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| SURNAME INDEX: | Bartlett, Bendy, Blacker, Bush, Chellard
Curtis, Crease,
Colborn,
Densley,Francis, Frankham, Fry, Gibbs, Gray, Green, Hart, Jeanes,
Judd,
Lippiatt,
Long, Parfitt, Pascoe, Rogers,
Shellard,
Taylor,
Vaughan-Jenkins,
Young, Wyatt, Ward, Windsor |
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| Jul 2010 | TAYLOR BUSH ROGERS |
(from
Sue Page)
I'm researching my family history. My Grandfather was William Mercer
Taylor, and he and his family lived in Priston when he was a child. He
was born in 1897
and moved to Priston in the early 1900's
(address unknown) He had
2 sisters at least, one called Gertrude,
and one called Hilda. His mother was Elizabeth Taylor and his father
John was
an agricultural labourer. I'm wondering if anyone has
any idea of an address or if there are any parish records that would
show an address, in order that the family, (great, and great-great
grandchildren can see where their forebears lived and originated from. (from Tim Hughes) I believe Elizabeth Taylor's family lived at Pottern on the road from Priston to Marksbury later moving to Wilmington and then to Priston at Rock Hill, finally to number 22 High Street to the right of the driveway to Hill Farm, now called 'Underhill' this being originally two cottages, no's. 21 and 22, Granny Taylor, as we knew her, lived in no. 22, nearest to the drive, where she died in the mid to late 1950's. (from Eileen Smith née Taylor) My grandparents were Elizabeth (born 1867, -nee Fletcher) and James Taylor, who lived at Rockhill House when I was a child.(I am 72 now). James died whilst living at Rockhill, and as all her seven children were grown, Granny moved to the small cottage at 22 Priston, (now Underhill Cottage), aged 79. When I was 11-14 years old, I loved cycling from my home in Keynsham, to visit her . When she was at Rockhill, I had lovely memories of running around the field playing chase with my cousin Richard Windsor, and blackberrying for Grannies' pies. My father was Alfred Sidney Taylor, Granny's eldest son, who looked after her vegetable garden as often as he could. At 22, Priston, the washing copper was built into the corner of the kitchen, which on Mondays, was always full of steam, with granny in there somewhere! There was no running water in the cottage, that had to be fetched in pails fron the tap (formerly a pump) accross the road. Granny was the happiest of souls, with always a smile for everyone, and a hard working woman to the end. When I last visited her, I found her digging potatoes in her garden - aged 93 !! Granny died aged 93, when I was in hospital giving birth to my first born, which was July 1960. (The above information means that the info referring to Granny Taylor in the Millenium Book is incorrect). My grandfather James had a brother, whose son was Lionel Taylor,( who had one leg, though I dont know how that came about). Lionel was landlord of the Dog Inn for about 40 years. I wonder if Sue Page , who left info in the Village history section, was a relation from this line? I have a photo of Elizabeth Taylors' mother with Theodore my father's cousin, (who went to Wales to work in mines), also Julie (I believe, who I understood to have died young), and my Great Aunt Em, Granny Taylor's sister,who later lived in Wells Rd., Bristol and never married. I have futher family history concerning my Great grandparents, with photographs. It would be interesting to hear from any other family members who would be interested in sharing details. (from Ralph Whittaker) Eileen states; “I have a photo of Elizabeth Taylor’s mother with Theodore, my father’s cousin, (who went to Wales to work in the mines),”… My great grandfather was Theodore James Biggs, born 1879 at Foxcote, (who went to Wales to work in the mines). His mother was Mary Taylor, born circa 1856, who married Harry Henry Biggs born 1856 in the Wellow area, I think that this might be the same family? I knew my great gramps Theodore (some in the family referred to him as “Jim”), when I was a boy & he lived at Rose Cottage, Turners Tower, and died in 1965. I would be grateful for any