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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Tuesday 29 August 17 17:22 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Thank you 😀
Thank you 😀
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Tuesday 29 August 17 15:05 BST (UK) »
So you are a writer... who happens to be on drugs 😀
Brilliant and thank you for your expert knowledge and advice. The trouble with researching the internet is that something comes up and you think yep there is the connection but as you say there is no foundation as such. So far today the search button has produced a Pritchard Romany family in Brecon... then the wheels start turning... back to pen and paper and census shifting.
Keep up the excellent work I say!
Brilliant and thank you for your expert knowledge and advice. The trouble with researching the internet is that something comes up and you think yep there is the connection but as you say there is no foundation as such. So far today the search button has produced a Pritchard Romany family in Brecon... then the wheels start turning... back to pen and paper and census shifting.
Keep up the excellent work I say!
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Tuesday 29 August 17 14:30 BST (UK) »
What a breath of fresh air 😂😂 are you a writer? That pesky dog of yours obviously needs controlling 😱
Got it! We will see what turns up and by the way... who is this Bob who knows a lot? 😀
Got it! We will see what turns up and by the way... who is this Bob who knows a lot? 😀
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Tuesday 29 August 17 13:03 BST (UK) »
Ha, and a great word it is too 😂 Yes, lots of info scribbled on paper but I have used the inline census and BMD register to get back to the Pritchard connection in Builth, Wales. Stuck now though but did find another online family tree that confirms the connections. Found another lovely name Fidella turn up.
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Tuesday 29 August 17 12:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Steve,
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my thread, it's appreciated. One of the issues I have had is that the information has come from my very elderly Gran (she is 91) and although has a fantastic memory and lots of detail, including the photo of Elvina Thompson (Jane Thompsons sister, Jane married Isaac Bennett and she does indeed look like a Red Indian in her photo) I believe she has got the Sellars/Bennetts and Thompson thread confused, hence my initial thread mentioning Sellars. I have been working backwards on the Thompson side to Elvina, Rosina and Janes Grt Grandparents. John Thomas Thompson married a Fanny Brown, Fanny's mother was a Jane Pritchard born in 1838 in Builth, Brecon, shown on the 1841 census as then in Llanelly.
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my thread, it's appreciated. One of the issues I have had is that the information has come from my very elderly Gran (she is 91) and although has a fantastic memory and lots of detail, including the photo of Elvina Thompson (Jane Thompsons sister, Jane married Isaac Bennett and she does indeed look like a Red Indian in her photo) I believe she has got the Sellars/Bennetts and Thompson thread confused, hence my initial thread mentioning Sellars. I have been working backwards on the Thompson side to Elvina, Rosina and Janes Grt Grandparents. John Thomas Thompson married a Fanny Brown, Fanny's mother was a Jane Pritchard born in 1838 in Builth, Brecon, shown on the 1841 census as then in Llanelly.
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Monday 28 August 17 23:31 BST (UK) »
And it's much appreciated. Thanks again, you have been really helpful 😀
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Monday 28 August 17 23:23 BST (UK) »
I am only going by what my searches have thrown up in that respect, you may know differently and I would bow to any personal knowledge you have on this. I am trying to find out as much information as possible along the way 😀 I may have to revisit this quest as I don't think I am getting very far, probably just tying myself.
Thanks though 😀
Thanks though 😀
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Monday 28 August 17 23:12 BST (UK) »
Hi, yes that is correct. His mother was Charlotte (nee Spear). I am thinking less now the connection if there is one has come from the Sellars side.
You are correct in that I probably am clutching at straws 😀😱 but Rosina and Elvina are certainly Romany names, perhaps Jane Bennett (nee Thompson) just liked the sound of them though!
You are correct in that I probably am clutching at straws 😀😱 but Rosina and Elvina are certainly Romany names, perhaps Jane Bennett (nee Thompson) just liked the sound of them though!
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Travelling People / Re: Sellars of Bridgwater, Soms
« on: Monday 28 August 17 22:40 BST (UK) »
I have found on one of the census of the Thompsons that they were Last makers... I wonder if that's a Romany craft?