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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Wiltshire => Topic started by: Kiwi-pom on Saturday 23 July 05 09:17 BST (UK)
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I am trying to research a great great uncle who was apparently born in Poulshott Green, Wiltshire in about 1883.
His name is William NEWMAN and he was one of 12 children in his family.
He served in St Helena in the South Atlantic during the Boer War in the 3rd Wiltshire Regiment.
He later went onto serve in France from 1915 with the 2nd Wiltshire Regiment, was wounded and sent back to England, where later he returned to Frances in the Somerset Light Infantry Regiment and also was later transfered to the Manchester Regiment.
I am aware that an unknown relative has placed some listings on a similar site seeking information on NEWMANs from Poulshott.
I am resident in New Zealand and all my known UK relatives are dead, hence I have no avenue to make inquiries.
I look forward to hearing from any NEWMAN who had relatives in Poulshott (Green) in the early 1880's.
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Hi Kiwipom
Welcome to Rootschat!
Do you know the names of any of your relatives siblings? or maybe his parents' names and occupations? Any little detail can help to locate people.
kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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Aha!
RG12/1600 84 2
NEWMAN Alfred H M 54 - farm lab - Poulshot
NEWMAN Emma W M 49 - Broad Lumford, Malmesbury
NEWMAN Fredk W son U 27 - army reserve - Poulshot
NEWMAN Jesse L son U 21 - farm lab - ditto
NEWMAN Laura M dau 16 - gen serv - ditto
NEWMAN George son 12 - scholar - ditto
NEWMAN Henry son 9 - ditto - ditto
NEWMAN William son 7 - ditto - ditto
NEWMAN Ellen E dau 4 - ditto - ditto
GEORGE Alice M vis 17 - dressmaker - ditto
Address: 9th Cottage, Poulshot Green
kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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No Newman connection I'm afraid, but this could be his birth (Arranroots beat me to the 1901 census :) )
William Newman June 1884 Devizes Vol 5a page 105
The only other Williams born 1882-4 in Wiltshire had middle names.
If the 1901 census entry is your William, he wouldnt have had very long to serve in the second Boar War (which ran from 10/1899 to 05/1902) and he wouldn't have been born for the first (12/1880 to 03/1881)
Regards,
Catherine
ooops just realised Arranroots census is 1891, not 1901....hes at home and a farm labourer on 1901
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Back a generation to 1861 -
Poulshot, Wiltshire RG9/1292 Folio 93 Page 12
James Newman 50 Ag Labourer Poulshot
Mary 48 Pottern?
Alfred 24? son Ag Labourer Poulshot
Frederick 18? son Ag Labourer Poulshot
Jessey 13? son Ag Labourer Poulshot
Ellen 10 Poulshot
Sistney? son (could be Sidney?) 11 Ag Labourer Poulshot
John 6? son Poulshot
Thomas 4? son Poulshot
(where I've put a question mark by the ages, its because its nearly unreadable because of thick black lines crossed through them!)
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Many thanks for the prompt replies.
I have learnt more tonight (NZ time) than I have been able to find out over many years.
I believe that William NEWMAN must have gone over to St Helena to guard Boer Prisoners of War fairly late in the war as he did not get the Kings Boer War Medal which only was for those that were in South Africa from the early to last part of the Boer War.
If the information that you have supplied is from the 1901 census, can you advise when the next census was taken / recorded ?
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This is 1901 -
RG13/1926 Folio106 Page7
Poulshot, Devizes
Alfred Newman 64 Farm Labourer Poulton
Emma 59 Startley?
George 22 Farm Labourer Poulton
Henry 19 Farm Labourer Poulton
William 17 Farm Labourer Poulton
Ellen 14 Poulton
The next census is the 1911 one and is not released yet :-\
Regards,
Catherine
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It would seem that the 22 year old son called George is my grandfather who died when I was only about 3 years of age and who is buried in Bath (Taunton Cemetry I think)
He was the second George in the family as the 1st one died shortly after birth.
My father was named George Reginald Alfred NEWMAN, so I can now see where the extra Christian names comes from.
My grandfather apparently worked for the Great Western Railways for 50 years as I have his 50 years Service Medal.
I believe he may have worked as an office worker for the Railways, although I remember my mother saying that their home must have been close to a river or lake as they were flooded out many years in a row - so much for living in a company house.
