE
OATRIDGE
OTTRIDGE
& variants |
This is a one-name study: the centre of gravity is Melksham WIL with a likely locative origin near there. However, concentrations have been in Westbury WIL (150 events 1618-1884), Bradford-on-Avon WIL (150 events 1717-1931) and Bath SOM (32 events 1639-1741 and 225 events 1841-present) with large migrations between them. There are many gaps. Brian would be grateful if anyone has detail from sources other than obvious ones. If you wish to benefit from what he has, please contact him. |
Brian Otridge |
Stephen Keates
26 Victoria Place
Epsom, Surrey
UK KT17 1BY |
KEATES
KEATES, James Snr
| Any reference up to 1850 in SOM or DEV
Possibly b.c1800 Clayhiden DEV, bur.1 Oct 1880 Llanwonno GLA WLS
m1.10 Aug 1827 Sarah PERROTT (sojourners) at St John Church, Wellington SOM.
Sarah died 27 Jun 1847 at Wellington SOM. Marriage 2 modified 9 Jul 2000.
m2. 28 Oct 1847 Caroline LEACH (b.c1823 Uffulme DEV) Spinster at Holy Trinity, Wellington SOM. For more family background, go to Keates Queries |
Stephen Keates |
Diane McDaniel
8045 Excalibur Ct.
Orlando FL
USA 32822 |
MILLS, John I
MILLS, John II
MILLS, John III |
b.(no date) Bristol GLS; m. Christian CARR (no place or date); d.bef.1681 Portsmouth, Rockingham NH America
b.c1667 Stanton Drew SOM; m.8 Apr 1687 Martha TURNER, St Stephens Bristol GLS; d.by1699 Bristol GLS. Apprentice of John Keyms, possible wine-cooper.
Admitted to liberties of Bristol 27 May 1685
bp.23 Dec 1692 St Stephens, Bristol GLS; go to McDaniel Queries |
Diane McDaniel |
Robynn Millington
8 Muswellbrook Cres.
Booragul
Newcastle NSW
Australia 2284 |
CARTLEDGE, James |
b. 1841 Sherbourne DOR; m. Sarah (b.1837 Publow SOM)
As James was a coal miner, the family went to Ton-yr-efail WLS or nearby.
Six children were born in Llantrisant GLA WLS.
Robynn is trying to find the youngest son James b.1877.
As an adult, James jnr may have gone to the Boer War and never returned. |
Robynn Millington |
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Family Queries
Geri R. Gilbert has a BENFIELD family who had three members, William Henry, Thomas and Elizabeth, emigrating from Gloucester GLS ENG to New Zealand. They were travelling on the ship Brother's Pride and landed in New Zealand on 8 Dec 1863.
Geri is trying to find out whether the three siblings stayed in New Zealand or emigrated once more, to the USA. He is aiming to establish whether the William Henry BENFIELD who married Malinda PURDY in 1880 in San Francisco CA USA was the same who had been in New Zealand. William Henry and Malinda had eight children, one of whom was Mary (b.23 Sep 1880). She married Thomas Henry Gilbert in Grass Valley CA USA and there were three children, one being Richard James GILBERT who was Geri's father.
If there is anyone in NZ or UK who can help, Geri would be delighted to have them contact him.
John Thompson has interest in the surnames SHEPSTONE, SHEPSTON and SHEPSON, particularly in areas that are in the north of Somerset and in the Bristol area.
Before 1850, the majority lived in an area bounded by Westbury on Trym to the north (formerly GLS but now a suburb NNW of Bristol centre) and in SOM, Axbridge to the south, Priddy to the east and the Bristol Channel to the west. Apart from the first, the main clusters of SHEPSTON(E)'s in the 1800s were in central Bristol and the North SOM parishes of Rowberrow, Shipham, Nailsea, Long Ashton, Wraxall, Winscombe and Congresbury. Most of these places had connections with mining (lead, coal and zinc ore), quarrying and limeburning, occupations followed by many of these families and their kin.
John would be very pleased to have contact with people interested in these surnames, not only in the area specified above but in broader areas because these folk were following the mining and associated occupations, wherever available.
Stephen Keates has some problems with tracking down James KEATES whose life started in Clayhiden DEV, continued at Wellington SOM with his marriage to Sarah PERROTT, her death in 1847 in Wellington and a second marriage to Caroline LEACH.
From the first marriage, the known children were Mary Ann (b.1835), Emma (b.1837), Caroline (b.1838) and James jnr (b.1843), all born in Wellington.
From the second marriage, the known children were Henry (b.c1849 Wellington SOM) and Hannah (b.c1850 Monmouth MON WLS, no record found yet).
In the 1851 Census for Llanwonno GLA WLS, James Keates is listed as head, aged 40 (but this seems incorrect), Coal Miner born Clayhiden DEV; Caroline, his wife aged 28 born Uffculme DEV; James, son aged 8 born Wellington SOM; Henry, son age 2 born Wellington SOM; Hannah, daughter aged 8m born Monmouth. This led to a dynasty of Keates in the Rhondda up to the 1970s.
Steve would welcome any assistance on the ancestry of James Keates, Sarah Perrott and Caroline Leach.
Diane McDaniel has three John MILLS of interest. Two are listed above to the extent that information is available. John MILLS III was baptised in St Stephen's Parish, Bristol GLS. It is believed he emigrated to America with Captain John Moffatt of Dunster SOM. Moffatt commanded a Royal Navy ship from Bristol in 1723 to Maine and New Hampshire coasts of America to obtain masts for the Royal Navy. Moffatt married and settled in New Hampshire and became a wealthy exporter of furniture and masts.
If anyone has any links with or information about these Mills men and their ancestry, Diane would certainly be interested to be in contact with them.
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