copies of photo’s. Also Theodore Biggs married Patience Love from Stony Littleton; her mother was Rebecca Bush from Priston! I believe that her parents were George Bush born circa 1795, and Caroline Rogers born circa 1806. Does anyone have any info on the Rogers or Bush families from Priston? I believe a Mary Rogers (possibly Caroline’s sister) lived at Rock Hill in 1858. Where is Rock Hill? I would be most interested in any information however small. (Note from Priston Web) Rock Hill can be found here. Further information on Rock Hill and the Parfitt family who lived there in the early 1900's can be found here. (from Lisa Waite) Regarding Sue Page's post - I think William Mercer Taylor might be my grandfather too. As far as I know, my grandfather was William, born in Priston, and his mother was called Elizabeth Taylor. I have also been told that Fletcher was a family name. This William married Doris (Dolly) Green in either the late 20's or very early 30's and moved to Saltford, where he apparantly worked for the water board during the Second World War. He was also a keen gardener and grew his own vegetables. William and Dolly had four children, David, Enid (my mother,) Colin and Christopher. Sadly, William abandoned this family in the late 50's/early 1960's and went on to have a second family with someone else. My mother never saw her father again, and I never met my grandfather. I did however, meet his sister, Great Auntie Bessie Bird, on many occasions. She was a very talented artist and a lovely lady who lived at Newton St Loe. I would be very interested in any information or verification, and am especially keen to discover anything about Doris Green or her origins. All I know is that she went to school in Bath and had a sister called Vera and a brother called Albert (Bertie) who was in the RAF during the war. Her mother was called Alice and had waist-length red hair, a gene that has been passed down to my mother, my Uncle Christopher, my brother and I. Again - my knowledge is scanty, but my mother has a recollection that Alice's parents were Norwegian immigrants - hence the Viking hair! Incidentally, I have heard my mother refer to a cousin Eileen - so I wonder if this is the lady (Eileen Smith) who posted earlier? 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| Feb 2010 | JEANES | (from
Norm Jeanes of Australia)
My name is Norm Jeanes from
Melbourne, Australia and I am trying to trace my family tree. My
G/G/G/G/G/Great grandfather
was born in Priston about 1720.
His name was Christopher Jeanes
and Married Elizabeth Anstee (or Anstie) in Chewton Mendip on 30 May
1744. I was wondering if you have any
records relating to Christopher Jeanes (or any other Jeanes). I would
certainly appreciate
your reply. (from Tim Hughes) Below are entries of burials of the Jeanes family from my copy of the burial register 1813 onwards.
Note:- All earlier records
pertaining to Priston Church,
birth, marriages etc are at the County Records Office in Taunton.
My
uncle (Ira Janes) did extensive research into the Jeanes family and I
am attaching a
chart drawn up from that. Norm Jeanes is descended
from
Isaac Jeans & Sarah Thatcher. Isaac was the brother
of my ggg
grandmother Mary Ann (or Marianne) Jeanes. Her son, George,
my gg
grandfather, was born out of wedlock, and was christened George
'Jeanes' but somehow this changed to 'Janes' in his later years.(from Cynthia Crocker
née Janes)
My grandfather, Oliver Janes, was the founder and first conductor of Timsbury Male Voice Choir. His elder son, Kenneth, my father, was the second conductor. It is only by chance that we ended up with the surname 'Janes'. If my gg grandfather had adopted his mother's married name, it would have been 'Ford'. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| Dec 2009 | GIBBS GREEN |
(from
Peter Effer) I descend
from Thomas Gibbs and his wife Mary's eldest daughter
Elizabeth.
I know that Thomas and Mary both passed at Somerset. I was at
the
church in the summer of 2008 and noticed some large Gibbs family
gravestones, but could not make out any of the writing. I was
wondering if you had any information on the Gibbs family.