I am a serving member of the NZ Police and for 18 years I lived in a "company" house and you couldn't find anything warmer and dryer..........., when I was based at a small rural town some 75 miles north of Christchurch in New Zealand.
Once again it is very humbling to have so much assistance from all over the world - it just shows how small a world we live in.
I trust that all of those people who are responsible for that bombing madness come to the senses and re-discover their muslim faith and love for fellow man & peace.
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Yes indeed to that Kiwipom!
Have a look at the Occupation board - I'm sure I have seen something there about tracing rellies who were railway worker, but can't spot it quickly.
You should be able to find you family using the familysearch (Church of LDS) website, using the info you have now. It is free.
Do you know where your grandfather married? Or his wife's maiden name?
There are various sites you can use to try to find the marriage, freebmd is the best place to start as it is free, but it is not a complete record yet.
Have a look at the Beginners Board if you haven't already - it might inspire you to other avenues of research.
Try posting on a new thread for your next query, as folk tend to ignore posts that have already bben answered (other than Cat and Me of course ;D )
Good luck!
Arranroots ;)
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And from the 1871 which no one else has mentioned yet ;D
No address given,but it is next door to the Raven Inn(pub presumably ;D)
RG10/1913 folio 23 page 13
Alfred Newman abt 1837 Poulshot, Head Labourer
Edmund Newman abt 1866 Poulshot, Son
Emma Newman abt 1842 Wiltshire, Wife
Fredrick Newman abt 1864 Poulshot, Son
Jesse Newman abt 1870 Poulshot, Son
Sebra Newman abt 1868 Poulshot, Daughter
HTH
Carol
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Kirk, and anyone else who might be interested in Boer War info.
Do you know about this website?
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/kevinasplin/home.html
Carol
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I have a connection with the Newman's of Poulshot. I haves James Bigwood b.1786 Potterne his daughter Elizabeth Bigwood bap 26 Sept 1813 married James Newmany of Poulshot on 15 Apr 1834. I have contacts who are doing that Newman line. If you are interested, let me know.
Anne of the Bigwood's of Potterne
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Good evening from Christchurch, New Zealand.
I would love to hear what you and you and your family have found out about the Newman family of Poulshot.
Early last year I was working at the Christchurch Central Police Station and met a young woman who worked at the Ravern Hotel at Poulshot and her parents, as a form of gratitude for what I did for their daughter, sent me a limited edition history of Poulshot and I was able to see a number of relatives of my extended family - people whose names I had never heard of.
On one of the pages I spotted a young girl, who was a Newman and who loooked just like my younger sister when she was a child - the only thing was that the Newman in the book was born some 70 years earlier.
Any information would be appreciated.
Regards,
Kirk Newman
Born Aldershot, UK 1951
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iam not related in any way but have found these baptisms which you may be interested in?
all baptised poulshot wiltshire to parents alfred newman and emma -
frederick william bapt 28th feb 1864
edmund bapt 24th dec 1865
letia bapt 29th dec 1867
jesse lovel bapt 15th aug 1869
sabra ann bapt 19th may 1872
laura mary bapt 27th sept 1874
william james bapt 12th nov 1876
george bapt 25th may 1879
henry william bapt 27th nov 1881
william bapt 4th may 1884
ellen eliza bapt 26th dec 1886
regards
alli
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My family came from Poulshot but I don't know much about them and hope someone would.
Isaac Newman was born around 1809 in Poulshot and married Sophia Bristow.
They had 5 children? Henry Newman was born in 1840 in Poulshot and was a carpenter / sawyer. He married Ruth Crew.
They had 4 children? Clara Sophia was born in 1868 in Devizes and was my great grandmother.
I was told they were funeral directors?
Does anyone know anything of this family?
Thanks for any help
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Hi Kiwi-Pom.
I just like to let you Know my Gt,Gt Grandfather was Fridrick Newman who was born
in Poulshot And my Grandfather was a Lenoard Edward Newman born about 1903
in Croydon who also had some brothers if you would like to know there names please let me know also have some Photos of them .
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Have you got any Census for the newman Clan from Poulshot if not I have and would be glad to send them to you Plus Frederick army records he joined The Wilts Reg on
12th June 1883 at 18 years old and was discharged on 11th June 1895.
Was going to Attach a photo of him but was to large One thing I can tell you he was a Sniper and was buried in Reading Cem in a pulpiers grave
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Jesse Lovel Newman is my 2 x gr grandfather.