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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Wiltshire => Topic started by: macers on Sunday 09 March 08 17:07 GMT (UK)

Title: HIETT of Wiltshire
Post by: macers on Sunday 09 March 08 17:07 GMT (UK)

 :)Hi i am new to this and tracing my family history. I am trying to find information on my HIETT's from Wiltshire. the 1851 census says Charles Hiett born apx 1784  in what looks like Stonaton but i have looked on a map and can't find it??? I dont know if it was just him or his family that moved up to Surrey and Acton in Middlesex . Hope someone might beable to help please

Title: Re: hiett of Wiltshire
Post by: Tati on Sunday 09 March 08 17:14 GMT (UK)

Hi Macers,

Welcome to RootsChat  :)

Looking at thge genuki page for places in Wiltshire:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/indexpars.html#S

I'm wondering if it could be Stourton

 :)

Title: Re: hiett of Wiltshire
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 09 March 08 17:18 GMT (UK)

or  using the gazetteer at www.old-maps.co.uk

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/GAZPAGES/GazCounty.aspx#W

 Stanton Fitzwarren?
Stanton St Bernard?
Stanton St Quintin?

Staverton?

Pauline

Title: Re: HIETT of Wiltshire
Post by: macers on Monday 10 March 08 08:19 GMT (UK)

to Tati and Pauline many thanks i will have a look at the websites, Someone who is also tracing all Hietts in Wiltshire and surrey and middlesex (following my Hiett's) thinks Trowbridge is where my Charles' brother may have ben born so i hope to find if the two places are near each other, many thanks again

Title: Re: HIETT of Wiltshire
Post by: glenclare on Monday 10 March 08 08:54 GMT (UK)

Staverton is close to Trowbridge. The other suggestions in the previous messages are further away.

Title: Re: HIETT of Wiltshire
Post by: macers on Monday 10 March 08 08:55 GMT (UK)

thanks for that will try this area as well- its all good fun this hunting! haha

Title: Re: HIETT of Wiltshire
Post by: Bethulia on Tuesday 29 July 08 00:09 BST (UK)

Hi there

I am descended from Charles Hiett (depending on how far you have got with your researches, you may recognise my sign-in name...).  Although the census says Staunton, this is in fact Stanton Fitzwarren, near Swindon, and when I was over that way a couple of years ago I looked up the parish records in the Swindon Record Office.  Charles was born in 1782 and his father was Robert Hiett.  The Will of Robert Hiett is available on Documents Online.    I have since found out that the Swindon Record Office has a lot of papers from the solicitors who dealt with the estate of Robert Hiett after his death, but I haven't been able to get over there again to look at them - I don't suppose you're anywhere near Swindon?

I am new to this site, so I don't know whether I can send you a private message - if so, I am happy to chat further about my researches into the Hietts so far.