Possibly someone wrote down the information before the stones were worn
out. A last name for Mary would be great. Of the same family descends the Green family of Priston. Sarah Gibbs, youngest daughter of Thomas and Mary married James Brown in Publow and passed in Priston in 1814. James and Sarah had a daughter Phobe, likely named after Sarah's sister Phobe. Phobe Brown married John Green. These Greens lived in Priston for a great deal of the 1800s. Any further information on the Greens would be great as well. The will of Thomas Gibbs is a wonderful document stored in the Somerset Record Office somehow surviving the destruction of most of the other wills. Just thought I would drop a line and share some family thoughts of my ancestral home. I hope to return sometime soon. For further information on the Green family please see here and here. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| Aug 2009 | DENSLEY JUDD |
(from
David
Judd)
I am undertaking family history
research on my JUDD family, mainly of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. I
have recently discovered that a branch of the Warwickshire family
(Radford Semele) had connections to Bath, so have been keeping a log of
details and some of the parts of Bath where they were settled or
worked. One of the earliest references to the family surname I have in
Bath is for a William Judd (born circa 1740-1745) who married a Martha
Densley of Priston (bapt on 30 March 1739 Priston) at St Marys Chapel,
St Swithins, Walcot,
Bath on 25 August 1765. Her parents are given
as Richard and Mary
Densley of Priston who married sometime in
1734. I would welcome any information on the Densley family history.
I am also the Chairman of the
local Bath Family History group which meets at St Marys Church hall at
the bottom of Bathwick Hill on the 4th Monday of every month, details
of our future meetings etc can be found online under Bristol
& Avon Family History
Society. We are a very friendly group with a core
membership of about 50 members and would welcome any new members or
prospective newcomers. (from Hester Peach) My mother's maiden name was Densley, my grampy was George Densley. I was born at Rose Cottage, Englishcombe. Grampy was born there, also my mum's brothers and sisters and my brother and sister. There are Densley's in Australia and America. There used to be a cottage in Inglesbatch called Densley Cottage. (from Tim Hughes) Below are entries of burials of the Densley family from my copy of the burial register 1813 onwards.
Note:- All earlier records pertaining to
Priston
Church,
birth, marriages etc are at the County Records Office in Taunton.
If you have
any further
information on this family then please contact
us.(from Richard Densley) I am Richard Hilton Densley, Born 1941, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Densley family traced back to about 1800, Englishcombe, Bath. One young male, about age 12, invloved in a local burglary, was shipped to Australia about 1812, aboard the Lady Castleleigh, I believe. According to an interested geneologist there, the Densley name has become widespread and well respected. There is much information available here in US concerning the Densley family members that left England and settled near Salt Lake City, Utah, as Morman converts. (from Bill Densley) I would appreciate it if any of your members had any information on my branch of the Densley family if it could be posted on the web. My great great grandfather William was born in Bristol in 1836 to a Hannah Densley with a father unknown. He was baptised in 2nd Sept. 1849 at Holy Trinity Church in Kingswood. Hannah eventually married a James Morgan and they had a further 5 children.He retained the Densley name.It is believed that Hannah's parents were James Densley and Martha (surname unknown) They were born approx. 1775-90. Any information regarding these people would be greatly appreciated. (from Chris Dixon née Densley) I noticed that you were seeking information regarding Martha Densley b.1739 with parents of Richard and Mary (nee Salma) Densley. My maiden name was Densley and the Densley tree has been done back to c1530. I have in "my tree" those same people !!! If you would like further names to build the "tree" please get in contact. (from Roy White) I see your entry on the internet for the Densley
family.
James and Martha were ancestors of my wife.
I attach a word doc.with details, [ If you would like
a copy of this please contact
us.]
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| Apr 2009 | WINDSOR | (from
Stephen Windsor) Hi my name is Stephen Windsor. I have been reasearching my family history and have found that I have ancestors that once lived in your village. I was wondering if anybody has any information on anyone with the surname Windsor who may still live in Priston or the surrounding area. The people I have in my family tree are:-
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| Jul 2008 | VAUGHAN-JENKINS | (from
Deborah Lane)
I have been reading your web site and notice a number of entries
relating to William Vaughan Jenkins and family. I am researching family
history and one of my ancestors married William Vaughan Jenkins in
1878. They then moved from her home town of Wolborough, Devon
to
Limpley Stoke. Is this the same family who owned Coombe Grove
manor, now a hotel? Do you know of anyone who would give me
any
information about the family or who would be interested in the bits I
know? If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| May 2008 | BENDY | (from
Helen
Ball)
Our ancestors lived in Priston and Englishcombe.
