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Burgess in Frome
« on: Wednesday 11 July 12 19:04 BST (UK) »
Hi , I am looking for any information for  our 5th gt gt grandfather James Burges born in 1720 (possibly in Frome) - wife was Rachel Whiting, son Mat(t)hew born in 1740 (also possibly in Frome). Does anyone know of the Burgess's in Frome.

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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:04 BST (UK) »
welcome to RC.

freereg:

http://freereg.rootsweb.com/cgi/Search.pl

has the marriage:
James Burgess = Rachel Whiting 24 feb 1746 Frome St John the Baptist

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:12 BST (UK) »
children bap Frome  to james & Rachel various surname spellings:

Hannah 10/2/1747
Mary     9/12/1749
James   15/4/1752
Robert  24/2/1756 (aged 1 1/2)

no matthew.
several possibles for a bap of james abt 1720 frome

couldn't find them on the somerset online parish clerks

http://wsom-opc.org.uk/

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:16 BST (UK) »
http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk/

I don't know whether your family are listed, but this site may also prove useful to you.

A very warm welcome to RC from me too  ;)
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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:18 BST (UK) »
masses more Burgess various spellings in Frome - Matthew may not be yours (as marriage 1746)

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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:21 BST (UK) »
burial:
James Burges 14/3/1760 s/o james Frome st John the baptist

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Burgess in Frome
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 12 July 12 16:45 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for your help & information I shall get cracking & see what I can find out. There are so many Burgess's in Frome all seem to like the same christian names too! :)
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