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Title: Dorset families
Post by: Jaline on Thursday 21 February 08 15:07 GMT (UK)
I am interested in the Peaty and Knell families from Cerne Abbas, the Fox family from Minterne Magna and the Minchinton family from various places in Dorset/Somerset. Is anyone else researching?
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 21 February 08 15:20 GMT (UK)
Hi Jaline,


Have a look at www.dorset-opc.com ; a very useful site which might help with your research.

Happy hunting,


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: Jaline on Thursday 21 February 08 18:48 GMT (UK)
Yes, I have that already - it is very useful (when the records are complete  ;D). Have found quite a bit of information but sadly not  Isabella Coward in Batcombe   :(
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 21 February 08 21:15 GMT (UK)
Hi Jaline,

Have you contacted the Dorset Family History Society( www.dorsetfhs.org.uk )to see if they have any members researching your names?

Can you get to Dorchester ?   The Dorset History Centre have parish records etc. that might help you.


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: Jaline on Thursday 21 February 08 21:21 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that, no I can't get to Dorchester - it's way too far!!! I'll have a look at the Dorset fhs though. Hopefully someone will be ble to help me find poor Isabella.
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: j t smith on Thursday 21 February 08 21:59 GMT (UK)
Hi Jaline

I have on my tree, a John Fox my G/G/Grandfather Bap Mintern Magna 1814
would ther be any connection.

Regards John
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: Jaline on Friday 22 February 08 12:26 GMT (UK)
I have John baptised 27 nov 1814 son of Thomas Fox and Mary Batten. John is the brother of my gt gt gt grandfather Henry.
Title: Re: Dorset families
Post by: Mudlark on Friday 22 February 08 17:08 GMT (UK)
Hi Jaline,

My Fox family came from Minterne Magna.

Dorset Online Parish Clerks is excellent. I found many of my ancestors through this website.
http://www.dorset-opc.com/

Family History Online is also an excellent site. They helped me solve a long running Dorset family mystery.
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/

Good luck with your hunt
Chris

My Fox ancestors:-

WILLIAN FOX (4 x gt grandfather)
Married 1736
Buried 1790
Children - Betty 1739/ Eleanor 1743/ John 1746/ Pheobe 1749 Priscilla 1751/ Henry 1755/ JACOB 1760 all baptized Minterne Magna

JACOB FOX (3x gt grandfather)
b1760
married 1784 Minterne Magna
Buried 1834 Minterne Magna
Children - Jacob 1784/ Mary 1786/ Betty 1789/ Timothy 1793/ GEORGE 1796 Charles 1799/ Catherine 1802/ Thomas 1805
all baptized in Granville Wootten (about 3 miles away)

GEORGE FOX (2x gt grandfather)
b1796
married Minterne Magna 1838
Died Minterne Magna 1850
Children - Hamilton George b1841 / Charlotte b1844/ Jane b1850 (no christenings found)