Thomas Bendy was
the parish clerk of Englishcombe from 1770 until his death.
He
was born in South Stoke but part of the family lived in Priston.
Thomas was an exception as most Bendys in the area were blacksmiths. (from David Bendy) I would like to add to the information provided by Helen Ball about the Bendy familyand also to acknowledge her help. Helen mentions Thomas Bendy, parish clerk for Englishcombe. He was my great x4 grandfather. His brother James (b. 1740/1 Southstoke) made his home in Priston with his wife Rachel Mitchell. They had at least 8 children, all born in Priston. They were Ann (1764), Thomas (1766), James (1768-1779), Rachael (1768), George (1773/4-1779), James (1781), Priscilla (1782) and Harriet (1785). James died in Priston in 1799 and Rachel in 1811. My nephew - and thus a direct decendent of James Bendy's Engliscombe brother Thomas - was married in Priston church recently. He did not know of the family connection when he arranged the wedding and does not live in the immediate Bath area.....quite a coincidence. The gravestone of two of James' and Rachel's sons can be found at the side of the churchyard with the inscription still readable: George, aged 5 and the first James, aged 11. They died within weeks of one another in 1779. There is also a stone which must have stood at the foot of the grave inscribed 'G.B. J.B. 1779'. |
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| Apr 2008 | YOUNG | (from
Wayne & Donna Brown of
Australia)
I would like to ask your advice. I am interested in Priston history,
particularly my Young family who were yeoman farmers and leased Priston
Manor Farm and Priston Mill farm (are these the same ?) from the mid-
1700s onward, I understand. One of the leases was by John Young in 1772
from William Jenkins, Lord of the manor. Can you suggest any sources
where I may find out more about the 2 ? farms and their occupants. This
is the little that I know.
(from Sam Young of Birmingham) I have traced my family tree back to a John Young (born 1761 in Priston, married to Mary Evans 1786 in Nailsea Church, and died 1824 in Nailsea) who is possibly the son of the John Young described in the above inquiry. (from Richard Savory) I have extensive details of the Young family going back to John Young's grandfather Aaron, b 1670 and d 1714 in Swanswick. These come from a privately printed book entitled "Miscellaneous Particulars Respecting The Descendants of Aaron Young" compiled by Martin Young, May 1872 which has found its way down the family to me (my gt-grandfather Savory's wife was a Young). If there are people in Priston who are interested in the Young family I'd be glad to photocopy the text of Martin Young's book for you, I don't think copyright law applies! (from Rhonda Ferntop) I am wondering if you have any information that may connect with my Young family tree. My Isaac Young came over to South Australia with his wife Jane Perry in the ship called the Ceylon 1850 from UK. they lived and farmed in Publow area, although they say in the South Austr records that they came from Priston. (obviously very close) He was a Yeoman. It is possible he may be related to Isaac Young who married Rachel Fowler 1811 (about) but I cannot prove anything yet. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| Oct 2007 | FRY KNOTT |
(from Jayne Yeandle
née Fry)
I recently visited Priston for
the first time in at least 20 years.
I'm eager to re-capture the
memories
of my childhood spent in Priston with my Grandmother and Grandfather
(Stanley and Lena Fry).
I was sure Grampy was buried under the
large
tree in the church yard but could find no evidence on my visit! As my
father (Brian John Fry) has sadly passed away also both Grandparents, I
would be thrilled if anyone could remember anything at all about my
family - good or bad.
It would certainly help to finish
the jigsaw in my mind!!
