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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wiltshire Lookup Requests => Wiltshire => England => Wiltshire Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: GRWL on Saturday 01 March 08 11:48 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone,
Please can anyone tell me if a Habgood Cottage in Cricklade still exists,my wife`s G grandparents lived there in the 1890`s C. ?. Any info would be of great help.
Many thanks,
GRWL.
Perhaps it could be in Leigh,is that very close to Cricklade ?
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Leigh is 3 miles West of Cricklade, Wiltshire.
So sounds as though it is the matching Cottage I pm'd to you earlier.
But any offers from anyone else would be welcome.
Dawn
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Hello Grwl
Which relatives are yours?
I found a HABGOOD couple in 1891 who were living in Stones Lane, which is near Cricklade (part of the village nowadays I daresay). It could be that the cottage was known as HABGOOD cottage while its occupants were Habgoods but later known by other names.
If you look at the enumerators' "walks" for the various censuses you will often find building are referred to in terms of the people living in them "Collins cottage" "Edwards smithy" etc. By following the walks, it is often possible to work out where the building in question is (or was). But we need more information.
There is a museum and there was a very active historical society in Cricklade - I would try the following links:
http://groups.google.com/group/cricklade
http://www.cricklademuseum.org/policies/index.php
Alternatively, let us know what information you have and we can see if we can follow your relatives movements.
kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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Hi Arronroots,
Thanks for your info,thereis already a link to the Habgoods in Wiltshire posted.
Have found a Habgood Cottages at 30 Malmesbury Rd,Leigh,so this could be the cottage,as in the 1861 census the Habgood`s were living in Malmesbury Rd !
What I would like is for someone who knows of this cottage to tell me what sort of place it is (I don`t want to appear too nosey,but !) I would be interested.
Many thanks
Grwl.
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Malmesbury Road is very long!
The cottages are likely to have been detached or semi-detached farm workers homes - but not definitely.
If you look at a satellite map of Leigh on the internet you will get a picture of how rural it sitll is, despite infill building in the past twenty years or so.
kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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Hi Arranroots,
Thanks again,looks very rural to me.
GRWL.
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Hi
I couldn't help but notice this one, as last week my husband and I went to Wiltshire to find his 4xg grandparent's cottage.
We found it and while stood outside, a lady asked us if we were ok. We told her about Jesse and Florence (said ancestors) and she promptly invited us into the cottage and showed us around. Most of the building was still original and you could see where they ran the post office and where they lived.
The current owner was so kind and it's amazing what people will do for you.
H
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Hi MrsH,
Thank you for your info,I presume you mean another cottage not Habgoods Cottage ?, still as you say people are kind.
Regards
GRWL.
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Sorry, yes this cottage was in Little Somerford
H
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hi , i drive down the malmsbury road 3/4 times a week, i think the cottage you talk about is now a house, part modernised, will try and take a pic of the house when i next pass. chrissie
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Chrissie - that's wonderful! 8)
We're all intrigued now! Let's hope the owners are also interested!
Kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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willl try and get in the next few days.
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Hi Chrissie,
That would be wonderful. :)
We don't know much about the Habgood family as my Nan never talked about her family, such a shame. But it would be lovely to have an idea of where they lived.
Regards Dawn
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Hi
My grandmother also lived at Habgood cottage, Leigh. I also lived there with my family. My dad sold it in about 1970.
It is still there.
How is your wife related to my grandmother?
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Hi. My wife's grandfather was Cornelious Harry Habgood b 1862 married Julia Ann. Regards Geoff
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Hi again
Cornelius was my grandmother's brother. Habgood Cottage has a plaque with the date 1888, so not sure how long Cornelius lived there. My grandmother's name was Mary Vena and she married Theodore Clarke and they lived there. I know my dad was born there in 1906. I think she was the youngest of a very big family.
My sister knows the people who live there now and they have mentioned people from Birmingham coming to see the house, so maybe you could too. It isn't a big house but I Think it was built by one of the Habgoods and my gran was a tenant. My dad bought it in the 1940's.
I'd be happy to let you have more info as there is lots to tell.
Dawn
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my 2nd great grandmother Alice Habgood married William Woodward, Alice was daughter of Richard George habgood and Ann Francis Thompson