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elizabeth sevier
« on: Sunday 29 January 17 17:18 GMT (UK) »
I have found a baptism for elizabeth sevier, cloford somerset 2/6/1793. baseborn, mother betty sevier please can anyone tell me if this is close enough to wincanton to be classed as her place of birth. thanks

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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 29 January 17 17:20 GMT (UK) »
It's a 12-mile walk according to Google Maps.
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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 29 January 17 17:34 GMT (UK) »
thank you for your reply I think that this may be worth a closer look.

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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #3 on: Monday 30 January 17 15:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi, did you see the burial in Cloford for Elizabeth Sevier age 7m,  1st Jan 1794.

There was another baptism in Cloford, Elizabeth, Aug 1792. Baseborn, mother Amy Sevier.
Masters, Parker, A'Court, Cary(ey), Cannon, Oram, Reynolds, Hennessy, Chislett,
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Muspratt,Pitman - Wiltshire, Dorset
Treasure - Stoke Lane & Sherborne


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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 01 February 17 14:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi. no I hadn't noticed that, this elizabeth married adam shearn,in bath 9/5/1825. one census says somerset, another wincanton, which is somerset, but 1851 says guernsey. they weren't wealthy so I am not in favour of guernsey. thanks for helping, I'll look closer.  she died bath 1867 after being in london with her son.

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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 01 February 17 22:18 GMT (UK) »
1851 census could it have been a misunderstanding.
Farrington Gurney is a village in Somerset, and Adam says he was born Farrington was Gurney continued on the next line where Elizabeth birth place was supposed to be.

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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 February 17 14:37 GMT (UK) »
this could be the explanation and would be quite feasible. thanks for that.

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 02 February 17 20:09 GMT (UK) »
It is quite clearly "Guernsey (British Sub.)" in the 1851 census. The addition of British Subject shows the enumerator considered the place was outside the UK. Being born in the Channel Islands in those days wouldn't be a sign of wealth. More likely it suggests a nautical connection.

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Re: elizabeth sevier
« Reply #8 on: Friday 03 February 17 14:21 GMT (UK) »
hi. thanks for your reply. It does seem more likely then that she was born of british parents, maybe a wife on board ship with her husband? and their home could have been in somerset.