Thank you in anticipation,
Jayne adds: As far as I am aware
Charlie
Fry was Grampy's brother, I met him a few times but was too young
to make the connection in my mind. (from Trish in Australia) My mother's maiden name was Fry, her father was James Fry, son of John Fry & Emily Parfitt. My Grandfathers brother was William John Fry and he had a son Charles that lived in Priston all his life, he died in 2002. (from Carol) I am Charlie Fry's eldest daughter Carol. My dad was cousins with Stan. I was Brian's bridesmaid when he married Lorraine. Stanley Fry I think is buried by the tree by the pathway, opposite the pathway to the tree, somewhere near the grave of the 'Sewerts'. I hope you find this a help and if you would like any more info please contact us back (from Tim Hughes) We moved to Priston in 1947 and therefore grew up with Brian and Gerald, his brother. They lived in the cottage now called 'Minnies' alongside the gates to the Rectory, as it was then. They moved into the Council houses, newly built, in 1951, oppposite my house 'The Croft'. Lena's father, Grampy Knott, also lived there until he died, Lena worked around the village, at the shop and cleaning job's and later at 'The Mill' with Lil Fry, Charlie Fry's wife, he had two brothers, Bill and Jack Fry. Stan worked at Fry's in Keynsham for years going to and fro on his N.S.U moped, he later got a Robin Reliant car which he used when later working for British Railways at Westbury as a guard and then later at Merehead quarry before he became ill and later died. Lena stayed on in Hill View until her memory became very bad and was moved into an old people's home. Stan's head stone was removed from the churchyard after Lena died and has never been returned. As children we all played together joining in the bell ringing and also in the church choir etc. Gerald is , I believe, a taxi driver in Bath, but I have not seen him for years. You may remember that Stan was a very keen gardener and took great pleasure in landscaping his garden with little walls and steps and had at least two ponds full of goldfish, he also had an aviary full of budgies, later he got an electronic organ and taught himself to play! I am pretty sure Stan was in the navy during the war. Tim adds"on checking Church records, Stan's grave is next to James Hewlitt's at the rear of the churchyard". (from Mike Lewis) William John Knott (my wife Angela's Grandfather) was born 30th April 1878 in Badminton South Gloucestershire. He married Kate Woodman on the 10th August 1901 in St. Mary's Parish Church Acton Turville South Gloucestershire. About 1911 Grampy Knott moved to Priston and lived in a small cottage now named 'Minnies' situated on the right leading up the lane to the Rectory. Grandmother Knott died in 1931 and Grampy died in Priston in 1960 whilst living with his daughter Lena and Stanley Fry. William and Kate had six children Elsie May born 1902. Ethel, Ivy Kate born 1908, Frederick William born 1910, Walter Edward born 1918 ( my wife's father) and Lena Margaret . Lena married Stanley Fry in 1941 at St. Lukes Parish Church Priston. There were two children Brian and Gerald. Angela thinks that her grandparents William and Kate are buried in an unmarked grave somewhere near the wall to the left of the cemetery as you enter from the small gate. Stanley and Lena are buried in an unmarked grave under a large tree in front of you as you enter the cemetery from the small gate. There are probably records existing to indicate exactly where both graves are situated. I have compiled a Family Tree of the Knott Family and should Jayne or anyone be interested to see this or would like to ask any questions at all about the Knott of Fry families perhaps they may like to contact me. [Note from Priston Web : Click here for information regarding the bench commemorating Charlie Fry and Jim Nokes] If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| Aug 2007 | WARD | (from
Ken Rees) I'm
researching my wife's family history, and I'm wondering if anyone has
any information on the Ward's. Giles Ward b. 1831 in Priston. Married Sarah Beal of Combe St. Nicholas in 1856. His father was William Ward b. July 1807 in Priston. Married Ann Heasell of Old Sodbury, Glouc. in Oct. 1827 in Priston. His father was James Ward b. 1781 in Priston. Married Hesther ?, she was born in 1784 in Stanton Prior. I would appreciate any aditional information that anyone has on the families. (from Tim Hughes) Please find below information pertaining to the Ward family from the Priston burial register.
