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Wiltshire / The Brown family, Westbury, Wilts
« on: Sunday 20 March 16 10:28 GMT (UK)  »
I am looking for anyone else researching a long standing Westbury family. Head of the family (so far) is James Brown, born 1853, married Bertha Carr. Born 1853. They had 8 daughters, one of whom is my grandmother Edith Stella Brown, born1883, and one son Walter J Brown, born 1882.
I can trace through census reports where some of the girls went into service but then not sure after 1911 what to do?
It seems this family stayed around Westbury for many many generations and I wondered if anyone else was researching a different branch? Thanks!

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Family History Beginners Board / John Atlantic Stephenson
« on: Tuesday 03 August 10 22:11 BST (UK)  »
My gggg grandfather went to India and I have just completed transcribing his journal.
 He had one child born mid Atlantic called JOHN ATLANTIC STEPHENSON who I can trace in the Census reports giving the exact lattitudes as in Journal! Another daughter CATHERINE MARY LAYTON STEPHENSON  (my ggg grandmother)was born in India in 1836 or 1839 but I can find no records on any website so help here would be  greatly appreciated. Two other children were born out there, HENRY LAYTON and INDIANA .
 I can find no record of JOHN STEPHENSON senior in Newcastle  (who worked in the chemical trade ) after he returned in 1841.( All I know is he died before 1860 as he is listed as deceased on Catherine's marriage certificate.)
 Going back to his son John Atlantic he was evidently a  writer of folk songs but would love to know more about this, and also his work as a public speaker within something known as the Bewick club. So many questions, I am sorry but I am bitten by the bug!
 Have had a very interesting time with the original journal handed down in our family of this voyage to India on a Brig called the Argo. Has anyone else had any information on sailing ships of the 1820?

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