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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Somerset => Topic started by: Majge on Thursday 11 November 04 16:32 GMT (UK)
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Baker
Guppy
Rendell
Harrison
Would love to exchange info ;)
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I have some Bakers from West Coker...love to hear from you!!
Kim x
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HI,
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFOMATION ON THE ACKERMAN FAMILY FROM EAST COKER, IN THE LATE 1800S.THEY HAD MOVED FROM COKER TO YEOVIL ABOUT 1900.
::)MICK :D
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Hi
Haven't got any Ackerman information
but do have the address of a lovely gent from East Coker who has done individual surname interest & has compiled lists of parish records.He may well have done the Ackermans
Will pm you with his address
Goodluck
Maria
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Hi
Do you know of a William Randall, he had a daughter Eliza Randall born 1825 in West Coker, who married John Shiell in 1845. I don't know William's wife name or if he had any other children..
Thank you for any help
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Sorry I cant help you with the Randall line but this is West Coker census 1851
http://rootsweb.com/~cotswold/westcoker51.htm (http://rootsweb.com/~cotswold/westcoker51.htm)
hope this is of some help ;)
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I have a Harland GOULD who married Amelia Jane BAKER in 1895 at West Coker.
Their son Harland Percival GOULD married Sophia M RENDELL in 1930
Their son Ernest Charles Claude GOULD also married a RENDELL in 1930 I only have intials of L.F. RENDELL for the bride.
I also have a Merina GOULD who married a William RENDELL
Would love to hear from you if this is your family.
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I am interested in West Coker families - Bird and Rendal (Rendell).
Ann Bird was baptised 1792, and her son George was born in/before 1815. Her father, Willaim Bird married Grace Fry on 30 Sept 1773 in West Coker.
Ann Rendall married the above George Bird on 11 Oct 1846, in Yeovil. Her father was Giles Rendell, a labourer (deceased at the time of her marriage). An Ann Rendell was born 10 Sept 1814, to Giles and Mary Rendell, who we believe were the same Giles and Mary married 29 Nov 1813.
We know there were at least 2 Giles Rendalls, as one was listed as a witness at the other one's marriage in 1813... and there may be 3 of them, or one of them was married more than once: to Jane Rendell (1818?)and Mary Rendall (1813).
Can anyone help us sort out the Giles Rendells?
Mary Rendle, who was married to Giles Rendell, could be the Mary baptised on 8 July 1787, whose parents were Abraham Rendle and Ann Penny.
Do these names mean anything to you?
Mike E
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Hi Majge, My grt grt grt grandparents were John Baker married to Jane Rendall, 1814 in East Coker. Their eldest son, Charles Baker born 1815 emigrated to New Zealand in 1859.
MJHNZ
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Hi
I have this family :D Though I have Charles as dying at the age of 14years old?
I was sent Burial records for East Coker which states that 1829 Jan 25th Baker Charles age 14 of East Coker & the baptism 1815 Mar 26th Baker Charles son of John & Jane.
If you think I have it wrong I sorely appologise & would love to exchange info I have John Bakers parents as Matthew Baker & Sarah Stone (they are my 5th Great Grandparents)
Look forward to hearing from you soon
Kind Regards x
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"... Burial records for East Coker which states that 1829 Jan 25th Baker Charles age 14 of East Coker & the baptism 1815 Mar 26th Baker Charles son of John & Jane."
Reply to Majge, Firstly, thank you.
You must be correct, because the burial records you were sent are linked to Charles Baker's baptism records.
I was sent my info from rootschat.com but my Charles Baker must be a different person of the same name. Mine must not be the son of John & Jane. A pity for me because the baptism Mar 26 1815 did match the approximate year of birth of my Charles Baker. The baptism was the only link I had to John Baker & Jane nee Rendall (your ancestors).
The wedding info I was given (for my Charles Baker) via rootschat.com, matched the age my Charles would have been if born 1815: my Charles Baker married Martha Goater 13 Dec 1835 in St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Martha Goater was the key for me to find any info on my Charles Baker. [google Martha Goater to find the info I was sent re Charles Baker via rootschat]
My Charles Baker & wife Martha moved to London where their ages on the 1851 Census (35 yrs & 36 yrs) matched the marriage age of Charles & Martha in 1835 (19 yrs & 20 yrs). Martha was a year older than Charles - she was born 1814. [re Bould: Martha's mother, Sarah Goater/Goates nee Higgins, possibly has a link to a Bould family, she was living with them in the 1871 England census].
Guess I have come to a brick wall re my Charles Baker's parents and his baptism. That is OK. He has a common name.
MJHNZ
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Sorry :-\ do you have a fathers name for Charles's marriage? the next Charles baptism is 1817, i will do some more research when i get chance. To see what else i can find.