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| Jul 2007 | CURTIS PASCOE FRANCIS SHELLARD CHELLARD |
(from Ann
Head)
I'm tracing my family tree through my great-grandparents Arthur Curtis
& Beauletia Pascoe, who married at St. Lukes Church, Priston on
1st
September 1903. In 1901 Arthur & Beauletia were both working at
Wilmington Farm. Arthur's parents were Stephen & Fanny (nee
Francis). On the 1851 Census Stephen, aged 5 years, is living in
Priston with his parents Thomas & Ann (nee Davis) and his
sister
Charlotte. Their address is Rock Hill (the preceding entry on the
Census page is listed as School House, so it looks like they lived next
door). On the Francis side, Fanny's parents were Joseph &
Elizabeth
(nee Shellard), and Elizabeth's parents were William & Mary
Chellard (they seem to have decided to change the spelling of the name
around 1860). The Shellard & Francis families come from the
Combe
Hay/Wellow area. If anyone has any information about these families and
their connection with Priston, I would be very grateful. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us |
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| Jun
2007 |
CREASE |
(from David Mooon) I
am
trying to trace
my family history and find that my Greatx3 Grandfather James Rivers married a Hannah Crease in Priston on 24-11 1833. Her father was Richard Crease but I can find nothing more about the Crease family. Can anyone in Priston help me go back further? (from Tim Hughes) Please find below information pertaining to the Crease family from the Priston burial register.
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| Apr
2007 |
FRANKHAM | (from
Sharon Jackson) I am also tracing my family tree
and my family originate from Priston. I have a copy of the banns for George Frankham and Martha Lansdown 1792 Priston. I need to visit the area to further my research. In the meantime I have the following information:- Martha Frankham (Aged 70 - retired school mistress) is on the census in 1841 as living with her son John Frankham living in Priston. My great great great grandfather, John Frankham (1807-1875) whose occupation was a carpenter married Charlotte King (1811-1873) and I have a copy of their banns 1835. I've yet to find out if they married at Priston Church. In 1851 they lived at Hill Farm, Priston. The 1861 census does not give an address. In 1871 they are listed as living at Brookley House. I have not been able to find anything out about Brookley House. They had many children who also remained in the Priston area. I would be interested to know if Hill Farm and Brookley House still exist and any information on the area or family would be most welcome. Thank you (from Robert Owen) I am researching our family tree and came across your web site. My mother’s mother was Elizabeth Frankham Her father was Peter Frankham His father was John Frankham Sharon Jackson shares John Frankham as our great… grandfather. (from the Priston Web) Hill Farm is no longer a working farm but still exists as a group of residential properties (see nos 33-36 on detailed map). Our Millennium Book states Hill Farm House was built in the mid-late 1700's and originally comprised three thatched cottages. Great Croft Field, part of Hill Farm, was the site of a Roman villa, and also the location of a Roman coffin discovered in 1917 which is now to be found in the porch of Priston Church. (from Tim Hughes) Please find below information pertaining to the Frankham family from the burial register.
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| Mar
2007 |
LIPPIATT |
(from Jim Lippiatt) I thought I could put things straight about the Roman coffin in the church porch. This was discovered by one George King who worked for my father & lived at Ivy Cottage at the top of Turning. He was doing some drainage work in Cratt or the Barn Close as it's also known, anyway he came to the house & told father he had found a bloody gurt stwun to use the local vernacular. Father on hearing this went with him to the site as he had heard of previous finds in the area at Farmborough & thought it may be something like this. They carefully uncovered it & found the skeleton of a Roman lady who Dr Bulleid of Bath who was an archeolagist put her at age 33. Also in the coffin were two silver bracelets which were given to the museum by the wishes of Capt Vaughan -Jenkins --- my father did not buy Hill Farm until a year or two later. By the way I've been thinking about Sally Stevens' cottage - it may have been in the bottom corner of Bagnells Tyning. You go up Priston hill turn right at the top & on the next corner where you turn left for Withyditch there were the remains of two old cottages so my father said. They were pulled down & the ground absorbed into the field. The foregoing may be of some interest to you. I hope so,we are quite an old family in the area. My great great great granfarher farmed at Mill Farm in the late 1600s so I think we could truthfully claim our family to be the oldest in the village. (from the Priston Web) Click here for photos of Lippiatt family members. |
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| Mar
2007 |
WYATT LONG GREEN HART |
(from
Bob Feltham) I am researching my maternal family line of WYATT, LONG, GREEN and HART all of Priston. Significant names are
Anyone with information on these persons that could put meat to the bones of just dates would be very much appreciated. (from Tim Hughes) Please find below information pertaining to the families of Wyatt, Long and Green from the burial register.
