Eardisley 1770-1840

[cardiff Irish]

Hello All, With my various Hef. interests I am now researching the following names in Eardisley. Jones, Davies, Pugh and Price. If any lister has an interest I wouldbe delighted to hear from them. Regards,Kevin.

[vic1]

I was born in Eardisley and have  jones and prices in my family tree as well as others  ( a  branch of my family goes back 400 years kin area) i visit regularly as parent  live there.so even if we are not related i may be able to help you -

[garstonite]

hi vic1 and kevin....just for the record...my ancestors from eardisley...
ELIZABETH STRINGHAM B 1739..her parents were
WILLIAM STRINGHAM B 1709 and SARAH LEWIS B 1709....sarahs parents were
SAMUEL LEWIS B 1685 and ELIZABETH unknown b abt 1685...samuels parents were
JOANNIS(latin for john)LEWIS b abt 1660 and ALICIA unknown b abt 1660.
so i would be very grateful kevin if these 2 surnames pop up in your research,and also vic....were there any STRINGHAMS or LEWIS family in Eardisley when you lived there??...thanks...and regards...allan...joannis lewis`s 8xg grandson..lol

[founder]

The furthest I have got back on my Jones line is a marriage between James Jones and Jane Pugh 1824 in Eardisley.

My lot appear to be from the Welton area of Eardisley.

[vic1]

no Stringhams I can recall i ,ll ask my mum - lewis's yes went to school with  a lewis and there were definetly older people with the surname - also you have a merrick in your genealogy info  there are merricks living in the area today.

vic

[garstonite]

thanks vic....elizabeth stringham married simon merrick.........marianne merrick married daniel oakes in 1873...hence my tree......i`d love to make contact with any merricks from eardisley...i have 34 merricks in my tree...all from norton canon/ocle pychard/letton..regards...allan oakes

[vic1]

There are Merricks living at Bollingham  which is between  kington and eardisley. they have lived there for at least twio generations  youc ould probably find them in the telephone book.

[garstonite]

thanks vic....found merrick families in a few villages around eardisley...regards...allan

[garstonite]

well...I went to Eardisley over Whit Weekend....Lewis family still there but never had time to make a connection...2 pubs....The Tram Inn(find it incredible there were trams in Eardisley,its so out of the way) ..and the New Inn (built 1902)....very interesting character in the tram inn named Brian Hales..he`s written 2 books on Eardisley its families and its characters.....hes abt 70,and loves any challenge to do with the people of Eardisley,so...KEV...GOOGLE EARDISLEY,AND HIS BOOK TITLES COME UP...CONTACT HIM AND ASK ABOUT YOUR 4 FAMILIES ...I`M SURE HE`LL HELP...Allan