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Sorry :-\ do you have a fathers name for Charles's marriage? the next Charles baptism is 1817, i will do some more research when i get chance. To see what else i can find.
I understand that the Charles Baker's parents names were not shown when he married.
The source of his marriage entry was a LDS: Film.
Re a baptism, perhaps he was born 1814.
I think I made the error of choosing John Baker & Jane nee Rendall without proof. I chose from two possible Baker couples. [Charles named his second son John Baker].
Charles & Martha's first child was born in Bath, Somerset. Martha was born in Twerton, Bath, Somerset. Perhaps Charles was born elsewhere e.g. Middlesex. [the passenger list for the voyage to NZ in 1859, said he was aged 44, a Journeyman Carpenter from Middlesex.] Martha was also 44.
MJHNZ
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Wonder if you have any Parker surnames from East Coker, Chilthorne areas??
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I am trying to trace Peter Gould, born about 1943/44. We were at school together
He was one of the Gould family who owned the rope/twine business
Can anyone help? Thanks
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Hi - I am related to Giles Rendoll around that time in West Coker
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Thanks MH. By coincidence I was able to trace Peter last week
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My connection with East Coker comes from my grandfather Jack and his son Fred and another sin Frank who was my grandfather. My father David Foot was born in the village. I noticed that the Baker family is sought and just to say if a connection with Longburton is found then I have direct relation Mercy Baker. On my grandmother's side an Edward Higgins was there in the late 1700's.
My father was born in 1929 and brought up in East Coker and after leaving regularly returned and if you have any general questions about other villagers who would have been around at his time, I will be happy to discuss with him.
Mark
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"Baker family sought"
Thank you Mark.
I am still hoping that someone may find the correct parents for my Charles Baker who was born 1815. He married Martha Goater in St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, Somerset. Charles was a journeyman carpenter so may have travelled around a bit. The 1851 England Census shows him, Martha and their children living at 17 Castle Lane, Westminster, London. Re Longburton ... I have not come across that area in connection to Charles Baker or to my ancestor Sarah Goater nee Higgins (mother of Martha Goater).
Kind regards from Marion J Hansen, NZ.
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Curious about East / West Coker
Specifically, I’m an American living in London, a Coker descended from the Princeton, New Jersey Coker’s. We're also related to the Knoxville, Tennessee Cokers.
Sadly, never captured enough details about our family’s origin while my Grandparents / Great Grandparents were alive but I do know two (three?) brothers emigrated to The US from Whitechapel, London in the early 1800s. According to family lore their parents hailed from Somerset, and naturally I’m wondering if this could mean East / West / North Coker.
Does anyone know if there is a library out there, one that might contain local information? Perhaps this would be held by church?
I’m planning a trip over the next few weeks just to see the area and thrill my Stateside family with pix of the name on signs / buildings / etc.
Any information is welcome.
Take care
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Eunice (Unity) Baker (1792-1867) and her father Matthew Baker are my ancestors. Unity is my 3 x great grandmother who married Willliam Wilkins and their son James emigrated to Australia 1857. I am also looking for the family of Elizabeth Baker b. 1783 and married George Morris.
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Hi Majge,
I have a George Hollard marrying a Nancy /Ann Rendel in 1764 in West Coker but I am not sure at all whether it is a George from my family. I can find nothing else on this couple, so wonder if you have any info on Ann who I think was born about 1751 but that is very vague.
Incidentally, my father was born in West Coker in 1910 when his father was the village policeman. If you have any information on that I would be be delighted to have it. I have my father's baptism entry from West Coker but nothing else from there.
Elizabeth
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May not be any help but someone may find this interesting. I worked with a guy in Canberra, Australia who's name was Coker-Godson. He said that his ancestors came from Coker and that they owned a lot of land in the area and also in Mauritius. The land in Mauritius was apparently reclaimed by the French government as, under some old rule of law, if the owners hadn't visited it in x-number of years, title reverted to them. He was in the Australian Royal Navy and was posted to Yeoviton and had planned on visiting the only living relative he knew of but, sadly, she died before he got o England. There followed the usual debacle about inheritance, not that expected any, he didn't know the lady at all, but i seems that all her wealth had 'disappeared' in her last years.
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Just a thought that may help. There is a villager called 'Smudger' Smith who lives in the Old Workhouse, East Coker. He is very interested in the history of the village and has information going way back. I haven't got his telephone number but I'm sure he would be helpful if you send him a letter.
My father David Foot was brought up in East Coker and if you wish you could mention David's son Mark suggested he might be able to help.
Mark
p.s. 2 books on East Coker that would be worth reading that shows village life and may mention names of your interest.
East Coker by Abigail Sheppard
Footsteps from East Coker by David Foot
There is also a book about West Coker but I have forgotten it's name an authors.
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Actually, Mark, I'm not that interested in the subject but, as I said, I thought someone else might find it interesting.