There is a record of a James Wyatt who farmed at Pressbarrow Farm and Widdicombe Farm around the 1830's. All other Parish records can be found at Taunton. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| Mar
2007 |
GREEN GRAY |
(from
Francis Green) I am living in
Carmarthenshire West Wales. I am looking for information on my
ancestor John Green born abt 1800 in Priston, and
his wife Martha Wilkins born abt 1804 in Midsomer Norton. They were
married in Priston on the 19 July
1821. Also John and Martha's son Edward W Green born abt 1825 married
Elizabeth Gray born 1830 from another
Priston family. The head of the family was Thomas Gray born abt
1804 in Wilts. His wife's name was Louisa Mitchell
born in Staunton Prior abt 1806 . Any information would be appreciated.
Best regards. Francis Green. (from Bob Feltham) I found this info on the Bath BMD that might be of some use to Francis Green and the Green family line.
Click here and here for further info re the Green family. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| August 2006 | BLACKER COLBORN | (from Anne
Fraser)
I was wondering if you could help me. I have been researching my
family history and have a marriage in 1846 between Edwin Blacker and
Sophia Colborn. Her father was Joseph Colborn and was described
as a smith. Edwin was a mallster and on the 1851 census Edwin
gives his occupation as retail brewer and Sophia gives her birth place
as Priston. I think Edwin's grandmother who was Elizabeth
Brookman may also have come from Priston. (from Tim Hughes) Below are entries of burials of the Colborn/Colborne family from my copy of the burial register 1813 onwards.
If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. |
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| June 2006 | WYATTT | Click here
for details of the Wyatt family who lived in Priston from the 16th -
18th century, with acknowledgements to Commissioner Bill James
of
Mecklenberg, North Carolina.
Details includes a reference to
William Wyatt whose
will of 1593 left a sheep to Priston Church with instructions that it
not be sold but "to remain as a stock to the Church".
(you will need to scroll down the page to see the details) Click here for further info re the Wyatt family. |
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| April 2005 | BARTLETT | (from Janet Wright) My great, great grandmother, Mary Ann was born in Priston in April 1846 to a George and Sarah Bartlett, (nee Townsend from Stanton Prior). According to the 1851 census they lived at Mill Farm, presumably in a farm cottage as George's occupation was 'farm labourer'. Besides Mary Ann, they had two other children born in Priston. There is a James Bartlett aged 28 and born in Berkeley,Soms, listed as farmer of 260 acres and employing 7 labourers at Mill Farm itself, but our George was born in Priston and I haven't found any connection yet between the two men. Mary Ann Bartlett moved to London and married and by 1887 had at least 7 children, the eldest was named Mary Ann and was my great grandmother who lived until 1965. I live in Cornwall and would love to hear if anyone can tell me more about George Bartlett and family or anything about Mill farm and surroundings. If you have any further information on this family then please contact us. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2004 | - | Click here for details of the Priston School Reunion held in July 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2004 | PARFITT | Click here for further details and photos of Parfitt family members and Rock(hill?) House in the early 1900's. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | Click here for details of postcards and prints of a watercolour by W W Wheatley of Priston High St in the 19th Century. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||