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Yes, its another puzzle, sorry :-(

.....Hello Fellow Roots Chatters,

I am trying to 'fettle' the diminishing memory of an old friend whose adoptive Family ancestors seem to have come from Dorset and include a mysterious Edwin Peach. It seems to be doing some good.... fingers crossed. EDwins parentage isn't clear.... he may have been the son of Robert or of his daughter Sarah?

The Mystery is Edwin Peach his Gt Grandfather - finding his parentage and birthplace which seem to vary on Censuses. Some records showing him seem to be extensive but are confusing too!

1851 East Chelborough, Dorset... could this be "Chilham"? aged 8
1861 Martock, Somerset says born "Chilham, Dorset" aged 18
1871 North Peterson says or looks like "Halford" - enumerators lines!!! aged 27
1881 North Petherton, Somerset - looks like Stafford Somerset....38
1891 North Petherton, Somerset - says Martock aged 48
1901 North Petherton says born Dorset aged 60
1911 Holford, Bridgewater

His occupations are somewhat more consistent:
@Dairy House, North Peterton 1871
@Witts, North Peterton , Somerset 1881,
Dairyman @ Church Rd North Petherton 1891;
Farmer 1901
Farmer Glamorgan 1911

He died and was buried in Williton, Somerset in 1926.

So - we know Rapisham was known as Ransom - anyone know if Chelborough was "Chillham"

One more query - why would he name his son as Tom Hamilton Peach? I can see no connection with that name in the family?

Any thoughts or local knowledge most welcome!

Colin

Hello

Can any Kind Soul help me with information on Richard Hunt and his wife Sarah (nee Clook?) of Braunton, please?

Richard was born c 1810

We know very little of him except he was an agricultural labourer.

Thanks in hope of any advice you may be able to offer us!

Colin for Ron in San Diego (CA) USA

Hello Rootschatter friends,

I have had a new challenge from an elderly friend who found out late in life that she had been adopted.

She has found a deal about her real origins but came up against a brick wall or three and didnt really know what she could rely upon.

We have found our way through some but are stuck to know how her Mum came to be in Polar Institution before and after her birth in 1937.

Does any kind soul have access to the Institutions records or Electoral Registers for the 30's?

If so could you polease see if you can find anythin about Mildred Walters for me and her 75 year old natural daughter?

Thanks in anticipation ;-)

Colin

Hi fellow Rootschatters,

Last week I lodged an enquiry here - about a parent of this young lady - which seemed to have tickled everyones fancy ;-) I hope this one will too!

I am looking for a record of the birth or baptism of a young lady who was born at or around the turn of the century.

Her Mum MAY have been married twice... to different men... to the second when the first was still alive...! But thas almost another story ;-)

At the time of the 1901 Census, having married her second husband in February - Mr F S Flavell (from the respected family of Upper Street, Hilmorton - we have them there in 1881 and 1891)  Mum - Emma - was visiting her parents in Croydon, with her 4 year old daughter Esther Hill.

Evelyn Annie was born in late 1900 or early 1901, one family rumour says Jan 31st, but we can find no solid evidence of it.

We suspect that she may have been registered as Evelyn Annie Hill and baptised as Evelyn Annie Flavell but we dont know. We know that in 1911 they were in Daventry.

Does any kind soul have access to the Hillmorton, Warks church records for this time and could they very kindly look up this name to see if a Birth or baptism or either is recorded there. We have been unable to find a name change or anything else and the one Evelyn Annie recorded at this time was regd in  Rugby and the Certificate, very disappointingly for us, shows a totally different pair of parents.... unless???

Any help as ever would be very much appreciated by her great nephews other half who is being driven round the proverbial in trying to solve all these convolutions ;-)

and yours truly...

Colin